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Kircubbin community will benefit from £283K investment - Poots
An investment of £283,000 will improve services and outdoor space for the Ards and North Down community of Kircubbin, DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has said.
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Protect your flock webinar
Are you a bird keeper? Just a few hens? Then you have a Back Yard Flock!
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DAERA warns farmers to avoid EFS penalties
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has reminded farmers to avoid potential penalties on their Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) payments by ensuring their claims are accurate.
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Avian Influenza housing order to come into force
New housing measures are to be introduced as part of the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in Northern Ireland (NI) from 29 November, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.
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Farmer Safety at Livestock Markets Remains a Priority
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic The Livestock Market Stakeholder engagement group have continued to meet on a regular basis to ensure that Livestock Markets can remain open and safe for farmers to attend.
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Extension to term of appointment of Members of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Board
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, has announced an extension to the term of appointment for seven Members of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Board.
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Avian Influenza confirmed at commercial holding in Republic of Ireland
The Republic of Ireland (ROI) has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in samples from a commercial housed turkey flock in County Monaghan.
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Ministers lend support to World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Health Minister Robin Swann say that it is vital to provide important advice on the responsible use of antimicrobials in World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW).
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Members appointed to AFBI Board
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, has announced the appointment of 11 new Members to the Board of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI).
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Meeting Market specification – Why is it so important?
Producing what the market wants is the key to success in any business.
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Seven percent rise in noise complaints in Northern Ireland
Noise complaints received by district councils between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019 have increased by nearly 7% according to a report published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Minister Poots comments on the latest Carbon Intensity Indicators
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has welcomed the continued progress that the dairy sector has made in reducing its carbon emissions per litre of milk produced.
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Good progress with delivery of CAFRE’s Level II Agricultural Business Operations Course
The CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations (ABO) Level II Certificate Course is up and running again for another year with a 20% increase in enrolments.
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October stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in October 2021:
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Avian Influenza Prevention Zone introduced in Northern Ireland
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) will be introduced in Northern Ireland (NI) from midnight on 17 November, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots, MLA, has confirmed.
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Poots represents Northern Ireland on the global stage at COP26
Edwin Poots, the Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, has joined other leaders at COP26 to highlight the importance of taking collaborative action to reach global climate targets. Minister Poots represented Northern Ireland, alongside regional government and state representatives from Scotland, Wales, Australia, Mexico...
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Poots launches consultation on NI’s first Environment Strategy at COP26
Edwin Poots MLA, has launched a consultation document on Northern Ireland’s first ever overarching Environment Strategy.
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Treatment of liver fluke in cattle & sheep this winter
With the majority of cattle housed from late October through early November many farmers are now addressing their herd health plan again, in particular for the treatment of liver fluke. In this article Dominic Mason, CAFRE Beef and Sheep Advisers looks at the signs, lifecycle...
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Attracting, training and retraining staff webinar
‘How to get (and keep) people to work on dairy farms’ is the subject of a webinar taking place on Tuesday 16 November at 8pm. This webinar covers a topic which many dairy farmers have a problem with and that is how to get help...
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Northern Ireland joins global climate action network
Edwin Poots MLA, Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, says Northern Ireland joining the Under2 Coalition and signing up to the new Memorandum of Understanding is a significant step in the region’s climate change journey and will help to drive forward climate action.