Significant changes are about to be introduced to all farmers stocked at greater than 170kg organic nitrogen per hectare (NPH) this spring. These rules will affect both farmers in derogations and farmers who are over 170NPH but who export slurry to bring them under the 170 limit.
This time next week Tim Cullinan will be president of Ireland's largest farm organisation, the IFA. Everyone is supposed to be nice to the new boy at the start of a new term, so in that spirit I wish him the best of luck.
The Connacht/Ulster land market is dominated by private treaty sales involving smaller plots.
A total of 88 successful land auctions featured in the national press in 2019, a drop from 153 in 2018. This 43pc fall in transaction numbers, and a 38pc decline in the volume of land sold, were not fully reflected in the amount of money generated. While the volume was down, the price was up.
