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The importance of dairy cow body condition at drying off
Dr Jane Sayers, CAFRE Dairy Development Adviser, continues on from her guidance in how to dry off dairy cows with a focus on body condition scoring (BCS).
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August stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in August 2021:
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Management notes for September 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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Final call for EFS Wider applications in 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed the closing date for applications for the fifth tranche of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Wider level is midnight on Friday 10 September 2021.
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DAERA Minister pays visits to CAFRE’s Enniskillen campus
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has visited CAFRE’s Enniskillen Campus to see recent agri-environment enhancement work and farriery provision.
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Brucellosis compensation rates for September 2021
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in September 2021 will be either:
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Minister meets farmers and scientists to discuss research on nutrient management and water quality in Upper Bann
Minister for Environment Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots MLA has visited Katesbridge, County Down to discuss research on water quality, farm and soil nutrient management in the Upper Bann Catchment Research Platform.
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Herbal leys performing well on County Down farm
Farming outside of Strangford on the east coast of County Down, is organic beef and sheep farmer Dale Orr, who in the past four years has adopted the inclusion of herbal leys into his farming rotation.
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A Reminder of the Ban on Moves of BVD Untested (BVDU) Animals to Slaughter coming into effect
Following the announcement in July by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA, cattle that have not been tested for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) will be prohibited from moving to slaughterhouses with effect from 01 September.
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Poots highlights £5.7million DAERA investment in forest parks
Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots, today launched the latest in a series of short films designed to promote Northern Ireland’s forest parks during the Centenary Year.
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Minister takes to the waves to visit breeding wader islands
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots took to the waves recently in Lower Lough Erne to see some of the important work being undertaken by the RSPB to enhance breeding habitats on a number of islands.
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Treating home grown grain this harvest
Production problems this year have led to supply and availability issues of propionic acid to treat grain on farms.
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Animal health focus for Magherafelt BDG farmers
Summer 2021 has seen the welcome recommencement of on farm Business Development Group (BDG) meetings. One of which John Palmer, Moneymore beef farmer hosted for a suckler beef group, based in Magherafelt and Draperstown area.
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Body Condition Scoring breeding ewes pre-tupping
Body condition scoring ewes is a simple, effective and cheap management tool to evaluate the body reserves of ewes.
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Poots encourages responses to consultation on NI’s first ever Rural Policy Framework before 06 September 2021
With the consultation period set to close on Northern Ireland’s first ever Rural Policy Framework, Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA is encouraging those who have yet to respond to do so before 06 September 2021.
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Poots publishes vision for future farming policy in NI
The future direction of farming support in Northern Ireland has taken a step forward as Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, publishes a Future Agricultural Policy Framework Portfolio for Northern Ireland.
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Minister urges farmers to help improve water quality with support from the Environmental Farming Scheme
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has reminded farmers of the importance of improving water quality on farms as he inspected buffer strips erected under EFS within the Upper Bann catchment on a farm in Katesbridge, County Down.
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Prepare your food business for PPDS Allergen Labelling Changes
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in partnership with the Food Standards Agency, hosted an online event to help local food businesses prepare for the new law on allergen labelling which comes into effect 01 October 2021.
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Payments of £2.7M for flooding support begin to issue - Poots
Payments totalling £2.7million to support farm businesses affected by the flooding and landslides in the North West in 2017 have begun to issue, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced.
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Minister Poots visits local farm businesses that are making a difference
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has visited two farm businesses near Crossgar in County Down to see how their innovative approach is helping the farming industry, as well as the local community.