Conor Halpin

‘People seem to be as happy now to buy a good second-hand machine’- auctioneer

‘You have to more or less live with sheep’ – pedigree breeder

‘Ag contracting is viable if we get our rates to where they need to be’

‘Suckler farming has to survive in one form or another’  

‘I find, on average, the five-star suckler cow is a better cow’

‘We are better off not doing the job if we are not making a profit’ – contractor

‘140 cows are enough’ – Galway dairy farmer

‘Our diesel bill is going to be €140,000’

Certified organic farmer pocketing 30c/kg bonus for cattle and €400/t for oats

‘I have been driving tractors since I was 16’ – ag contractor