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How to get (and keep) staff for local dairy farms!
Staffing issues are fast becoming one of the more significant obstacles to progression and development on local dairy farms.
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Poots announces Glenarm Forest as NI’s first ever accredited forest conservation project under The Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA made an Oral Statement in the NI Assembly today announcing Glenarm Forest as Northern Ireland’s first accredited Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy (QCC) conservation forest.
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Poots announces increase to NI Carrier Bag Levy
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that the Carrier Bag Levy charge in Northern Ireland will increase from 5 pence to 25 pence from 1st April 2022.
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Poots – Protecting and preserving our natural environment for future generations is our responsibility
The NI Executive’s draft Green Growth Strategy is a vital milestone in the fight against climate change, but we all must play our part to ensure a greener, cleaner environment for generations to come.
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Grants and Funding
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Poots highlights the need for a Nature Positive, low carbon future for Northern Ireland
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has visited COP26 in Glasgow on Nature Day, which highlights the importance of nature and sustainable land use as part of global action on climate change and a clean, green recovery.
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Two weeks left to have your say on Northern Ireland Food Strategy Framework
Time is running out to give us your views on The ‘Food at the Heart of Our Society – A Prospectus for Change’, which aims to create Northern Ireland’s first ever Food Strategy Framework.
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Sustainability is the focus in second dairy webinar
CAFRE, Dairy UK and Ulster Farmers’ Union are delivering a series of three webinars focusing on ‘Future Proofing Your Dairy Business’.
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Avian Influenza Prevention Zone introduced in GB
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) has been introduced across Great Britain (GB) effective from 5pm on Wednesday 3rd November. The AIPZ means all bird keepers in Great Britain (whether they have pet birds, commercial flocks or just a few birds in a backyard flock)...
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November management notes
Management Notes are prepared by staff from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE). CAFRE is a Division within the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Greenmount Campus graduation celebrations
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) welcomed back onto campus former agriculture students to celebrate their academic achievements.
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Future proofing your dairy business webinar 2 – Managing and feeding for sustainability
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in partnership with the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) and Dairy Council Northern Ireland (DCNI) have come together to deliver the second webinar of the ‘Future Proofing Your Dairy Business’ webinar series.
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Poots - Farming industry remains committed to tackling climate change
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has welcomed the positive action already underway within the farming community to reduce emissions and tackle climate change, but says more can be done.
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Minister Poots launches new funding hub to mark technology day at COP26
A new online funding hub has been launched by Environment Minister Edwin Poots to mark the finance and technology theme at today’s COP26 conference in Glasgow.
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Dairy-4-Future farmers review breeding and heifer rearing policies
Dairy-4-Future pilot farmers recently had the opportunity to discuss breeding selection and heifer rearing policy on the farm of Edward Agnew.
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Road to success for Hollowbridge Farm Ice Cream
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Loughry Campus supports small and medium sized businesses innovate through the Invest NI Innovation Voucher programme.
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Poots emphasises the value of our peatlands at COP26
Environment Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has visited the Peatland Pavilion at COP26 in Glasgow, to see the global significance of peatlands in tackling climate change and the critical role that restoration of Northern Ireland’s peatlands to a healthy state will play in reversing carbon and...
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New Zealand trade deal presents serious concerns for NI Agriculture - Poots
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has expressed concern following the announcement of a UK/New Zealand Free Trade Agreement.
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Poots launches NI Centenary bursary for CAFRE students
A new bursary to mark Northern Ireland’s Centenary has been launched by Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots.
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Brucellosis compensation rates for November 2021
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in November 2021 will be either: