Cost driven choices: Jim McCarthy on his changing machinery policy

For this episode of the Tillage Edge podcast, Michael Hennessy re-visits the conversation with Jim McCarthy, who farms an extensive holding in north-eastern Romania.

Through the episode, Jim details recent changes on the farm, most notably his move away from the big-name manufacturers toward more affordable South American machinery to reduce costs.

He also discusses the wider crisis facing Romanian agriculture after three severe droughts: bankruptcies among local suppliers, a tightening of credit for farmers, and many crops that have not yet received fertiliser this season.

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