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UK Wildfire Conference coming to Belfast
The UK Wildfire Conference 2022, “The Human Dimension” is being jointly hosted by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS)on the 9th and 10th November in the Europa Hotel, Belfast.
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Brucellosis compensation rates for November 2022
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in November 2022 will be either:
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DAERA Survey identifies lost Royal Navy ‘Dragonfly’ Helicopter in Lough Foyle
The 1958 crash site of a rare Royal Navy helicopter has been identified as part of the Northern Ireland 3D Coastal Survey of the entire NI coastline, commissioned by The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Marine & Fisheries Division
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Is your business involved in placing plant protection products (pesticides) on the market?
If you have a business with premises in Northern Ireland that is involved in placing on the market plant protection products (pesticides) for professional and/or amateur use, you must comply with the Official Controls (Plant Protection Products) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020.
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Planning for Performance this winter
As part of the Planning for Performance events held in CAFRE’s Greenmount and Enniskillen campuses recently, Beef and Sheep advisers Gareth Beacom and Dominic Mason highlighted how farmers can best prepare their businesses for the winter ahead in light of the rising cost of inputs...
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Calving Heifers at 24 months discussed at Fermanagh Suckler BDG
As we strive to have sustainable suckler herds within Northern Ireland calving replacement beef heifers at 24 months is one area that many farmers within Business Development Groups (BDG) aim to achieve. One farmer who has been breeding his own replacements and calving them down...
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CAFRE students getting to the bones of equine anatomy and physiology
In September 2022, the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) released its first ever fully online course delivered at Level 4 at Enniskillen Campus.
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First ever UK woodland natural flood management guide published
A new United Kingdom-wide guide outlining how our forests and woodlands can reduce the damaging effects and financial impact of flooding on vulnerable communities has been recently published by Forest Research, in collaboration with the Forestry Commission, Natural Resources Wales, Scottish Forestry and Northern Ireland...
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Beef Technology Demonstration Farmer Oliver McKenna is looking forward to welcoming many more farmer groups to his farm
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Beef Fertility Technology Demonstration Farmer (TDF) Oliver McKenna from Eskra, Co Tyrone was one of the first beef farmers in Northern Ireland to be appointed as a TDF. To date, he has hosted almost 20 farm groups...
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Is your dairy farm labour efficient?
Putting it simply, ‘labour’ is about work and who does that work. The key aim for any dairy business is maximising efficiency and profitability on a sustainable basis for the future. Dairy farmers work long and hard, day in and day out. However, they need...
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Poots highlights role women play in local agri-food industry
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA, has celebrated the vital role women play in Northern Ireland’s agri-food industry during his speech to officially open the third Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) Women in Agriculture conference.
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School Pollinator Scheme has Belfast buzzing
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has visited several schools in Belfast which have benefited from his Schools Pollinator initiative.
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Poots launches consultation on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) herd restrictions
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has today launched a consultation on proposals for herd restrictions to support the eradication of BVD and is asking interested organisations, groups and individuals to provide his Department with their views.
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Re-appointment of Deputy Chair of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has announced the re-appointment of Roberta Brownlee as Deputy Chair of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) for a further two years.
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The first recipients of OCN NI Level 3 Award in The Principles of Meat Technology at CAFRE
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) offers a wide range of accredited and non-accredited training courses at Loughry Campus, Cookstown.
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First Hiroshima Survivor Trees planted in Northern Ireland
Environment Minster Edwin Poots, MLA has planted the first Hiroshima Survivor Tree sapling in Northern Ireland at CAFRE’s Greenmount campus in Antrim.
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Autumn breeding within the suckler herd
Many Autumn herds will now be slowing down on calving with the next task in hand being that of the breeding season. No matter whether you are Spring/Summer or Autumn calving, breeding is a critical period for any suckler enterprise. So, what determines reproductive efficiency...
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Announcement of new Interim Chair of the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA)
The Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA) Board has nominated Board Member Mr Alan McKeown to the position of Interim Chair effective from 1 September 2022. This arrangement is expected to last for a period of around nine months, while a public appointment process is...
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Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released
Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for April to June 2022 have been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Air Pollution in Northern Ireland 2021 report released
The ‘Air Pollution in Northern Ireland 2021’ report has been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).