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Avian Influenza update: Housing measures set to be lifted in Northern Ireland
DAERA has confirmed that the housing measures which were introduced to help stop the spread of avian influenza will be lifted from 00:01 on Monday 2 May 2022.
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Expression of Interest - Clean Air Day Primary School Campaign 2022
This year Clean Air Day takes place on Thursday 16th June. In the lead up to this, the DAERA Air and Environmental Quality unit would like to offer an expression of interest to all primary schools (P4-7) in Northern Ireland to have a member of...
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Managing rising costs on sheep farms - Plan ahead to remain profitable with this year’s lamb crop
“With the cost of almost all inputs dramatically rising, it has never been more important to plan to minimise, as much as possible, the affect this has on your business,” states CAFRE Beef and Sheep Adviser Gareth Beacom, Enniskillen.
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Suckler cow switch - Smaller cows proving better on County Down farm
Whilst running the Business Development Groups (BDG) in recent years, there has been much debate over what type of cow is best- the bigger continental cow or the smaller traditional type cow. Both have impacts on potential stocking densities, on fodder requirements and feed costs...
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DAERA opens £1million rural business development grant aid fund
A scheme to help rural micro businesses to sustain, develop and recover from the Covid 19 pandemic will open on the 4 May 2022.
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FBIS Capital Tier 2 application period extended to 20 May
DAERA have announced that the application period for the Tier 2 tranche 2 of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme - Capital (FBIS-C) has been further extended to 4.00pm on 20 May 2022.
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Set your fertiliser sower – at current prices waste is expensive
With fertiliser prices currently around 80p- £1 per kilo there has never been a more important time to ensure your fertiliser spreader is working to its optimum. Brian Hanthorn, CAFRE Beef and Sheep Adviser, Dungannon, outlines the principles of getting the most from your machine.
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Efficiency the aim for BDG member Michael McCann
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Beef and Sheep Adviser Kevin McGrath, catches up with group member Michael McCann. Michael is a full-time Suckler farmer from Altamuskin, which lies between Sixmilecross and Ballygawley, Co Tyrone.
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Call for YEN growers to repeat last year’s success
Following on from the success of CAFRE Business Development Group (BDG) members in last year’s Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) competition, arable BDG group members are once again being encouraged to take up the offer of participation in this year’s programme
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Management notes for April 2022
Management Notes are prepared by staff from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE). CAFRE is a College within the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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CAFRE release new dates for Level 4 Food Safety Management for Manufacturing training
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to hold the latest Level 4 award in Food Safety Management for Manufacturing training course.
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DAERA hosts industry taskforce to tackle rising agricultural costs
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has established a dedicated taskforce with industry representatives in response to the severe market disruptions the conflict in Ukraine is having on the costs of food production here.
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Key Rural Issues publication - 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today published ‘Key Rural Issues 2021’.
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Fertiliser requirements for grazing
“Maximising the proportion of quality grazed grass in the diet of dairy cows this year will provide the most cost effective basis for milk production; therefore nitrogen (N) input cannot be reduced to levels where grass growth is not maintained,” writes College of Agriculture, Food...
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Fertiliser for first cut silage
“Farmers preparing nutrient management programmes for first cut silage should assess herd forage requirements for the upcoming winter and use the DAERA on line crop nutrient calculator to assess fertiliser requirements,” writes College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Dairy Technologists Aidan Cushnahan and...
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Clover – insulating against increased costs
With fertiliser prices at a record high, members of CAFRE Beef and Sheep Business Development Groups (BDG) facilitated by CAFRE Adviser Stephen Flanagan have started to look at alternative systems and products to keep grass production at the optimum level to support current stocking rates...
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Minister launches new On-Line App for Private Water Supplies
A new on-line application to help ensure private water supplies are safe and sufficient has been launched by DAERA Minister Edwin Poots.
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End of mandate platform piece from Minister
Becoming Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in January 2020 was an honour and a privilege. It is a post that I hold close to my heart, having worked in agriculture all my life and having had a love of the land that charts...
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Poots introduces emergency pet travel rules for Ukrainian refugees
Refugees fleeing the war in Ukraine can enter Northern Ireland with their pets without having to meet all pet travel rules, Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced.
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Agriculture Minister meets range of stakeholders to discuss Ukraine and P&O
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has met with industry representatives, hauliers, banks, supermarkets and retailers about the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the suspension of P&O ferry sailings.