Major farming market trends but renters carry on regardless

Although Ireland has taken a battering from Storm Desmond, this hasn’t dissuaded many farmers from taking on an extra sod or two for the coming year.

Much of their dealing in land renting occurs from November to March, as they plan ahead for the coming season.

Over the past number of years, there had been increased pressure within the land rental market, as a result of the Common Agricultural Policy Reform which culminated in the new Basic Payment Scheme entitlements, to run from 2015 to 2019.