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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.
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.
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
News round-up from Northern Ireland
Weekly round-up of news from the farming industry in Northern Ireland.
21 February 2024 Northern Ireland
Growing anger at Welsh farm policies
The Welsh government is currently consulting on some radical changes to farm support.
14 February 2024 Northern Ireland
€1.74bn paid in agri schemes in 2023
The payments are a vital source of supports to farmers in an era of record input costs, pressure on output prices and vulnerable farm incomes.
24 January 2024 Schemes
Minimal change to area payments before 2026
Most farmers will see little change in the rules around area payments next year.
17 January 2024 Northern Ireland
Sustainable Food NI in the home straight
David Wright reports from the first of six UFU roadshows which took place in the La Mon Hotel on Monday night
10 January 2024 Northern Ireland
‘Politicians should cherish their farmers’
An annual farming conference took place at the University of Oxford last week.
10 January 2024 Northern Ireland
Farm rules and dates unchanged for 2024
Cross-compliance standards for 2024 were published by DAERA last week in a document that spans 97 pages.
3 January 2024 Northern Ireland
Cross-compliance comes to an end in England
The change is part of the on-going overhaul of agricultural policy in England since Brexit.
3 January 2024 Northern Ireland