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Join us at CAFRE’s Virtual Open Week events
You are invited to join us on Discover CAFRE Facebook live for the CAFRE’s Virtual Open Week from Monday 7th to Thursday 10th March 2022.
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Poots hails the humble hedgerow
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has hailed the benefits of the humble farm hedge and the farmers who are planting new ones.
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Poots - Assembly approval of amendments to Climate Change Bill is a ‘win for common sense’
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed Assembly support for amendments to his Climate Change Bill, which will ensure the agriculture sector is not being disadvantaged as a result of the Assembly agreed net zero target...
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Discover Horticulture at CAFRE
What opportunities are there in horticulture? What is horticulture?
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Dairy-4-Future Farmers discuss Carbon and Mastitis
“Dairy-4-Future pilot farmers recently met at the farm of Mark Blelock to discuss factors affecting the carbon footprint of their businesses and the opportunities presented through using on farm culturing techniques to identify mastitis causing...
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£1.1million investment delivers first-class new facilities at Gortin Glen Forest Park - Poots
Visitors to Gortin Glens Forest Park will benefit from a wide range of new facilities following the completion of extensive enhancements, Rural Development Minister Edwin Poots MLA has said.
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Accelerate your career through CAFRE
To mark International Women’s Day on Friday 4 March 2022 we caught up with Loughry Campus food graduate Siobhan Parks. Siobhan has certainly packed in a lot to her career development since her graduation from...
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Northern Ireland greenhouse gas projection statistics released
Northern Ireland greenhouse gas projection statistics based on 2019 greenhouse gas inventory statistics have been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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February stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in February 2022:
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Poots hosts devolved regions meeting
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has hosted a meeting between the Agriculture Ministers and Farming Union Presidents from the devolved regions of the UK to discuss the development of the future agricultural...
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Poots - Paws for thought exercise successfully disrupts puppy traffickers
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has provided details of a successful pre-Christmas operation, designed to tackle the illegal movement of low welfare pups through Northern Ireland’s ports.
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Disease Control Zones introduced as another case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) confirmed in County Fermanagh
A further case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 has been confirmed in a small, mixed species, backyard flock in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh.
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Poots – Don’t Pay to Throw Away, re-use your carrier bags
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has again urged people to protect the environment by re-using carrier bags wherever possible, following yesterday’s approval by the NI Assembly of an increase to the Carrier Bag Levy Charge...
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Poots asks for views on Farming for Nature Package proposals
DAERA has asked for views on the proposed ‘Farming for Nature Package’ element of its Future Agricultural Policy Proposals for Northern Ireland for public consultation.
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A bird’s eye view to calculate carbon storage
“When it comes to carbon storage, a question that’s often asked by farmers is how you can measure the carbon stored in farm hedgerows and trees”, explains Ruth Ruddell, a technologist working at The College...
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Minister plants trees as part of project to offset COP26 travel emissions
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots MLA has planted trees in Redburn Country Park in County Down as part of a project to off-set the carbon emissions associated with travel to and...
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Co Fermanagh CAFRE Technology Demonstration Farm appointed
Technology Demonstration Farms (TDFs) provide a network of local farms which allow other farmers the opportunity to see new technology and innovations which they could adopt within their own businesses. William Egerton, Rosslea, Co. Fermanagh...
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Rescuing lives from the skies
Almost £500,000 has been given to two search and rescue groups that played a vital role in controlling last year’s devastating fire on the Mourne Mountains.
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Fertiliser challenges this year – what can farmers do?
Using fertilisers effectively in the light of recent increases in the cost of fertiliser was the topic of a recent joint webinar from AFBI, Agrisearch and CAFRE. A number of speakers addressed issues affecting the...
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Northern Ireland agricultural incomes in 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the first (provisional) estimate for farm incomes in 2021. Revisions have been made to previous years.