New Munster land mobility service facilitator appointed

Cork farmer Emma Behan has been appointed to the role, working alongside Dairygold to guide farmers in future planning and succession

On the leased farm of John and Marie Lane, Carrigoon, Mallow, Co Cork, are Dairygold chairperson Pat Clancy; Niamh and James Maloney, along with their son Fionn, who is in a lease agreement for the farm; newly appointed Munster-based land mobility service facilitator Emma Behan; Dairygold chief executive Michael Harte; Dairygold milk supply and farm succession manager Paul O’Connell and Land Mobility Service programme manager Patrick Brady. Picture: Clare Keogh

Cork farmer Emma Behan has been appointed the new land mobility service facilitator for the Munster region.

Ms Behan’s appointment represents a further strengthening of the practical supports available to farmers as they plan for the future of their farm businesses, particularly in the areas of succession, land mobility and generational renewal.