Tullamore (Ireland) (AFP) – Among the roar of tractors and clip-clop of horses, precision, tradition and technology meet in rural Ireland’s biggest annual gathering: the National Ploughing Championships, where horse-drawn ploughs and GPS-guided machinery offer contrasting visions of farming’s past and future. Veteran competitors preserve skills once passed down through generations, while engineers explore how “autonomous tractors” could support an ageing workforce.
