Aurimas Sulcius, a Lithuanian national with no fixed abode, has pleaded guilty to burglary on a premises in the Naul, Co Dublin, which took place on Sunday, 30 June.
The IFA's call for a dedicated Garda unit focused on rural crime comes after the latest spate of GPS thefts.
A Dublin farming family took immediate action when they realised their farmyard and machinery were being targeted by would-be thieves in the dead of night.
This is the second trailer theft from nearby areas on the Clare/Galway boarder.
Mayo was the county where the largest number of cattle were stolen.