This week’s Young Stock Podcast sees us catch up with Co Tipperary man Kelum Harrington.

Kelum is going on 25 years of age and is an agricultural contractor based close to Nenagh.

He left school at the age of 15 and has built up a sizeable business for himself with modern equipment in recent years.

Starting off with a McConell hedge-cutter, Kelum has since branched into zero grazing, slurry spreading and bale chasing and has just added a McHale Fusion 4+ to his business.

His first tractor was a John Deere 6150R, which he purchased in 2019. He still runs this tractor, which has since clocked up over 18,000 hours, and hasn’t seen a spanner.

Kelum tells us about how he set up his business, the challenges associated and offers some insights into the business.

Slurry is his main business, from umbilical work to spreading with his fleet of large slurry tankers. Kelum said he has work for his six tractors all year.

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