Conor Halpin

Offaly farmer finds niche with ‘Oat in the City’ drink

‘Where farming is going to be in 15 to 20 years scares me a little’ – mart manager

‘In 2008, a tractor was €50,000, and now it is over €100,000’

Finishing 1,200 bullocks and heifers with a Lely Vector

‘If you are good at your job and produce a good quality animal, you will get paid for it’

‘If the Green Party does not cop on, it is going to put the smaller ag contractor out of business’

‘Some of the best cattle in the west come to Balla Mart’

‘I do not know how any contractor is fit to buy machinery’

VIDEO: Farmer’s home-made mobile head locking unit for in-field AI

‘I always had a keen interest in livestock and putting a value on stock’