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Hellbent bring South African inspired meat products to Northern Ireland
Ulster Rugby players, Louis Ludik and Schalk Van der Merwe were first introduced to College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Food Technologist Hayley O’Neill back in 2018. The South African natives had an...
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Poots announces £1.5m investment to boost rural tourism in County Antrim
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has cut the first sod on a project that will form part of a wider £1.5million investment to boost rural tourism in County Antrim.
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Septic tank consents go digital
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has launched a new digital online service for domestic septic tank consents.
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Poots launches £300,000 Rural Social Economy Investment Scheme
Rural Affairs Minster Edwin Poots MLA has announced a £300,000 capital grant scheme to aid emerging and established rural social enterprises to increase their capacity, potential profitability and sustainability.
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October stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in October 2020:
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First aid training goes virtual
Farm Family Key Skills (FFKS) first aid awareness training is going virtual. Training can now be easily accessed through your phone, tablet, laptop or PC. Participants will also receive a free first aid kit and...
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Is your colostrum management programme working?
The cornerstone for success in any calf rearing enterprise starts with having an effective colostrum management practice in place. This essentially revolves around four key aspects in colostrum feeding: quantity fed, quickly, quality and hygiene...
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Poots marks 30th anniversary of Castle Espie
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has visited the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) Centre at Castle Espie, County Down, to see their work in biodiversity and protecting the natural environment.
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Bursary Programme launched for CAFRE Food students at Loughry Campus
The 2020-21 Higher Education Food Bursary Programme was recently launched at CAFRE, Loughry Campus. A total of seventeen thousand pounds is available to students as bursaries kindly provided by 17 companies within Northern Ireland’s Agri-Food...
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Preventing calf infection with Johne’s disease
Ingestion of Johne’s bacteria via colostrum or milk from an infected dam is a primary source of infection for calves, writes Stephen Gilkinson, Dairying Technologist at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)...
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Maximising performance efficiency of the suckler cow
Recent months have been relatively good for beef producers. Prices have improved across all beef sectors. Better prices are always welcome but uncertainty remains in the market.
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“Imagination with Bottle”
The College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Loughry Campus provides commercial in confidence technical support and bespoke training to companies of all sizes and to across all sectors of the food industry.
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CAFRE online dressage competition in aid of air ambulance Northern Ireland
The equine students at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are running a virtual dressage show in aid of Air Ambulance NI. In these times, it is proving more difficult to attend...
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Livestock Markets remain open for essential business only
The Livestock Market Stakeholder engagement group have welcomed the news from the NI Executive that Livestock Markets will be permitted to remain open to ensure essential livestock trading can continue.
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High air pollution forecast
High (pollution index 8) levels of air pollution are being forecast for particulate matter across Northern Ireland and are expected to persist throughout the evening and into tomorrow.
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Minister offers pig sector COVID-19 financial support
Agriculture Minister Minister Edwin Poots MLA met with representatives of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) Pork and Bacon Committee and Propork Ltd, a pig marketing group to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the local...
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Avian Influenza Prevention Zone introduced in Northern Ireland
An Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) will be introduced in Northern Ireland (NI) from 1 December, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has confirmed.
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Brucellosis compensation rates for December 2020
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in December 2020 will be either:
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Online Food Microbiology course offered at CAFRE
College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Loughry Campus will be releasing an online course, ‘Food Microbiology for non-Microbiologists’ from January 2021. The course will be delivered completely online, in six manageable sections with...
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NI Farmers to receive an additional £3.6M
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that Northern Ireland farmers are to receive a total of £3.6million in reimbursement payments from the European Commission.