Power of dairy leaving tillage and beef farmers with no hope of competing for land
Top-end dairy operators getting bigger and bigger, auctioneers say
This 81ac farm at Clondalee Beg, The Hill of Down, Co Meath was sold by Thomas Potterton for €1.21m.
The surge in land sales recorded in the 2023 REA land report and the power of the dairy buyer are no surprise to the individual agents.
Nenagh auctioneer Eoin Dillon described it as the busiest year in land he ever had, and the predominance of dairy is leaving tillage and beef farmers without little hope of competing for land.
