Entitlements

How solar farms impact your entitlements

Farmers signing solar farm leases may need to consider the effect on their direct payments, writes Stephen Robb

RENEWABLES 18 April 2026

How solar farms impact your entitlements

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CONSUMER 15 April 2026

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Renewables Focus: don't let a good fuel crisis go to waste

RENEWABLES 15 April 2026

Big demand for land leases in the west

Big demand for land leases in the west

Big demand for land leases in the west

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New entitle-meant system being proposed

New entitle-meant system being proposed

New entitle-meant system being proposed

NEWS 1 April 2026

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Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

Opinion: four quick thoughts for the weekend

With the weather up and the work under way at last, some musings from the tractor cab on the issues of the week.

OPINION 14 March 2026

Armchair farmers in firing line

Armchair farmers in firing line

'Passive' landowners in the firing line in the next CAP.

NEWS 14 March 2026

Cost of entitlements soar as shortage bites

Cost of entitlements soar as shortage bites

Local auctioneers indicate that high value entitlements worth over £400 are now making two times their face value to buy.

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 March 2026

Support for ANC bill hangs on new funding

Support for ANC bill hangs on new funding

Andrew Muir said ANC payments would have to be funded by reducing Farm Sustainability Payments to all farmers in Northern Ireland.

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 March 2026

Are cattle finishers finished?

Are cattle finishers finished?

Dedicated cattle finishers number in the hundreds nowadays, but they underpin a multi-billion trade with millions of cattle every year.

DEALER 14 March 2026

Rush for entitlements on new eligible areas

Rush for entitlements on new eligible areas

There has been an early scramble since the online system for transferring entitlements opened in Northern Ireland last week.

NORTHERN IRELAND 14 March 2026

Opinion: coupling payments is the best way to support productive farming

Opinion: coupling payments is the best way to support productive farming

Francie Gorman wants productive farmers supported in the next CAP. And recoupling payments is the simplest- and best- way to do it.

OPINION 14 March 2026

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€7,200 a year: what solar can save a 100-cow herd

With fuel costs and energy security dominating headlines, the case for generating your own power on farm has never been stronger. Solar PV delivers.

€7,200 a year: what solar can save a 100-cow herd

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