Not since the 1970s when the Farm Apprenticeship Board was in full activity has there been as many opportunities for young people interested in farming.
A potential career progression or ladder of opportunity is now emerging for any young person interested in farming as a career.
This would include:
Those who have no land but are interested in farming.Those who have or expect to have insufficient land in their own right but would like to make a career out of farming.Those interested in pursuing new farming opportunities while they wait to take over the home farm.To pursue such opportunities, the first steps are:
Attain an agricultural qualification. There are many excellent agricultural course options: Teagasc colleges, institutes of technology, universities.Gain hands-on experience from expert farmers. Young farmers must develop their life and farming skills. Time spent on good commercial farms stands to those who wish to develop their farming careers.More information will be available for those wishing to focus on farming as a career at the Agri Careers day at the RDS on Thursday 30 March.
Land Mobility Opportunities
A key element of the Land Mobility Service is matching people to opportunities. This is a brokerage service to find the ideal farmer match for you. Call 01-4199555 to speak with our specialist team and provide your details and preferred option. Confidentiality is assured. Qualified leads will be passed to you for further consideration.
Farms for Lease
FARM FOR LEASE in the Mountbellew/Clonberne area of Co. Galway. Owner living overseas would like to secure trustworthy and reliable tenant. Circa 40 acres available in two separate lots of 25 acres & 15 acres each separated by distance of two to three miles. Land in need of reseeding, fencing and hedgerow trimming. Some straw bedded winter housing available on farm. Farm needs to be tidied up but has potential to be excellent expansion opportunity. Ideal for dairy farmer who seeks extra land for silage making and heifer rearing or for beef farmer looking to expand. Lease can be secured for 5-7 years initially with review afterwards. Interested parties must be honourable, trustworthy & reliable and must be committed to maintaining land to a high standard at all times. Owner will be returning to Ireland once or twice per year.
| REFERENCE USA02 WEST CORK DAIRY farm for lease with a 75 acre grazing platform and presently carrying 60 cows. Compact & tidy working dairy farm with slurry storage, 84 cubicles in main shed, good head feed space and additional support sheds for calves, young stock and other animals. 8 unit easy flow milking parlour with feeders also in place.
| REFERENCE TX24Contract Heifer
Rearing
CONTRACT HEIFER REARER available to rear 50-60 heifers. Two separate holdings available with no other stock on the farm. North Kilkenny Area. 25 years experience handling livestock. Winter Housing available with slatted unit and straw bedded area. Owner will be kept well informed of thrive, weight gain & animal health etc.
| REFERENCE TN02 CONTRACT REARER AVAILABLE to rear 100 0-1 year old and 100 1-2 year old heifers. Four years experience in heifer rearing and currently rearing heifers on contract for Teagasc. All heifers held in separate lots and winter accommodation also available. South Tipperary area.
| REFERENCE OK08EXPERIENCED CONTRACT REARER Available. Will rear 50-55 yearlings from 1st March to 1st November. A.I. available. Paddock grazing. Regular weighing. Reference available from previous stock owner who is changing system.
Roscommon. | REFERENCE IL03. LOOKING TO RENT
100 HECTARE PLUS dry fertile farm wanted on a minimum 10 years lease. Farm must be suitable for dairying. All farms in the north midlands or south Connaught areas considered. Progressive dairy farmer looking to increase his farming enterprise. Will improve soil fertility and maintain land to the very highest of standards. On farm cattle accommodation would be beneficial but not an essential requirement. Farmer would intend to lay the farm out in paddocks, put in roadways & water troughs and build a milking parlour on the property.
| REFERENCE WY04TILLAGE FARMER SEEKING farmland for growing grain crops in the Leinster area. Leases are preferred option for the right land however would consider share farming and short term agreements. Land maintained to the highest of standards and payment plans put in place with the land owner for guaranteed payment. | REFERENCE PA03TILLAGE LAND WANTED in the Co. Wexford area or surrounding counties. Progressive tillage farmer seeking to increase farming enterprise. Long term lease or short term renting would be suitable. Will carry out hedge trimming, improve soil fertility and maintain all lands to the very highest of standards. Previous experience in renting & leasing lands with good references available. Prompt payment.
| REFERENCE FL06 AMBITIOUS YOUNG FARMER looking to lease block of land (50-200 acres) in east Clare area so as to facilitate expansion of existing suckler herd and to grow beef enterprise. Good references available. All parcels of land considered. | REFERENCE NM04 Dairy Opportunity
MODERN DAIRY FARM available for lease in east Co. Waterford. Good fertile dry grass farm. 75 acres with 23 leased acres adjoining (1 year left). Also 50 acre out farm 1 mile away. Modern 8 unit parlour with metres, ACR’s & electric feeders, can be extended to 14 units. 90 cubicles with 4 scraper passages and central feed passageway. Slatted tanks and straw bedded area for calving and calves with automatic calf feeder all under one roof. Owner is looking to step back and all arrangements considered.| REFERENCE LA02SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY IN north Cork/south Limerick area totalling 520 acres spread over three blocks with additional potential on neighbouring lands. The owners are open to a range of options and would look at one or a number of arrangements. All lands are in good order with infrastructure, slurry storage and housing. One block is already ready to go as a dairy farm, while the others could be easily converted or used as support. | REFERENCE TX23 SKILLED YOUNG
FARMERS LOOKING
FOR AN OPPORTUNITY YOUNG TRAINED AMBITIOUS farmer looking to lease a farm or enter a share farming agreement with a view to developing a profitable dairy business for all parties. | REFERENCE NE03
Not since the 1970s when the Farm Apprenticeship Board was in full activity has there been as many opportunities for young people interested in farming.
A potential career progression or ladder of opportunity is now emerging for any young person interested in farming as a career.
This would include:
Those who have no land but are interested in farming.Those who have or expect to have insufficient land in their own right but would like to make a career out of farming.Those interested in pursuing new farming opportunities while they wait to take over the home farm.To pursue such opportunities, the first steps are:
Attain an agricultural qualification. There are many excellent agricultural course options: Teagasc colleges, institutes of technology, universities.Gain hands-on experience from expert farmers. Young farmers must develop their life and farming skills. Time spent on good commercial farms stands to those who wish to develop their farming careers.More information will be available for those wishing to focus on farming as a career at the Agri Careers day at the RDS on Thursday 30 March.
Land Mobility Opportunities
A key element of the Land Mobility Service is matching people to opportunities. This is a brokerage service to find the ideal farmer match for you. Call 01-4199555 to speak with our specialist team and provide your details and preferred option. Confidentiality is assured. Qualified leads will be passed to you for further consideration.
Farms for Lease
FARM FOR LEASE in the Mountbellew/Clonberne area of Co. Galway. Owner living overseas would like to secure trustworthy and reliable tenant. Circa 40 acres available in two separate lots of 25 acres & 15 acres each separated by distance of two to three miles. Land in need of reseeding, fencing and hedgerow trimming. Some straw bedded winter housing available on farm. Farm needs to be tidied up but has potential to be excellent expansion opportunity. Ideal for dairy farmer who seeks extra land for silage making and heifer rearing or for beef farmer looking to expand. Lease can be secured for 5-7 years initially with review afterwards. Interested parties must be honourable, trustworthy & reliable and must be committed to maintaining land to a high standard at all times. Owner will be returning to Ireland once or twice per year.
| REFERENCE USA02 WEST CORK DAIRY farm for lease with a 75 acre grazing platform and presently carrying 60 cows. Compact & tidy working dairy farm with slurry storage, 84 cubicles in main shed, good head feed space and additional support sheds for calves, young stock and other animals. 8 unit easy flow milking parlour with feeders also in place.
| REFERENCE TX24Contract Heifer
Rearing
CONTRACT HEIFER REARER available to rear 50-60 heifers. Two separate holdings available with no other stock on the farm. North Kilkenny Area. 25 years experience handling livestock. Winter Housing available with slatted unit and straw bedded area. Owner will be kept well informed of thrive, weight gain & animal health etc.
| REFERENCE TN02 CONTRACT REARER AVAILABLE to rear 100 0-1 year old and 100 1-2 year old heifers. Four years experience in heifer rearing and currently rearing heifers on contract for Teagasc. All heifers held in separate lots and winter accommodation also available. South Tipperary area.
| REFERENCE OK08EXPERIENCED CONTRACT REARER Available. Will rear 50-55 yearlings from 1st March to 1st November. A.I. available. Paddock grazing. Regular weighing. Reference available from previous stock owner who is changing system.
Roscommon. | REFERENCE IL03. LOOKING TO RENT
100 HECTARE PLUS dry fertile farm wanted on a minimum 10 years lease. Farm must be suitable for dairying. All farms in the north midlands or south Connaught areas considered. Progressive dairy farmer looking to increase his farming enterprise. Will improve soil fertility and maintain land to the very highest of standards. On farm cattle accommodation would be beneficial but not an essential requirement. Farmer would intend to lay the farm out in paddocks, put in roadways & water troughs and build a milking parlour on the property.
| REFERENCE WY04TILLAGE FARMER SEEKING farmland for growing grain crops in the Leinster area. Leases are preferred option for the right land however would consider share farming and short term agreements. Land maintained to the highest of standards and payment plans put in place with the land owner for guaranteed payment. | REFERENCE PA03TILLAGE LAND WANTED in the Co. Wexford area or surrounding counties. Progressive tillage farmer seeking to increase farming enterprise. Long term lease or short term renting would be suitable. Will carry out hedge trimming, improve soil fertility and maintain all lands to the very highest of standards. Previous experience in renting & leasing lands with good references available. Prompt payment.
| REFERENCE FL06 AMBITIOUS YOUNG FARMER looking to lease block of land (50-200 acres) in east Clare area so as to facilitate expansion of existing suckler herd and to grow beef enterprise. Good references available. All parcels of land considered. | REFERENCE NM04 Dairy Opportunity
MODERN DAIRY FARM available for lease in east Co. Waterford. Good fertile dry grass farm. 75 acres with 23 leased acres adjoining (1 year left). Also 50 acre out farm 1 mile away. Modern 8 unit parlour with metres, ACR’s & electric feeders, can be extended to 14 units. 90 cubicles with 4 scraper passages and central feed passageway. Slatted tanks and straw bedded area for calving and calves with automatic calf feeder all under one roof. Owner is looking to step back and all arrangements considered.| REFERENCE LA02SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY IN north Cork/south Limerick area totalling 520 acres spread over three blocks with additional potential on neighbouring lands. The owners are open to a range of options and would look at one or a number of arrangements. All lands are in good order with infrastructure, slurry storage and housing. One block is already ready to go as a dairy farm, while the others could be easily converted or used as support. | REFERENCE TX23 SKILLED YOUNG
FARMERS LOOKING
FOR AN OPPORTUNITY YOUNG TRAINED AMBITIOUS farmer looking to lease a farm or enter a share farming agreement with a view to developing a profitable dairy business for all parties. | REFERENCE NE03 
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