Once Halloween is on the horizon, news of land leases always start to trickle through to The Dealer, and it seems tillage farmers are the first to act this year.

I heard of two instances in the south when new leases for large tillage farms have been agreed this autumn for over €500/ac.

Traditional grain-growing hotspots, especially the likes of east Cork, have seen an increasing solar farm footprint in recent years.

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That, along with extra demand for housing in some commuter towns, could impact the leasing market in Ireland.