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Poots pledges to stand up for local fishermen
Fisheries Minister Mr Edwin Poots, has vowed to fight for our local fishing industry and support its growth as he visited Kilkeel Harbour today.
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2,000 Farm Family Members trained in First Aid!
Over 2,000 farm family members have completed Farm Families First Aid Awareness training. This training is delivered over an evening to farm family members at local venues across Northern Ireland through CAFRE’s Farm Family Key Skills (FFKS) scheme.
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The spade still remains the farmer’s best friend
Even with all the major technological advances over the centuries in farming, one ancient agricultural work implement remains the farmer’s best friend to this day – the trusty spade.
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Learning Theory with Dr Helen Spence
On Friday 28 February, Clinical Equine Behaviourist Dr Helen Spence will deliver an informative and interactive day at CAFRE Enniskillen Campus regarding learning theory and how horses learn best. The day runs from 9:30am to 4pm with refreshments and lunch provided.
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Love is in the air as Greenmount florists in training prepare for a beautiful Valentine’s Day
As these wonderful images show, floristry students at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Campus at Greenmount have been extremely busy preparing for the most romantic day of the year.
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Minister Poots launches NI’s first tractor driving simulators
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA got into the driving seat today at CAFRE’s Greenmount Campus when he officially launched Northern Ireland’s first ever tractor driving simulators.
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New concepts, new ideas and new solutions - Poots
We must encourage new concepts, new ideas and new solutions to maximise opportunities for Northern Ireland’s agriculture, food, environment, marine, forestry and rural sectors – Poots
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Pay increase for agricultural workers
Following a meeting on 17 January 2020, the Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland has announced proposed increases to the minimum wage rates for agricultural workers.
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Poots hopeful that ‘Finn’s Law’ can be introduced in the very near future
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has said that ‘Finn’s Law’ is an important issue and one that he is hopeful can be developed within the lifetime of this Assembly.
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Management notes for February 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).
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2020 Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) derogation are now open
Applications for a derogation to spread up to 250kg of Nitrogen per hectare per year have now opened under the Nutrient Action Programme (NAP) NI 2019.
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Meeting the challenges of managing large dairy herds
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering dairy farmers the opportunity to travel to Great Britain to learn about large dairy herd management.
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CAFRE’s success highlighted by National Apprenticeship Week
This year’s National Apprenticeship Week (February 3-7) has proven to be a great opportunity for businesses to realise the benefits that apprenticeships can bring to them.
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Poots confirms £293million secured for Direct Payments in 2020
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has confirmed that farmers will share £293million in Direct Payments for the 2020 scheme year and that his Department aims to make full payments from 16 October 2020.
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Certificate in the Principles of Horse Care
The Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horse Care is an accredited course which will run over eight evenings at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Greenmount Campus, Antrim
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January stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in January 2020:
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20,000 people benefit from Family Farm Health Check
A significant milestone was reached today when the highly popular Farm Family Health Check Programme celebrated its 20,000th health screening.
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Brucellosis compensation rates for February 2020
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in January will be either:
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Extension of the appointment of Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland Board Member
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots, today announced that he has extended the appointment of a Member of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC), Mr Patrick McElroy, for a period of six months.
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Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released
Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for July to September 2019 have been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).