I’m told that a milk churn buried almost 40 years ago, containing media reports about Irish farming and agri-food, will be opened at a special ceremony at the RDS in Dublin this Thursday.

The time capsule, buried in the 1980s by the Guild of Agricultural Journalists of Ireland, features print, TV and radio reports that will provide an insight into the major challenges which faced both sectors at the time. A panel discussion hosted by chair of the Agri Guild, Stella Meehan, featuring former journalist and PR consultant Michael Miley and Irish Farmers Monthly publisher David Markey, will reflect on the churn’s contents and what set the farming news agenda four decades ago.

The Dealer will be very interested to see what comes out of the capsule.

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