No Farming Successor in Donegal
Farming in Donegal, just outside Rathmelton, Billy and Anne McMahon ran a dairy enterprise comprising 80 cows up until 2019. The husband- and-wife team wanted to take a step back from the farm but had no farming successor in the family to take over so other options had to be considered as they did not want to sell their farm.
A lease deal was entered into with Christopher Digimas, it was arranged with the help of The Land Mobility Service and started in 2020.
Christopher came from a small farm which was never going to be viable in is own right, he studied farm management and worked on different farms until he was ready to take on a farm. He had managed to build equity in cows through a share arrangement in Mayo.
The McMahon farm was in excellent condition with good grass and nutrient status, excellent infrastructure and good cows. Land Mobility helped Christopher with budgets and financial projections for the farm, he remembers Austin Finn saying “if you look after the farm and the owners the farm will work for you” and this has proven to be the case.
