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Poots: Back to Balmoral
Direct Payments will be made on 1 September in full this year only, to help farmers with cash-flow issues caused by market disturbances.
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Application period opens for £2million pig support scheme - Poots
A new support package worth up to £2million for Northern Ireland’s pig farmers is about to open for applications, Agricultural Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.
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Ministers announce the delivery of new Farm Family Health Check Programme vehicle at Balmoral
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots and Health Minister Robin Swann have visited the new state of the art Farm Families Health Check Programme (FFHCP) vehicle provided by investment of £95,000 from DAERA’s Tackling Rural Poverty and Social Isolation (TRPSI) programme.
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Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA) Communique: 21 March 2022
The Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA) met on Monday 21 March by video conference.
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Extension to the Chair and Board Members of the Livestock and Meat Commission
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA, today announced that he has extended the appointment of Gerard McGivern, Chair, and four members of the Board of Livestock and Meat Commission, Mr. Harry Sinclair, Ms. Oonagh Chesney, Mr. Jim Lennon and Mr. Gerry Maguire, for a period of...
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Plan now for a smooth transition
The transition from the end of one lactation to the start of another is now widely recognised as one of the key periods in any dairy system.
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Poots gets a taster of what’s on show at Balmoral
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots got a taster of what’s on at the Balmoral Show tonight (Tuesday 10 May) when he viewed some of the award-winning livestock and exhibits ahead of tomorrow’s big opening.
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Dairy Technology Demonstration Farmer Chris Catherwood welcomes South Down Business Development Group
CAFRE Dairy Feed Efficiency Technology Demonstration Farmer (TDF) Chris Catherwood from the Ards Peninsula, Co Down recently welcomed a group of South Down dairy farmers to his farm where he got the chance to explain many aspects of how he farms including feed efficiency.
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Closing date approaches for EFS Higher Tranche 6
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed the closing date for applications for the sixth tranche of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Higher level is Friday 13 May 2022.
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Something for everyone at DAERA’s exhibits at Balmoral
A visit to this year’s Balmoral Show wouldn’t be complete without calling into see the DAERA exhibits.
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CAFRE students attend ‘Opportunities for Employment in Agriculture’ event
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) students recently attended an ‘Opportunities for Employment in Agriculture’ event held at Greenmount Campus.
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Deadline to submit Single Applications approaching
The deadline for submitting Single Applications without financial penalty is midnight Monday 16 May 2022.
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Management notes for May 2022
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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Brucellosis compensation rates for May 2022
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in May 2022 will be either:
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The application window for EFS Higher has opened
The sixth tranche of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Higher Level opened for applications on 27 April until 13 May.
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Did you study at CAFRE’s Loughry Campus?
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) invites past and current Loughry Food students to join a lunchtime Alumni event on Monday 9 May 2022 at 1pm. This online event will be streamed live from the Discover CAFRE Facebook page.
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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 October to December 2021 have been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Deadline for Basic Payment Scheme Entitlement Transfers approaching
The deadline for completing Basic Payment Scheme Entitlement Transfers for 2022 is midnight Tuesday 3 May 2022.
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Managing rising costs on beef and sheep farms – CAFRE on-farm awareness events
With the impact of rising input costs being felt across the industry the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are hosting a number of on-farm events.
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Fertility management in a high-yielding autumn calving herd
Many dairy farmers aspire to having a tight autumn calving herd but for most in reality calving starts in the autumn and often extends for perhaps 4, 6 or even 8 months.