Conor Halpin

Mayo man’s Simmental bull is a best-seller in China

‘If a beast opens at a high price, I find bidders do not get in online’

‘If you are not doing 100-acres in a day, you are not getting through work’

How this ‘hobby’ Belgian Blue breeder bred a 15,000gns bull

‘You meet fierce characters when you are around the mart’

‘I think there should be a set price for every contractor’ – ag contractor

‘For traditional suckler farmers, costs are high, yet return on sales are generally low’

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’