Irish Farmers Journal podcasts
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Ep 883: The Tillage Podcast - Tillage needs cash injection. Exceptional aid called for.
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast we chat carbon footprints, Irish grain, grain prices and the future of tillage with John Kealy, head of grains at Tirlán, an...
Ep 882: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 63 - 99s, matchmaking and chatting to young attendees at the ploughing
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show Rachel O’Donovan and Sarah McIntosh were out and about at the National Ploughing Championships chatting to attendees about eve...
Ep 881: Farm Tech Talk Ep 181 - Ploughing 2023
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the Irish Farmers Journal stand at Ploughing 2023, we discuss everything from catch crops to solar panels and nitrates to dairy beef with an exte...
Ep 880: Farming News - ploughing wrap, milk prices and a farm incident
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 879: Plough On - all the highlights from Thursday in Ratheniska
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 878: The Tillage Podcast - reporting from the National Ploughing Championships
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's show we have the results of the Irish Farmers Journal land rental survey. We play you the tillage panel which took place on Tuesday. Ro...
Ep 877: Plough On - all the highlights from Wednesday in Ratheniska
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our team was on the ground for the day two of Ploughing 2023, talking to farmers and politicians about organics, vet student places, the weather and m...
Ep 876: Farming News - MEPs on the future of farming in Europe
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep: 875 Plough On - all the highlights from Tuesday in Ratheniska
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our team was on the ground for the first day of the Ploughing 2023, talking to farmers and politicians about the nitrates cut, bad weather and beef pr...
Ep 874: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 62 - Changing your farming setup, working abroad and award winning sucklers
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shanon Kinahan caught up with young dairy farmer Conor Murphy from Co Carlow on this weeks podcast. On this weeks Young Stock Podcast, Shanon Kinahan ...
Ep 873: Plough On - your daily podcast for Ploughing 2023
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish Farmers Journal is running a daily podcast for Ploughing 2023. Today’s introductory episode goes through the expected highlights for this ...
Ep 872: Farm Tech Talk Ep 180 - New suckler scheme deadline, scheme payments, nitrates cut and all things grass
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 871: Farming News - derogation rows and ACRES spaces
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the continuing fallout following a cut to Ireland’s nitrates derogation. We’ll talk about the emerging implications and on...
EP 870: The Tillage Podcast - Declining costs, recommended lists and improving wheat prices
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a busy show this week with plenty of news and technical updates. We talk through the winter barley recommended lists and Teagasc’s crop produ...
Ep 869: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 61 - From operator to demonstrator, a Roscommon man carving a career within Case IH
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 868: Farm Tech Talk Ep 179 - New suckler payment, delayed scheme payments and robotic milking in Denmark
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 867: Farming News - nitrates cut impact and reaction
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the impact of the cut to Ireland’s nitrates derogation. We get farm leader reaction and ask where to from here for higher st...
EP 866: The Tillage Podcast - Big financial losses, new payments and getting on with work
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s tillage podcast Siobhán Walsh and Pat O’Toole talk about a possible flat-rate tillage payment, financial losses on cereal crops, h...
Ep 865: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 60 - A Dublin girl on a mission to understand cows
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For this week’s Youngstock podcast, Barry Murphy talks to Dublin woman Claire Connelly on her PhD investigating cow metabolism and its impact on sus...
Ep 864: The Good Room Episode 5 - Back to college and death cafés
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month the team in Irish Country Living share their college experiences as student prepare for a new college year. They also deal with one of thei...
EP 863: Farm Tech Talk Ep 178 - Weanling sales, scheme deadlines, forage crop scheme and grass growth management
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Adam Woods talks about good prices at weanling sales, Darren Carty on scheme deadlines and Siobhán Walsh with updates on the forage crop s...
Ep 862: Farming News - carbon trading and cover crop U-turn
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses legislation moving through Brussels where farmers are set to be paid for on-farm carbon. A department U-turn on controversial ...
EP 861: The Tillage Podcast - Forage crops return, harvest and potato work behind
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 860: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 59 - 'It was the best decision I ever made'
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 859: Farm Tech Talk Ep 177 - Sheep breeding season, bloat issues, new forage crop rules, beef trade and safety around electrical cable
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 858: Farming News - weanling prices and FBD young farmer of the year
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses how weanling sales have kicked off with prices looking positive for suckler farmers. Sheep breeding sales, milk prices, dairy ...
EP 857: The Tillage Podcast - Harvest moving well, but new rules hinder tillage progress
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show we talk to Brian Reilly of Drummonds about harvest progress and crop condition in the north east. We bring the latest details on...
Ep 856: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 58 - Top back to college tips
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 855: Farm Tech Talk Ep 176 - Argentina's affect on global beef trade, new fertiliser register, forage crop debacle and grass growth
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 854: Farming News - harvest crisis and farmers’ party grows legs
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses how the bad weather over the summer has left tillage farmers in a harvest crisis. We’ll discuss the impact it’ll have on s...
EP 853: The Tillage Podcast - Harvest in top gear – hear results, progress and much more
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 852: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 57 - Milking cows between All-Ireland medals
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 851: Farm Tech Talk Ep 175 - New suckler cow scheme, lamb price, concrete levy, harvest and straw situation
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 850: Farming News - farmers’ party support and dairy exit scheme fears
11 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses our latest exclusive reader survey of nearly 2,000 farmers. The results show a strong backing for a farmers’ party, a drop i...
EP 849: The Tillage Podcast - Dry days for harvest, green grains and straw
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 848: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 56 - Reclaiming a farm and building biogas plants
07 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 847: The Good Room Episode 4 - Food Heritage and a Vegetarian wedding
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish Country Living team welcome their new acting Food and Consumer editor Dee Laffan to the Good Room while they discuss food heritage and Neven...
EP 846: Farm Tech Talk Ep 174 - Breeding sheep prices, Brazil beef export boom, cattle bloat and wet weather
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 845: Farming News - €50/cow suckler scheme and flooded farms
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the detail of the new €50/cow suckler scheme and how IBR testing requirements are already causing farmer concern. The wet we...
EP 844: The Tillage Podcast - Income forecast falls from €76,000 to €37,000
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 862: Farming News - carbon trading and cover crop U-turn
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses legislation moving through Brussels where farmers are set to be paid for on-farm carbon. A department U-turn on controversial ...
Ep 843: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 55 - Playing rugby for Ireland, sheep and the Green Cert
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 842: Farm Tech Talk Ep 173 – Weather issues, lamb performance, silage dilemma and harvest update
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 841: Farming News - TB reactors surge and derogation anger flares
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses how the number of the TB reactor cattle has surged across the country, fertiliser fines, falling beef prices, protests over ch...
EP 840: The Tillage Podcast - Yield report, stubble cultivations and prices
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 839: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 54 - Farm partnership with your grandparents
24 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this weeks Young Stock Podcast Sarah McIntosh talks to dairy farmer and NDC farm ambassador Nicole Keohane. Nicole Keohane outlines her time studyi...
Ep 838: Farm Tech Talk Ep 172 - Suckler numbers, letting the rams out, catch crops and Farm Safety Week
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 837: Farming News - tax changes mooted and suckler farmer unease
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses how some of Ireland’s farm and land tax changes are under review, farmer anger over a mooted suckler herd decline, continued...
EP 836: The Tillage Podcast: Combines move, straw not baled and advice on soil
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 835: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 53 - Turning a passion for agricultural engineering into a full time business
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 834: Farm Tech Talk Ep 171 - Suckler cow numbers, Tullamore lamb performance, straw scarcity and nutrients for silage
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 833: Farming News - nature restoration law, MACC and succession scheme
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 832: The Tillage Podcast - A bumper week of tillage new
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast we hear from the Irish Seed Trade Association’s president Tim O’Donovan and BASE Ireland’s Soil Farmer of the Year Gare...
Ep 831: The Good Room Episode 3 - First Jobs, Its ok to say no and Neven Maguire
08 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Irish Country Living team are back in the Good Room are are joined this month by Neven Maguire. Janine Kennedy, Maria Moynihan and Sarah McIntosh ...
Ep 830: Farm Tech Talk Ep 170 - FTMTA, beef price, future of sheep and the nitrates debate
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 829: Farming News - nitrates changes and farmer views from Moorepark
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the latest on the changes to Ireland’s nitrates derogation, dairy cow cull scheme proposals, beef prices, gene edited crops,...
EP 828: The Tillage Podcast - Harvest, varieties and minding our soil
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 827: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 52 - Letters to the sheep editor, college and working at what you like
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show we talk to Sarah McIntosh, Noel Bardon and Barry Murphy, who all host the Young Stock Podcast here at the Irish Farmers Journal....
Ep 826: Farm Tech Talk Ep 169 - Genotyping, SCEP, EU’s nature restoration law and Moorepark 2023
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show, Adam Woods talks about genotyping and SCEP, Darren Carty on the EU’s nature restoration law and Aidan Brennan looks forward t...
Ep 825: Farming News - beef finisher losses and dairy cull rows
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses how finishers are losing €300/ head on spring stores, the latest on dairy cow cull proposals and the nature restoration law....
EP 824: The Tillage Podcast - Farmer’s don’t see tillage area increasing
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 823: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 51 - Dublin woman building a career in agri-food
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 822: Farm Tech Talk Ep 168 – Beef prices, sheep farms, all things dairy and spreading nitrogen
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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EP 821: Tillage podcast - Ministers, machinery and sunshine at crops open day
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Crops and Cover Crop Cultivations was the event to be at this week if you are involved in tillage. All three Ministers from the Department of Agricult...
Ep 820: Farming News - dairy cow cull and slurry warning
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the economic impact of a cull scheme for the dairy sector, a slurry spreading warning for farmers, Iceland’s frozen meat rec...
Ep 819: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 50 - Chasing Sam Maguire and sucklers in Co. Mayo
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 818: Farm Tech Talk: Ep 167 - Young bulls on Tullamore farm, big sheep day out and EPA water
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 817: Farming News - suckler scheme and farm incomes
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team details the new suckler scheme set to afford farmers a payment of up to €60/cow. Brazilian beef imports, an acquisition by ABP, farm i...
EP 816: The Tillage Podcast - Varieties open days and sunshine
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 815: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 49 - Summer shows, stones and shellfish
12 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Irish Farmers Journal Young Stock Podcast we caught up with Noel McSweeney, a young beef farmer from Macroom, Co Cork. Noel is a beef...
Ep 814: Farm Tech Talk: Ep 166 - New vet medicine changes, reality of the lamb export market and managing feed deficit on dairy farms.
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 813: Farming News - drought closes in and ACRES causes issues
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the how drought has taken hold across the country as farmers grapple to grow grass and secure fodder. Adviser concerns around ...
Ep 812: The Tillage Podcast - Grain markets, farming reclaimed land and dry weather
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s show comes from Co Donegal and includes a grain market update and a chat on crop condition in the north west.On this week’s podcast I’...
Ep 811: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 48
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 810: Farm Tech Talk Ep 165 - selling bulls, Islamic festivals, national genotyping programme and silage season.
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 809: Farming News - weanlings, ash dieback and genotyping
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 808: The Tillage Podcast - looking at crops in the sunshine in Kilkenny
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 807: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 47 - Rearing rare and exotic sheep in Wexford
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 806: The Good Room Episode 2 - Leaving Cert fear, finding balance and unwanted art
27 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back together in The Good Room, Janine Kennedy, Amii McKeever and Maria Moynihan from Irish Country Living discuss their Leaving Cert memories, how th...
Ep 805: Farm Tech Talk Ep 164 - Nature restoration law, future of pesticide and all things agriculture
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 804: Farming News - beef price gap and rewetting debate
26 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the gap opening up with Irish beef prices, weanling exports, rewetting, milk and fertiliser prices and farmer views from the N...
Ep 803: The Tillage Podcast - Pesticides and politics - reporting from Brussels
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s tillage podcast we’re reporting from Brussels and talk field work back home and low grain prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Ep 802: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 46 - Playing pro sport in Texas USA, volunteering in Uganda and lecturing in Mountbellew Ag college
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 801: Farm Tech Talk Ep 163 -SCEP, sheep sector, AI sires for the dairy herd and John O’Loughlin from Grassland AGRO
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 800: The Tillage Podcast - walking crops in Co Wexford
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s tillage podcast we’re out walking crops in Co Wexford with George Blackburn of Cooney Furlong Grain. We look at the latest tillage ...
Ep 779: Farming News - Rewetting fears and Chinese beef exports
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 778: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 45 - Feed ingredients, suckler farming and GAA
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 777: Farm Tech Talk Ep 162 - Balmoral Show champions, SCEP, clover swards and Northern Ireland.
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 776: Farming News - methane breed battles and tillage tax breaks
12 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses ground-breaking Irish research which shows Limousin cattle have the lowest daily methane emissions. We’ll also look at land ...
Ep 775: The Tillage Podcast - spring barley farmers losing money at current prices
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s podcast we talk about tillage incomes, ways to help tillage as the Food Vision Tillage Group meet and hear how crops are looking acro...
Ep 774: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 44 - 'significant' funding needed for rural mental health services
06 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 773: Farm Tech Talk Ep 161 -Breeding on Tullamore Farm, the wool market, breeding season on dairy farms and safely during harvest season.
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 772: Farming News - straw supplies, milk price cuts and breakfast rolls
05 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 771: The Tillage Podcast - 8,000ha less tillage in 2023 as planting continues into May
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s show looks at estimated crop area and production figures for 2023 and of course there is an update on fieldwork and planting progress. R...
Ep 770: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 43 - 140K followers on TikTok to presenting farming now
01 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 769: The Good Room Episode 1 - Staycations, sustainability and cleaner guilt
29 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this, their first Podcast together, Janine Kennedy, Amii McKeever and Maria Moynihan from Irish Country Living meet up in The Good Room for a cuppa...
Ep 768: Farm Tech Talk Ep 160 - Factory feed-lots, sheep fencing and the real cost of the nitrate changes.
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Ep 767: Farming News - Macra march and Brazilian woodchip
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our news team discusses the impact of Macra’s 79km march from Athy to Government buildings and examines the young farmer organisation’s demands in...
Ep 766: The Tillage Podcast - Tillage farmers struggle to plant and contaminated feed found
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s show we talk planting progress, chat to a Co Cork agronomist, feed with prohibited substances and grain prices.Here's the link to the...
Ep 765: Young Stock Podcast - Episode 42 - Machinery lead times easing, but no sign of machinery prices to drop
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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