The Dealer heard this week that a dairy farmer in Cork paid €450/ac to lease a plot of land that came up for rent between him and a neighbouring farmer.
We’ve all heard of neighbourly rivalry, but the Dealer reckons the cost of winning was a bit steep.
After all, at current milk prices, how many extra cows will it take to turn a profit on that five-year lease?
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