We refuse to be cheap feed: Cork oat grower calls for Irish grain mandate

Growing a large area of winter and spring cereals and beet for livestock farmers, the O'Regans are one of the larger scale tillage operators in Munster
Flahavan’s Oat Grower of the Year Martin O'Regan on his farm outside Kinsale. Pictures: David Creedon

Flahavan’s Oat Grower of the Year Martin O'Regan on his farm outside Kinsale. Pictures: David Creedon

It was a big boost for Martin O'Regan from Coolyrahilly, Kinsale, to be named Flahavan’s Conventional Oat Grower of 2025.

The recognition was very welcome at a time of significant challenges for the tillage sector, to which agriculture minister Martin Heydon has responded by targeting €50m to underpin tillage farm incomes, and protect the future of the sector.

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