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Department publishes dog statistics
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is to begin publishing canine statistics on its website.
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DAERA puts student research on top of the agenda
Postgraduate students were provided with the opportunity to discuss outcomes of key research areas with representatives of the agri-food industry at a seminar hosted by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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DAERA Review of AFBI – have your say
The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today called for views on how the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) can best meet the science and technology needs of the Northern Ireland and global agri-food industry both currently and in the future.
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Brucellosis Compensation Rates for October 2017
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in October will be either:
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Hong Kong students study tour to CAFRE
Twenty food students and three staff from the Institute of Vocational Education, Hong Kong, spent 16 very busy but rewarding days at the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) this summer.
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DAERA confirms Direct Payments Exchange Rate and Young Farmer's Payment Rate
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) confirmed that the exchange rate to be used to calculate 2017 Direct Payments and the Young Farmer’s Payment rate are now known.
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Northern Ireland’s beaches recognised for quality
Northern Ireland continues to enjoy some of the best bathing water quality in Europe, provisional figures have revealed.
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Agreement to generate renewable energy from food waste
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and Granville Ecopark Ltd (GECO) have signed a Prosperity Agreement pledging to work together to divert more food waste from landfill and use it to generate renewable energy and organic fertilisers.
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Last Call for Facts Course 2017
CAFRE are currently organising a Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme (FACTS) course for delivery in November 2017.
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Play your part during ‘Recycle Week’
Today marks the beginning of national ‘Recycle Week’ and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is encouraging everyone in Northern Ireland to help the environment by recycling more material.
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Stop & Think to protect your farm family
With six lives lost within the Northern Ireland farming community so far this year and a further 100 accidents per month on farms, CAFRE call upon farm families to ‘Stop and Think’ about farm safety.
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BVD Removal Scheme to close on 30 September 2017
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs today confirmed that an incentivisation scheme aimed at the removal of animals persistently infected by BVD will close on 30 September 2017.
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Student bursary sponsorship continues to grow at Greenmount Campus
The 2017-18 Higher Education bursary programme was recently launched at Greenmount Campus. This is the largest bursary sponsorship that has ever been on offer to students at Greenmount and reinforces the tremendous and sustained support industry has for the higher education programmes available in agriculture...
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DAERA supporting Northern Ireland’s agri-food sector at Ploughing Championships
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is attending the Ploughing Championships in Co Offaly in support of the Northern Ireland agri-food sector.
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Protecting against ammonia
By David Small, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA).
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Winter feed planning
We are now in mid-September, and the very poor weather of the last six weeks is uppermost in the minds of all farmers.
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Last call for ‘force majeure’ applications
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is reminding farmers that they must submit their ‘force majeure’ applications before the deadline of midnight Thursday 14 September 2017.
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Farm safety is firmly on the agenda for new CAFRE students
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus in conjunction with the Farm Safety Foundation has today hosted a farm safety training course for all first year full-time further education Agriculture and Land based Engineering students.
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DAERA issues further flood recovery advice to farmers
DAERA staff continue to provide help and support to farmers affected by the flooding in the North West.
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Training for the future at CAFRE
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) provide a number of LANTRA courses to support farmers and growers in order to develop their skills in operating a wide range of vehicles and attachments.