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Planning ahead for spring grazing on the Kirkwood Farm
A recent Business Development Group (BDG) meeting on the Kirkwood farm at Millisle highlighted a number of priorities for group members to re-focus their attention on areas where they can positively influence or change their own individual farms.
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Farmers to receive full Direct Payments in October for the first time
Farmers in Northern Ireland will, for the first time, receive their full Direct Payments this month, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.
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Soil Health: Looking after what you've got
Soil is every farm’s greatest asset. It’s a multi-functional resource and supports many ecosystem services including: food production; nutrient cycling; carbon storage; water purification; and, a habitat for biodiversity.
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CAFRE/Teagasc announce second Dairy Calf to Beef WebEx Event
Following on from the first very successful dairy beef calf rearing webinar CAFRE and Teagasc are once again coming together to deliver a further event on October 15, 2020 at 7.30pm.
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Minister urges the public to have their say on monitoring the health of our seas
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has urged people in Northern Ireland to help Government to achieve the UK wide vision for clean, healthy, safe, productive and biologically diverse seas by having their say on proposals for marine monitoring programmes.
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Northern Ireland soon to take a step forward on clean air
Northern Ireland will soon move forward on a clean air strategy that aims to make our air quality better, improve our health and wellbeing, reduce pollutants in the air we breathe and protect the environment
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Northern Ireland beef ships to US citizens
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has visited WD Meats, one of two Northern Ireland beef processors to be granted access to the US market for the first time in 20 years, in an historic moment for local farmers.
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Inter Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA) 14 September 2020
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA participated in the September meeting of the Inter Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA)
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DAERA publishes Farm Business Data 2020
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today announced publication of the ‘Farm Business Data 2020’ farm planning handbook.
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DAERA seeks views on Review of the Schedule of the Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today commenced a consultation exercise to inform the review of the list of bodies and persons set out in the Schedule to the Rural Needs Act (NI) 2016.
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Extensions to appointments on the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced the extension to the term of appointment for three Members of the DAERA Statutory advisory body, the Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside (CNCC) commencing on 01 September 2020.
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A further £1.7million allocated to NI’s fishing fleet
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has announced up to £1.7million for Northern Ireland’s fishing fleet to help it deal with the impacts of Covid-19 on the markets for key species.
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Poots announces 4.3% increase to BPS entitlements in 2020 scheme year
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that a linear increase of 4.3% will be applied to all Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) entitlements in 2020 scheme year.
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CAFRE and Teagasc to host joint dairy calf to beef webinars
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in conjunction with Teagasc have announced that they are to collaborate on presenting two virtual beef technology events in October.
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Poots launches £550K scheme to boost rural tourism
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has launched a £550,000 scheme to boost tourism in rural areas.
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CAFRE take equine health course entirely online
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) have announced that their course ‘Managing Equine Health’ will be delivered online beginning in the next few weeks.
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It’s time to ‘Get into Nature’ says Environment Minister
Many of us are staycationing closer to home and it’s the perfect time to ‘Get into Nature’ and appreciate the environment on our doorstep – Environment Minister Edwin Poots has said.
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Brucellosis compensation rates for October 2020
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in October will be either:
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Resilience in the face of an ever changing climate
Northern Ireland is experiencing more extreme weather events than ever before. 2020 Met Office records inform us that we have experienced the wettest February since records began. March, April and May resulted in the driest spring since 1900 and the summer months of June, July...
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Management notes for October 2020
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).