Conor Halpin

‘We do 2,500-acres of pit silage and 40,000 to 50,000 bales’

‘I have had no bad experience with gender stereotyping’ – mart manager

Reilly on becoming a mart manager during Covid-19 pandemic

‘I don’t think getting too busy is the answer to anything’ – ag contractor (27)

‘The future of contracting is going to be tough’

‘Every mart in Ireland could have closed forever’– mart manager (56)

‘The town of Castlerea would be closed when you take the mart out of it’

‘I don’t think I would survive contracting if I wasn’t able to do mechanical work’

‘To make the average industrial wage, you need 1,000 lambs for €40,000’

Farming 300 calves and 800-acres and operating a haulage and contracting firm