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Poots and Lyons – Sustainability is vital for the future of our farming
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA and Economy Minister Gordon Lyons MLA have met with Sir Peter Kendall to discuss the findings of the Independent Strategic Review of the NI Agri-Food Sector report.
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Northern Ireland’s Rural Policy Framework launched
Rural Affairs Minister Poots has launched a Rural Policy Framework for Northern Ireland which aims to create a sustainable rural community where people want to live, work and be active.
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Poots visits the past and looks to the future in Ards and North Down
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has announced £7.4million for the Whitespots Country Park project, which will see a park created at the old industrial lead mines site between Newtownards and Bangor.
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Poots welcomes new appointment of a Northern Ireland Non-Executive Member of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP)
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced the appointment of Malcolm Beatty OBE as a Northern Ireland Non-Executive Member of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP).
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Poots welcomes report on removal of unnecessary single-use plastics across NICS estate
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the publication of the Single Use Plastic Reduction Action Plan Annual Report, which provides an update on how the Northern Ireland Executive has met its target to remove all unnecessary single-use plastic (SUP) from the Government estate, by 1st...
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Poots delivers £200,000 support scheme for local agricultural shows
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced a £200,000 package of support for Northern Ireland’s agricultural shows following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Poots announces more than £6million to farmers for environmental scheme
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that payments of more than £6million have issued to farmers participating in the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS).
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Poots approves finalised Environment Strategy
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA, has given his approval to Northern Ireland’s first overarching Environment Strategy.
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Agriculture Minister calls on fuel price drop to help agriculture sector
Following yesterday’s announcement by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak to cut 5p per litre on fuel duty, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has called on retailers to pass on savings to customers as the agri-food sector struggles with rising fuel prices.
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Future Agricultural Policy for Northern Ireland
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has announced today the 54 policy decisions on Future Agricultural Policy for Northern Ireland.
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Act responsibly and remain vigilant to wildfires
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) and Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are asking everyone for their help during the current dry spring weather. As the dry weather continues, DAERA, NIFRS and PSNI are...
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Poots celebrates food and centenary bursaries at CAFRE
Bursaries worth £21,000 have been presented to CAFRE students including four new bursaries to mark Northern Ireland’s Centenary year.
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Minister welcomes investment in Magherafelt Recycling Centre
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has visited a Household Recycling Centre in Magherafelt as work begins on improvements to the site, following a £945,898 grant from his Department’s Household Waste Recycling Collaborative Change Programme.
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Beef and sheep farmers look at options in a climate of rising costs
Rising costs of fertiliser and meal were the hot topic of discussion at Business Development Group 94’s meeting last week, kindly hosted by George and David Caldwell, Magherafelt. With input costs constantly on the rise, it was important the group discussed and viewed the impact...
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Minister’s statement following publication of the Rural Needs Annual Monitoring Report
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has made a written statement to the Assembly following the publication of the Rural Needs Annual Monitoring Report April 2020 – March 2021.
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Poots crowns his pollinator achievements
Minister for Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots has launch a £100,000 Queens Platinum Jubilee Pollinator Garden Award for rural Northern Ireland community groups whilst visiting the walled garden at Greenmount College.
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Poots - sharing knowledge and solutions are vital to address issues facing UK agri-food industry
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA, has hosted the second meeting of the UK Agriculture Partnership (UKAP), at CAFRE’s Greenmount Campus.
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Agriculture Minister meets with Stena Line
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has met with Stena Line representatives to hear how they are responding to the suspension of P&O Ferry sailings.
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Poots raises Ukraine and P&O with UK Ministerial counterparts
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has raised the challenges facing the agri-food sector with his counterparts in England, Scotland and Wales during a meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA).
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Poots – Educating our children is vital in the fight against plastic pollution and waste prevention
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has attended a special performance of the latest 'Eco-Project' play at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast, which aims to increase environmental awareness and promote positive behaviour change with regards to littering, recycling and single use plastics.