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In this week's podcast, digital editor Thomas Hubert speaks to Irish Farmers Journal livestock specialist Nathan Tuffy about the Irish Farmers Journal MartWatch analysis, which shows record prices for cattle in Irish marts across most categories for the first half of 2015.

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After nearly 50mm of rainfall over the weekend, news editor Patrick Donohoe asks dairy specialist Aidan Brennan what effect the wet weather conditions of the past few days have had on farms, particularly in the north and west of the country.

He also talks to market specialist Phelim O'Neill about comments made by Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney on Sunday in relation to optimistic prospects for Irish beef, especially manufacturing beef, in the US.

Finally, Irish Country Living consumer editor Ciara Leahy speaks to journalist Aisling Hussey about farming in Malawi, which Aisling experienced first-hand on her trip to Africa in June, sponsored by the Simon Cumbers media fund.

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