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Agriculture students benefit from industry Bursary Awards
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) welcomed Degree students, their families and industry representatives to celebrate the distribution of Agriculture Bursary Awards at Greenmount Campus, Antrim.
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Transfer of entitlements service closing soon
Farmers are being reminded that they have until midnight on Tuesday, 2 May 2023 to complete their 2023 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) Entitlement Transfers.
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DAERA issues payments of almost £9million to EFS participants
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced payments totalling £8.96million have commenced to Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) agreement holders.
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Avian Influenza Housing measures set to be lifted in Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that the housing measures which were introduced in November 2022 to help stop the spread of avian influenza will be lifted from 00:01 on Tuesday 18 April 2023.
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Satisfying food careers showcased at Loughry Campus
Food and drink manufacturing is a key sector to the local economy, offering a wide range of employment opportunities from farm to fork.
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DAERA invites expressions of interest for latest step in battle on Bovine TB
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced an expression of interest call in the latest move to tackle Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB), one of the most challenging issues currently facing the Department and the cattle industry.
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March stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in March 2023:
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DAERA welcomes publication of responses to UK pig sector consultation
DAERA has welcomed today’s publication of responses to a DEFRA-led consultation on contracts within the UK pig sector.
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Brucellosis compensation rates for April 2023
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in April 2023 will be either:
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DAERA launches consultation on Climate Change Reporting by Specified Public Bodies
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today launched a consultation on developing future regulations that will place climate change reporting duties on specified public bodies. These regulations are required to be made under the Climate Change Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
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Agri-Food industry partners support Loughry Food students
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) was delighted to host a Food Bursary and Scholarship Awards ceremony at Loughry Campus, Cookstown.
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Consultation on Strategic Way Forward for the future management of Wildfires in NI launched
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has published a Consultation on the Strategic Way Forward for the future management of Wildfires in Northern Ireland.
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Regional Food Programme opens for applications
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today announced the opening of the 2023/24 Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme (NIRFP), providing support to help raise the profile of quality regional food. Applications are invited from not-for-profit groups & regional development agencies as...
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Soil Nutrient Health Scheme – CAFRE launch training
Nutrient Management Plan training is available online at: www.cafre.ac.uk/snhs-training for farmers participating in the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS).
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Funding Innovation for Food Businesses with Invest NI and CAFRE
Innovation Voucher Workshop
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CAFRE Farm Innovations visit to North Yorkshire large dairy herds
Cathy Adams and Michael Garvey recently accompanied 17 local dairy farmers on a Farm Innovations Visit (FIV) to two large dairy herds in Yorkshire, to see at first hand the protocols implemented on the farms
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Control noxious weeds now
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) reminds farmers and landowners of the need to control noxious weeds.
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Short pause of TB testing as next stage of NIFAIS goes live
The latest stage of DAERA’s new Northern Ireland Food Animal Information System (NIFAIS) is set to launch on Monday 12 June 2023.
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Adding value to food waste streams at Loughry Campus
In the past, valuable by-products or food waste streams generated during processing, were either disposed of or downgraded to Category 3 food waste.
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The pet lamb debate – what’s your options?
Pet lamb rearers have not escaped the rising costs of inputs with prices for meal and milk powder having increased significantly in recent years. This revives the annual debate for sheep farmers, of what to do with your pet lambs this year.