'Upsurge in demand' for marginal land resulting from nitrates changes

Philip Guckian, associate director, Sherry FitzGerald Country Homes, Farms and Estates said that "unsurprisingly, the land market has emulated the trends seen in 2022". 

Farmers are less likely to discriminate between prime and marginal grassland as they pursue higher amounts of acreage to accommodate nitrates regulations.

This has resulted in an upsurge in demand for marginal land, according to Sherry FitzGerald's latest agricultural land market review