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CAFRE Public meetings on winter feeding and management issues
The prolonged wet weather has resulted in a potential shortage of fodder or poor quality silage for some farms.
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October stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in October 2017:
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CAFRE Level II Agricultural Business Operations Course up and running
The CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations (Level II) Course is now up and running for a fourth year.
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New funding for vital inland search and rescue equipment
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs today welcomed the announcement of new funding for vital rescue equipment to help keep Northern Ireland’s rivers, loughs and estuaries safer.
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Hillsborough Forest - improvement works at Hillsborough Lake Dams
Due to improvement works at Hillsborough Lake dams, the upper car park at Hillsborough Forest has been closed to the public from Monday 6 November 2017.
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Brucellosis Compensation Rates for November 2017
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in November will be either:
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Another successful product from CAFRE food technologist
Food products with targeted nutritional claims are in high demand so when food entrepreneur Shane Ryan of EatFeed identified an opportunity for a meat free ready meal with a high protein claim, Shane realised that he needed to consult with a food technologist.
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Minimal forage diets
The prolonged unsettled weather has resulted in a potential shortage of fodder for some farms or poor quality silage with low dry matter and metabolisable energy (ME) contents. In some cases, due to limited supplies of forage being available or through a desire for enhanced...
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Management Notes for November 2017
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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DAERA delivers record number of advance CAP payments
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today announced that 94% of farmers in Northern Ireland have received an advance CAP payment in October 2017.
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NIEA crime section targets illegal scrapyard
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency has carried out a joint operation with the PSNI targeting illegal waste, it announced today.
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Time for robotics in the food industry
Northern Ireland food and drinks companies are being encouraged to consider investing in robotics and automation, and to avail of the local help and assistance available to them.
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Saving fodder this autumn
Broken weather and poor conditions have continued through September and October with little opportunity to harvest fodder to date. Small quantities of fodder have been saved by farmers picking their fields and working with relatively light-weight equipment where possible. At this stage in late autumn...
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There is still hope of establishing cereal crops
As the wet weather continues, many growers who had hoped to establish winter crops are seeing the window of opportunity rapidly disappearing, particularly for winter barley.
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DAERA welcomes significant improvement in Northern Ireland recycling rates
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today welcomed the latest Waste Management Statistics which showed a significant upturn in household recycling achieving a rate of 50% for the first time across Northern Ireland.
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Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released
Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for April to June 2017 have been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.
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Farmers urged to be vigilant following detection of bluetongue virus in cattle imported to Great Britain
Farmers in Northern Ireland should remain watchful for signs of bluetongue virus following the detection of the virus in post import checks in Great Britain in a number of cattle imported from France.
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Winter feeding for efficient performance
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Its official - Adam is a man of excellence
Globe-trotting Adam Ferguson is a man of international excellence.
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Have you enough fodder for this winter?
The poor weather has left the fodder situation very difficult on many farms across Northern Ireland. The quantity and quality of fodder should be assessed on all farms.