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Poots announces payment of £16.5m under Environmental Farming Scheme
Payments totalling £16.5million to participants in the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) have commenced, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.
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Poots announces £2M Covid-19 financial support package for cull sows
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced a financial support package worth up to £2M for pig farmers who have been impacted by the collapse in prices for cull sows in the last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Pre-emergence weed control a priority for Protein Crops
With an increased area of peas, beans and Lupins planted this spring in response to the recently announced Protein Crops Scheme, growers are reminded about the importance of timely weed control.
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Poots confirms £2million in cash already hitting bank accounts of pig and poultry producers
Farming Minister Edwin Poots MLA has confirmed that almost £2million of Covid support funding has been paid out to just over 100 pig and poultry producers.
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DAERA Invites applications for Environmental Technology Demonstration Farms
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is currently establishing a network of Technology Demonstration Farms [TDFs] and the next application window is open.
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Did you study food or work at Loughry?
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) invites past and current Loughry Food students and staff to join an online Alumni event on Monday 12 April at 7.30pm.
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Top tips for sustainable dairy farming
In June 2019, the UK Government announced its commitment to ‘Net Zero 2050’. This target has advanced the need for a move towards increasing the sustainability of our agricultural sector. Sustainable farming considers environmental, economic and social pillars within a farming business.
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The Principles of Meat Technology Online at CAFRE is open for applications
The Principles of Meat Technology Online will be available from the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in April 2021. Technologists based at CAFRE’s Loughry Campus have designed the Meat Technology course to meet the training needs of staff working in the meat...
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Minister Poots promotes the merits of the Protein Crops Scheme
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots today visited an arable farm near Hillsborough to encourage eligible farmers/businesses to apply for the recently launched Protein Crops Scheme.
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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 2021:
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Management notes for April 2021
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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New arrival at CAFRE Enniskillen Campus
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise’s equine campus is located near the town of Enniskillen on the edge of Lough Erne in County Fermanagh. It consists of breeding, equitation and racing yards which are used to educate the next generation of equestrians in...
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Pay increase for agricultural workers
The Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland (AWB) has confirmed changes to pay for agricultural workers.
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Poots welcomes packaging partnership to tackle plastic pollution
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed a new partnership that will fund training places for packaging technologists in a drive to find more sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics.
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DAERA Invites applications for Crops Technology Demonstration Farms
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is currently establishing a network of Technology Demonstration Farms [TDFs] and the next application window is open.
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Poots visits area affected by 2017 North West flooding
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has visited a farming business in the Owenkillew river valley at the invitation of the UFU, to discuss the ongoing impacts of the August 2017 flooding in the area and subsequent land slippage.
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Poots considers money-back scheme on drinks bottles to tackle litter
A money-back scheme on drinks bottles to help increase recycling is being considered by Environment Minister Edwin Poots.
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Poots announces a further £325K support for aquaculture sector
Northern Ireland’s aquaculture sector is to receive a further financial support package of up to £325,000 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, Fisheries Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.
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Minister announces a new Honours Degree in Horticulture for Northern Ireland
Horticulture students can now, for the first time, study for an honours degree in Northern Ireland, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots has announced.
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Priority Areas announced for 2021 US-Ireland Research Funding Programme
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced the six eligible programme priority areas open to Northern Ireland research institutions under the 2021 US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership Call in Agriculture.