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At the launch of the annual Agribusiness Report published by the Irish Farmers Journal in association with KPMG, Today FM's Matt Cooper moderated a discussion between Tesco Ireland's commercial director John-Paul O'Reilly, Google's head of Northern Europe Shane Holland and Channel 4 economics editor Paul Mason.
Listen to selected extracts from their conversation on the future marketing of Ireland's food production or watch a video of the entire event here.
The Irish Farmers Journal also held a business briefing at the Balmoral Show, where Northern Ireland correspondent talked to Owen Brennan, executive chairman of the Belfast-based animal nutrition company Devenish.
Staying at the Balmoral Show, Irish Farmers Journal reporter Thomas Hubert talked to Mike Fraser, a Northern Ireland farmer determined to restore the Dexter breed to its former glory.
Finally, Irish Country Living's consumer editor Ciara Leahy tells Roisin Healy about the trends emerging from four years of price monitoring across Ireland's supermarkets.
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Missed the previous episodes of the podcast? Catch up below!
Balmoral Show special - Irish Farmers Journal business briefing
Episode 7 - 13 May 2015: Spring breeding and focus on Northern Ireland
Episode 6 - 6 May 2015: Weather, fertilisers, blogger and harvesters
Episode 5 - 29 April 2015: New beef scheme and blackcurrant rebirth
Episode 4 - 22 April 2015: Farm safety and crop growth update
Episode 3 - 15 April 2015: GLAS, Ornua results and social welfare entitlements
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