But what could Irish farmers buy for €13.7m? The Irish Farmers Journal has compiled a list of what the massive amount could be used to buy.

  • Approximately 1,141,666 bales of straw based on prices submitted to the Irish Farmers Journal this week.

  • 45,667t of CAN fertiliser.

  • 12,803 Angus heifers based on the sale in Balla mart Co Mayo on Saturday.

  • 1,522 acres of land based on the 2015 annual land report by the Irish Farmers Journal.

  • 3,425 acres in Co Leitrim based on average land prices. Leitrim has a total of 7,892 acres.

  • 354 Toyota Hilux 3.0L SR5s. Read more from our Focus on 4X4 motors here.

  • 274 Landrover Discovery jeeps.

  • 90 robotic milking machines.

  • 55 Heavy Duty T7 New Hollands.

  • 46 Claas Jaguar 980s.

  • Six UCD Lyons Estate dairy facilities.

  • 0.13% of Ireland's food and drink exports in 2015. Irish food and drink exports for 2015 stood at €10.8bn.

  • ​The entire heifer kill in the country's factories for the week commencing 11 January based on ABG with have half a million euro left over to celebrate.

  • The ability to farm into the next generation.

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