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Poots praises UK Nature Positive 2030 Report
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has commended the recent UK Nature Positive 2030 Report.
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Rearing the 2022 Dairy Heifer
On busy dairy farms with daily pressures of milking, feeding and cleaning, the rearing of calves may not always take high priority. However the heifer calves become the future milking herd and so they need the best possible start in life to achieve their potential...
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Poots invests in new climate change project ahead of COP26
School pupils and community groups are set to join the fight against climate change thanks to a new project funded by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.
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Poots announces Agriculture and Climate Change conference in advance of COP26
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots MLA, has announced that his Department will co-host an agriculture and climate change event on 27 October 2021, in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties – COP26.
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Enniskillen Recycling Centre benefits from £725,000 investment
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has visited a Household Recycling Centre in Enniskillen to see improvements made following a £725,122 grant from his Department’s Household Waste Recycling Collaborative Change Programme.
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Poots plants tree for NI centenary
As part of the Northern Ireland centenary celebrations, DAERA Minister Edwin Poots, MLA has visited the Scouts NI centre at Crawfordsburn Country Park in County Down.
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New £80,000 park trail will improve health and wellbeing for people of Lisburn - Poots
A new £80,000 park trail will allow the people of Lisburn to enjoy the outdoors and get closer to nature, resulting in improved health and wellbeing, Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has said.
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Brucellosis compensation rates for October 2021
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in October 2021 will be either:
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Study at CAFRE to cultivate a career in Land-Based Engineering
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is well known for its campus in Antrim which delivers agriculture and land-based courses. Greenmount Campus offers students leaving school with GCSE qualifications the opportunity to follow a career in the Land-based Engineering sector.
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Poots announces new £750k investment in Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has today announced that a new £750k tranche of the Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme (RMCGS) will open for applications on Friday 1 October 2021.
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CAFRE Level 2 Apprenticeship in the Equine Industry
Love working with horses? Apprentices, this is your chance to learn and earn!
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Invitation to CAFRE’s Virtual Open Week
You are invited to join the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise’s (CAFRE) Virtual Open Week from Monday 4 to Thursday 7 October 2021.
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Poots kicks off new pitch on rural recreation
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has today stressed the benefits of upgrading recreation facilities in rural areas during visits to Mid-Ulster.
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Minister announces improved Air Quality Alert system to help protect public health
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced changes to his Department’s High Air Pollution Alert Protocol in order to improve how the public are informed when periods of high air pollution are forecast or being experienced in Northern Ireland.
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Drinking water quality remains high across Northern Ireland
The safety and quality of drinking water in Northern Ireland remains high, a new report today confirmed.
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Poots launches NI’s first ever scheme to protect our pollinators
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has launched Northern Ireland’s first ever Rural Community Pollinator Scheme to improve the health of our bees and pollinators and help protect our eco-systems.
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Minister Poots launches new Northern Ireland Food Strategy Framework
Making Northern Ireland a world-class food region, that provides safe, healthy and environmentally friendly food for the future is the central ambition of the latest DAERA-led consultation.
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High interest in Tier 2 FBIS Capital Scheme
Almost 900 Expressions of Interest have been received by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for the second tranche of Tier 2 of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme - Capital (FBIS-C).
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Poots reminds farmers to report all cattle abortions and stillbirths for brucellosis testing
Farmers must continue to be vigilant against brucellosis, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has said.
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Leading climate change experts brief the NI Executive
Two of the UK’s leading climate change experts have briefed the Northern Ireland Executive on the independent science and evidence behind their recommendations for NI’s contribution to the UK’s net zero targets.