R2Kast 140 - John Austin on dairy farming, Christmas trees and young farmers!

R2Kast - People in Food and Farming/All In

English - October 02, 2023 18:00 - 1 hour - 46.9 MB
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Much like Friday today I welcome on another friend, this one much newer in John Austin!John, from a dairy farm tenancy in Dumfries talks about the volatility of the milk price, discussing pure vs cross bred cattle for milk and his life away from the farm.He speaks about his November and December taken up by Christmas tree harvest as well as his time in young farmers from Lower Nithsdale chair to D&G chair and convert to Croatia!Fun chat with a great guy!Enjoy!

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