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