This week’s Young Stock Podcast sees us catch up with Laois man Eoin Keane.

Eoin initially studied architectural technology and followed a career in the building industry for several years.

Shortly after the economic downturn, he changed tack and went to work with HiSpec Engineering, the well-known Carlow-based machinery manufacturer, probably best known for its slurry equipment.

Not directly from a farm, his grá for farming and machinery stemmed from time he spent on an uncle’s farm in Co Galway.

Trends

Currently the sales manager for HiSpec, Eoin gives us an insight into trends in farm machinery sales, gives us an update on the supply chain and associated lead times and gives us some tips and pointers about what’s essential when buying a slurry tanker.

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