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Peter McCann

Peter McCann

Northern correspondent
pmccann@farmersjournal.ie

Peter is from a beef and sheep farm in Co Derry and has just finished a four year degree in Agricultural Technology awarded by Queens University Belfast in conjunction with CAFRE, Greenmount. During his studies, Peter spent 11 months working on an Irish-owned dairy farm in New Zealand. In 2011, Peter won a £1,000 bursary provided by the Irish Farmers Journal to higher education students at CAFRE Greenmount

Rush for entitlements with deadline looming

When compared to 2024, the window for trading entitlements opened a month later, although the deadline for transfers has also been pushed back by a fortnight this year.

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