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Payments to manage uplands through EFS Higher
Applications for the fifth tranche of EFS Higher can now be made online up until 21 May.
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Key metrics to managing grass
The 2021 grazing season is now in full swing and is proving a challenge with poor early season growth rates.
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Minister announces the opening of the 2021/22 NI Regional Food Programme
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced the opening of the 2021/22 Northern Ireland Regional Food Programme (NIRFP), providing support of £300k to help raise the profile of quality regional food.
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Minister Poots visits Stream BioEnergy Biogas Plant near Ballymena
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has visited the Stream BioEnergy (SBE) Biogas Plant near Ballymena to see the innovative technology and congratulate SBE on over three years of successful operations.
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Last few days to submit 2021 Single Application
With only a few days remaining to the 17 May deadline for submitting the 2021 Single Application, Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots MLA is urging farmers who have not yet taken any action, to act now and submit their Single Application without delay.
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Management notes for May 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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Sow the reseed and reap the reward
Grass is the cheapest form of feed for our livestock, calculated at approximately one quarter of the cost of concentrate feed on a p/kgDM basis it certainly makes financial sense to ensure that grass swards are operating at optimum levels.
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Poots visits rural community organisations
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA, today met a number of rural community organisations in County Armagh which have received assistance through the Marginalised Minority Communities in Rural Border Areas measure of DAERA’s Rural Community Development Support Service Programme
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Increasing genetic gain in a suckler herd with the use of sorted semen
With the breeding season just around the corner suckler farmers will be starting to consider breeding protocols on the farm.
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Taking food to a new level
The College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and Invest NI work in partnership to help Entrepreneurs and Innovative Individuals to make an idea a reality.
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Recycling investment reaches £5million with latest investment - Poots
A £1million investment in a new recycling facility will help both our environment and economy says Environment Minister Edwin Poots.
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Poots publishes report into fishing and seafood sector
Fisheries Minister Edwin Poots MLA has published the findings of a major report regarding the investment needs of the fishing and seafood sector in Northern Ireland.
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Treat our waterways with respect, not pollution – Poots
Members of the public, farmers and business must be respectful of our local waterways and be aware of the devastating impact of pollution, Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has said.
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Business Development Groups making a difference to over 3000 farm businesses
The Business Development Groups (BDGS) Scheme has made a difference to farm businesses, according to an interim report by the Agri-Food Biosciences Institute (AFBI).
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Poots announces £270,000 investment in the future of farming
Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots, MLA has announced a £270,000 grant to provide agricultural-related education/training, personal development and rural development promotion among young people.
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£4.6million DAERA rural development success across Mid and East Antrim
Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has visited the Mid and East Antrim area where £4.6million has been invested in projects that support rural businesses, communities and villages and have created 63 jobs.
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Poots announces £75million investment in CAFRE campuses
A £75million investment in CAFRE campuses will underpin future sustainable growth of the Northern Ireland agri-food industry, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has said.
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April stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in April 2021:
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Silage making - Environmental considerations
As silage season approaches, now is the time to consider the environmental risk of silage effluent to avoid a pollution incident which could cause serious harm to our waterways.
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Wader management at CAFRE
The Curlew was once a widespread bird in Northern Ireland but in the last 25-30 years the number of breeding pairs has declined by an estimated 90%.