Looks at a selection of small to medium-sized farms new to the market in Kildare, Carlow and Offaly

OFFALY AUCTIONS

The Offaly auction season is getting off to an early start as GVM Tullamore hosts public land sales on March 1 and March 8.

The first auction will see a 33ac holding with a yard at Annaharvey, Tullamore face the gavel of Gordon Cobbe. The place can be sold in lots or as an entire with a guide of €270,000 to €300,000.

Located about 5km from Tullamore the holding is just beside the Annaharvey Farm, where the 2007 National Ploughing Championships were held. The farm is made up of a useful yard and good roadside land with tillage and grass potential.

It can be bought in three lots with the first made up of 17.5ac of good arable ground with plenty of road frontage. The second lot comprises 14.8ac of grass in good order