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BDG member converts to dairy production
Greyabbey farmer and Business Development Group member Lawrence Bowden has converted the his farm to dairy production and began milking his first cows in the autumn of 2015.
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Environmental Farming BDG Scheme
CAFRE are launching a new type of Business Development Group (BDG) offering.
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Gearing for Change in 2020 – with help from CAFRE and the BDG Scheme
With the right data and information and some help from CAFRE, you can make informed decisions to improve your business as the external environment changes.
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Trees and Watercourses – Why Bother?
The streams, sheughs and rivers are so common in our countryside we almost never think of what their banks and edges represent – a place where water meets land habitats.
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CAFRE Beef Finishing - Awareness Event 16th January 2020
The efficient production of beef in an environmentally responsible manner continues to be of vital importance to the Northern Ireland industry.
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Have your say in shaping DAERA’s Innovation Strategy
Enhancing support and encouraging innovation across the environment, agri-food, forestry, fisheries sectors and rural communities is the key aim of a draft Innovation Strategy, launched for consultation today.
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DAERA welcomes the appointment of four new members to CAFRE College Advisory Group
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs today announced the appointment of four new members to the CAFRE College Advisory Group (CAG).
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Regional Food Programme opens for applications
This important regional food funding programme within the food and drink sector encourages collaboration between all sectors and representative bodies within the local food industry.
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Donegal sheep farmers visit
On Thursday 12 December 2019, 26 farmers from Teagasc Knowledge Transfer sheep discussion groups in Donegal visited two farms in the north west.
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Pelvic Measuring to Improve Calving Ease
Local Business Development Group (BDG) members met recently on Bill Harpur’s farm, Portrush, along with local vet, David Harding, to discuss how pelvic measuring heifers can be used as a breeding selection tool. Bill has successfully reduced calving issues on his farm by using pelvic...
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Christmas arrives early at CAFRE
Christmas arrived early for 24 successful agriculture and horticulture students with the CAFRE Bursary programme at Greenmount Campus.
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Have your say on how to improve water quality
A new Report published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) highlights our water environment remains under pressure from human activity, with the main pressures coming from agriculture and waste water related impacts.
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Final results of the June Agricultural Census 2019
The final results of the June 2019 Agricultural Census have been released by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Star Student
CAFRE has awarded ‘Star Student’ Donna McGuire with her Level 5 Diploma in Packaging Technology. Donna achieved the highest exam mark worldwide.
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DAERA publishes 2018 Animal Welfare Report
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today published the 2018 Animal Welfare Statistical Report.
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Open morning at CAFRE Enniskillen Campus
Parents and guardians of the Level 3 Year 1 Advanced Technical Extended Diploma in Equine Management students were invited to Enniskillen Campus for an update on the progression of individual students.
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All I want for Christmas is….pud!
Every family has their own special traditions with serving Christmas pudding. Some are served with brandy butter others with flaming brandy or golden syrup.
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DAERA announces £1.3million for eight new agri-food research projects
The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that three research institutions in Northern Ireland are to benefit from £1.3million of new funding awarded through the DAERA/DAFM 2019 Competitive Research Call.
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Farm Performance in 2018/19
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the booklet 'Northern Ireland Farm Performance Indicators 2018/19'.
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Difficult outcome for Irish Sea fisheries
The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today commented on the outcome of the 2019 December Fisheries Council in Brussels.