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Beech Park Farm - a farm family making progress with BDG
Beech Park Farm, located close to the village of Crossgar in Co Down, is home to the Hogg family dairy farm. Together the partnership of Alan, Linda and son Tom manage the Holstein dairy herd plus all replacement stock.
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Minister Poots launches carbon initiative on dairy farms
A new initiative to help tackle carbon emissions within the dairy sector has been launched by Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA.
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Fodder beet - An option for beef finishing diets
It has always been said that fodder beet to cattle is like sweets to children, it will always be the first thing they go for and they will always want more of it.
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Provisional results of the June Agricultural Census 2021
The provisional results of the June 2021 Agricultural Census have been released today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Estimates of Crop Yields and Production in 2021
Yield and production estimates for the main cereal crops and potatoes for the year 2021 were issued today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Poots publishes Rural Needs Annual Monitoring Report 2020-2021
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has published the Rural Needs Annual Monitoring Report 2020-2021.
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The Wright Way at CAFRE – a Story of Three Generations
Today I am meeting three generations of the Wright Family who have been part of the fabric of the local agri-food industry for many years.
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Cattle exports to the Republic of Ireland to meet BVD conditions from 2022
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs wishes to make keepers aware that cattle moving to the Republic of Ireland (ROI) will soon have to meet new requirements related to their Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) status. This change is a result of the new...
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November stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in November 2021:
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Air Pollution in Northern Ireland 2020 report released
The ‘Air Pollution in Northern Ireland 2020’ report has been has been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Minister Poots discusses Avian Influenza with DAFM Minister
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has met his Republic of Ireland counterpart, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, TD, to discuss the recent outbreak of Avian Influenza in both jurisdictions.
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Minister updates Assembly on Avian Flu
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has updated his Assembly colleagues regarding the current Avian Influenza outbreak across the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.
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Minister encourages responses to draft Green Growth Strategy during meeting with green hydrogen project
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots MLA has met with representatives from hydrogen-based technology project GenComm during a visit to Belfast Metropolitan College’s Millfield Campus, where he discussed their work on green hydrogen and the resultant benefits for Northern Ireland.
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Replacement dairy heifers – ‘Get it right or pay the price!’
Heifer rearing and the associated cost of replacement stock on dairy farms has become more significant on many dairy farms in recent years.
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Planning for increased costs on dairy farms in 2022
As we approach a new year, now is an opportune time to evaluate the financial health of your farm business. Input costs have been increasing and knowing your financial and physical numbers is key to helping you plan for the future. Figure 1 highlights the...
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Improving farm efficiency through membership of Business Development Groups
For County Down farmer James Henning, being a member of his local Business Development Group (BDG) has helped him face increasing commodity prices and improve his farm business performance.
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Two further suspect cases of notifiable avian flu identified
Two further suspect cases of notifiable avian influenza have been identified in a commercial poultry flock near Markethill in County Armagh and a commercial duck flock in Coagh, County Tyrone.
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Minister welcomes re-opening of US market to UK lamb
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the announcement that exports of UK lamb to the US market can resume from early next year after more than two decades of restrictions.
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200 not out for CAFRE Technology Demonstration Farms
Technology Demonstration Farms (TDF’s) provide a network of local farms which allow other farmers the opportunity to see new technology and innovations which they could adopt on their own farms.
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Minister addresses important issues facing NI agri-food industry with Eustice
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has met with Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice at Westminster to discuss some of the current issues affecting the Northern Ireland agri-food industry.