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Protect and respect all key workers
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has urged people to help protect and respect all key workers including those collecting and empting our bins during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Poots urges farmers to complete Single Application now
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots, MLA, has urged all farmers and agents to continue to submit their 2020 Single Applications as soon as possible.
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Minister halts all routine farm inspections
All routine farm inspections will be paused until 30 April 2020, Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed.
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Statement by DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA - NI Executive daily Covid-19 briefing 27 March 2020
This is a moment of great worry and concern for all of us in Northern Ireland. The actions taken this week by the Prime Minister and by our Executive are unprecedented. Not since the Second World War has our nation been under such attack.
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Deputy Chair Appointed to the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Board
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced the appointment of the new Deputy Chair to the Board of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI).
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Poots announces derogation from Crop Diversification requirements for 2020 scheme year
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has announced his intention to bring forward a derogation from the Crop Diversification requirements for 2020 scheme year.
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Reappointment and extension to members and Chair of the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, has announced the reappointment of Kate Burns and Davey Hill for second terms as members of the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA) Board to 31 May 2024.
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Minister Poots launches newly strengthened telephone service to keep cattle moving
A newly extended telephone service to avoid delays in the movement of cattle, and help keep the food supply chain moving smoothly, has been set up by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA.
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Poots and UFU advise farmers to plan for potential infection of COVID-19
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have advised farmers to make plans to deal with possible infection of COVID-19 in order to keep the family farm running.
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DAERA Minister increases measures in place to protect citizens and maintain delivery of support and advice
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has increased the measures in place to protect citizens and staff by ceasing all public facing direct services offered by DAERA Direct Offices.
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Department confirms position on farm inspections and testing
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has confirmed that on-farm inspections and testing will continue, but only in line with the latest health advice.
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Further restrictions to our forest and country parks to help save lives – Poots
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has shut down public access to DAERA-owned forest and country parks as much as possible, to help saves lives.
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DAERA introduces new measures across forests and country parks in response to Covid-19
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has temporarily closed some public-facing facilities at DAERA-owned forests, country parks, nature reserves and fisheries offices until the end of May 2020.
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CAFRE ceases face-to-face delivery of all education programmes
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has announced that the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) is ceasing face-to-face delivery of all education programmes as part of the broader effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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DAERA Minister puts measures in place to protect citizens and maintain delivery of support and advice
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has put measures in place to protect citizens and staff by reducing the public facing services offered by DAERA Direct Offices.
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EFS agreements must be accepted by 27 March 2020
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has urged farm businesses to accept their Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) agreement online by 27 March 2020 in light of the reduction in face-to-face meetings at DAERA Direct Offices.
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Importance of food production and distribution never been more important – Poots
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has urged consumers to buy responsibly whilst thanks agri-food sector for keeping food on our tables.
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DAERA Minister hosts COVID-19 summit with the agri-food industry
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has hosted a summit with representatives from the agri-food industry to discuss contingency planning and the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The value of CAFRE’s Business Development Groups should not be underestimated
Farming land classed as a Severely Disadvantaged Area (SDA) is undoubtedly a challenge, but one farmer in such a position has found that the use of readily available tools helps greatly.
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Industry Bursaries of £17,000 awarded to CAFRE food students
Seventeen students from higher education food degree courses at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) were awarded industry bursaries of £1,000 each at the recent Food Bursary Awards ceremony held at CAFRE’s Loughry Campus.