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Northern Ireland
NI entitlement trade at odds with ROI
Peter McCann
In 2024, entitlements are being cut by 9% in NI to fund the new Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme and more deductions will occur in future years.
21 March 2024 News
Leases in most areas are in range €300/ac to €400/ac
New leases usually see the BISS payment passed back to the landowner via the rent but not CRISS and Eco payments.
20 March 2024 News
Increasing number of farms without a successor
Well-known agricultural solicitor Aisling Meehan said she has seen a rise in cases where there is no successor identified for a farm.
Entitlements selling for up to 2.6 times their value
Reports differ across the country with higher-value entitlements selling in the region of 2.3 to 2.4 times their value while low-value entitlements are selling for up to 2.6 times their value.
20 March 2024 Schemes
105ac farm available for seven-year lease in Co Galway
Attracting strong interest since it was listed early this week, the farm is on the books of Claregalway auctioneer David Moggan.
14 March 2024 Property
Land – a dwindling, finite resource
Farmers badly need some certainty in terms of policy and allowed stocking rates.
13 March 2024 Viewpoints
Leasing or selling entitlements
Farmers don’t require entitlements to draw down the ‘eco scheme’ payment.
13 March 2024 Viewpoints
Farmers making up to €25,000/ac for battery storage
Large-scale battery storage systems are being rolled out across the country and are proving to be one of the most profitable lease agreements on offer.
21 February 2024 News
Substantial midlands dairy operation for lease
In excess of 220ac of land, a modern yard and almost half a million litres of slurry storage are all strengths of a farm near Athlone as it becomes available for lease, writes Tommy Moyles.
1 February 2024 Property
€560/ac paid at auction for grassland
The land leasing season is now underway and demand is reported to be strong in all parts of the country.
31 January 2024 News
Demand for land remains firm in northeast
Demand for leasing land remains strong in the northeast this year, after the surge in interest in 2023. Whether supply keeps pace with demand remains to be seen, according to one Co Meath auctioneer.
18 January 2024 Property
Little and large leases and dairy proposition
A pair of farms of contrasting size are new to the land leasing market in Co Meath with Raymond Potterton. The Navan-based auctioneer also has a buyer on the lookout for a large dairy farm.
11 January 2024 Property