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In this episode, we’re down in Co. Limerick to visit Ruttle Agri — a family-run farming and contracting outfit headed up by brothers Alan and Shane Ruttle. They’ve been at it since they were lads, and today they’re running a seriously impressive operation.

We chat with Alan, Shane, and one of the team, Joe, about how things have grown over the years. Alan’s refreshingly honest about the numbers, the mistakes they’ve made along the way, and where he sees the future of farming and contracting going.

It’s a real, no-filter look into contracting life — the graft, the grit, and the gear.

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