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NI entitlement trade at odds with ROI
Peter McCann
Uncertainty regarding the future value of entitlements in Northern Ireland is seeing more farmers opt for the leasing option rather than selling.
27 March 2024 Northern Ireland
NI entitlement trade at odds with ROI
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.
22 March 2024 News
Farm Tech Talk: cattle trade, entitlements and grazing challenges
The latest episode of Farm Tech Talk is now live and this week we look at the cattle trade, entitlements and grazing.
Entitlements selling from 2.1 to 2.6 times their value
Leasing of entitlements remains the dominant form of trading, with the value returned to the owner ranging anywhere from less than 30% to in excess of 55%.
20 March 2024 Schemes
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
Farm Tech Talk: SCEP, entitlements and New Zealand
On this week’s show, we talk SCEP, trade for entitlements ahead of BISS deadline and we catch up with New Zealand dairy farmer Olin Greenan for an update on what’s happening there.
15 March 2024 News
News Podcast: entitlement sales surge and European elections
Sheep and schemes editor Darren Carty discusses how entitlements sales are set to soar in 2024 following a bumper year in 2023.
15 March 2024 News
Entitlement sales to surge ahead of May deadline
The ending of the amnesty on the 20% clawback rule for the sale of entitlements without lands in 2025 is set to fuel increased sales of entitlements in 2024.
13 March 2024 Schemes
A 71% jump in entitlement sales in 2023
Industry sources are predicting another busy year for entitlement sales, with the two-year amnesty on the 20% clawback rule for entitlements traded without lands finishing in 2024.
13 March 2024 Schemes
Leasing or selling entitlements
Farmers don’t require entitlements to draw down the ‘eco scheme’ payment.
13 March 2024 Viewpoints
All BPS entitlement values reduce by 9%
More deductions will occur in subsequent years to pay for the new Suckler Cow Scheme and Farming With Nature.
28 February 2024 Northern Ireland
Monaghan milking set up one of the ‘finest and largest farms’
A dairy farm in Co Monaghan has just come on the market and is one of the largest up for sale in the region in a long time, writes Tommy Moyles.
21 February 2024 For Sale