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Northern Ireland Carrier Bag Levy Annual Statistics 2020/21 released
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has published the Northern Ireland carrier bag levy annual statistics for 2020/21.
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EFS opens for business!
With the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) open for Wider applications until the 10 September, now is the right time to think about what you could do on your farm with its help. The scheme provides opportunities to improve water protection or biodiversity on the farm...
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Poots welcomes release of NI Carrier Bag Levy statistics
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA today welcomed the release of the 8th annual Carrier Bag Levy statistics for Northern Ireland.
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Drying off dairy cows
The dry period is an essential stage of the dairy cow’s milk production cycle. Dr Jane Sayers, CAFRE Dairying Adviser, advises that: “A suitable length of time must be made available between lactations to ensure the udder and mammary systems recover, a healthy calf is...
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CAFRE to host Protein Crop Harvesting webinar
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is hosting an online webinar on Tuesday 24 August at 8:00pm focusing on Growing Homegrown Proteins Harvesting and Storage.
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Minister opens fifth application to EFS with visit to local farm
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has opened the fifth intake to the Environmental Farming Scheme with a visit to a farm in Downpatrick to see first-hand what can be achieved through the scheme.
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Multisensory centre making a positive difference to rural community - Poots
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has visited a multisensory centre for people with learning, physical and sensory disabilities to see how a grant of almost £40,000 is being invested.
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Minister Poots visits Wrightbus to discuss their plans for green hydrogen economy in Northern Ireland
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has visited Wrightbus in Ballymena to discuss their ambitious plans for a hydrogen economy in Northern Ireland.
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Minister visits Antrim Hills to see DAERA-funded RSPB project
Environment Minister Edwin Poots was in Glenwherry today to meet RSPB NI and visit one of the projects that has benefited from funding through his Department’s Environment Fund.
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There is something in EFS for every farmer
County Down arable farmer David Sandford of Portloughan Farm, Strangford has recently been appointed as one of the Farm Habitat Technology Demonstration Farmers.
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Part time Level 2 Horse Care qualification offered by CAFRE
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is offering the 1st 4 Sport, accredited Level 2 Certificate in the Principles of Horse Care course beginning in autumn 2021.
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Loughry degree graduate conveniently moves into developing foods
Congratulations to Grace Moore on completing her studies on the BSc (Hons) Degree in Food Technology at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE). Grace from Portstewart has achieved a 2:1 in her degree which she studied at Loughry Campus, a course validated...
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Poots grants £4.3million for environmental projects
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that 25 ‘not for profit organisations’ are to benefit from £4.3million under the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) Environment Fund.
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Sensory evaluation support offered at CAFRE
Consumers may not realise that they use sensory evaluation on a daily basis when consuming food, using the senses of sight, smell, taste, touch and hearing.
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Last chance to get Wool Covid support claims in
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has urged eligible sheep farmers to urgently apply for the Covid Support scheme he announced two weeks ago.
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Environment Minister Edwin Poots allocates £332,000 to Mournes Wildfire Recovery
Almost £350,000 has been allocated to help the Mourne Mountains recover following the devastating fire in April 2021, Environment Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed.
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Management notes for August 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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Ballyvea Football Club to kick-off new season with £360K community hub
Ballyvea Football Club in Kilkeel, Co.Down will be kicking off the new football season with a state of the art modern community hub following a grant of £270,000 from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) Rural Development Programme (RDP).
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Habitat TDF Farms open for EFS scheme visits
Training events in the form of farm walks are being held from 17 August to early September on three new Farm Habitat Technology Demonstration Farms.
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Brucellosis compensation rates for August 2021
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in August 2021 will be either: