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DAERA opens £1million rural business development grant aid fund
A scheme to help rural micro businesses to sustain, develop and recover from the Covid 19 pandemic will open on the 4 May 2022.
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FBIS Capital Tier 2 application period extended to 20 May
DAERA have announced that the application period for the Tier 2 tranche 2 of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme - Capital (FBIS-C) has been further extended to 4.00pm on 20 May 2022.
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Suckler cow switch - Smaller cows proving better on County Down farm
Whilst running the Business Development Groups (BDG) in recent years, there has been much debate over what type of cow is best- the bigger continental cow or the smaller traditional type cow. Both have impacts...
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Managing rising costs on sheep farms - Plan ahead to remain profitable with this year’s lamb crop
“With the cost of almost all inputs dramatically rising, it has never been more important to plan to minimise, as much as possible, the affect this has on your business,” states CAFRE Beef and Sheep...
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Avian Influenza update: Housing measures set to be lifted in Northern Ireland
DAERA has confirmed that the housing measures which were introduced to help stop the spread of avian influenza will be lifted from 00:01 on Monday 2 May 2022.
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Fertility management in a high-yielding autumn calving herd
Many dairy farmers aspire to having a tight autumn calving herd but for most in reality calving starts in the autumn and often extends for perhaps 4, 6 or even 8 months.
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Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released
Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for October to December 2021 have been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Deadline for Basic Payment Scheme Entitlement Transfers approaching
The deadline for completing Basic Payment Scheme Entitlement Transfers for 2022 is midnight Tuesday 3 May 2022.
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Managing rising costs on beef and sheep farms – CAFRE on-farm awareness events
With the impact of rising input costs being felt across the industry the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are hosting a number of on-farm events.
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The application window for EFS Higher has opened
The sixth tranche of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Higher Level opened for applications on 27 April until 13 May.
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Did you study at CAFRE’s Loughry Campus?
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) invites past and current Loughry Food students to join a lunchtime Alumni event on Monday 9 May 2022 at 1pm. This online event will be streamed...
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Brucellosis compensation rates for May 2022
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in May 2022 will be either:
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Closing date approaches for EFS Higher Tranche 6
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed the closing date for applications for the sixth tranche of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) Higher level is Friday 13 May 2022.
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Something for everyone at DAERA’s exhibits at Balmoral
A visit to this year’s Balmoral Show wouldn’t be complete without calling into see the DAERA exhibits.
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CAFRE students attend ‘Opportunities for Employment in Agriculture’ event
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) students recently attended an ‘Opportunities for Employment in Agriculture’ event held at Greenmount Campus.
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Deadline to submit Single Applications approaching
The deadline for submitting Single Applications without financial penalty is midnight Monday 16 May 2022.
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Management notes for May 2022
Management Notes are prepared by staff from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE). CAFRE is a College within the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Dairy Technology Demonstration Farmer Chris Catherwood welcomes South Down Business Development Group
CAFRE Dairy Feed Efficiency Technology Demonstration Farmer (TDF) Chris Catherwood from the Ards Peninsula, Co Down recently welcomed a group of South Down dairy farmers to his farm where he got the chance to explain...
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Plan now for a smooth transition
The transition from the end of one lactation to the start of another is now widely recognised as one of the key periods in any dairy system.
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Poots gets a taster of what’s on show at Balmoral
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots got a taster of what’s on at the Balmoral Show tonight (Tuesday 10 May) when he viewed some of the award-winning livestock and exhibits ahead of tomorrow’s big opening.