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Apply now for CAFRE’s Level 2 Agricultural Business Operations Course
The CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations (ABO) Level 2 Certificate Course is open for 2022/23 applications from 1 May to 31 July.
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Bumblebees and butterflies set to benefit from £100,000 pollinator garden
Magheralin Church of Ireland has won a £100,000 Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Pollinator Garden Award, Environment Minister Edwin Poots has announced.
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Food careers in focus at Loughry Campus
Students at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) benefit from the college’s close links with the agri-food industry. Loughry Campus recently hosted a Careers Day to encourage students to connect with employers...
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Loughry Food students rise to the Avondale Challenge
Students at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) benefit from the college’s close connections with the agri-food industry.
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£1million investment in International Appalachian Trail will benefit future generations - Poots
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has officially launched a newly enhanced section of the Ulster-Ireland International Appalachian Trail (IAT) during a visit to the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh.
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Minister Poots marks ‘The Belvoir Oak’ tree
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has visited ‘The Belvoir Oak’ tree, one of a network of 70 ancient trees identified across the UK and dedicated to The Queen in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee under...
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CAFRE in 1952!
To celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has delved into the archives and rummaged through the College’s historic records to find out what else was going on...
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Wildfire damage across the Mournes assessed by DAERA and Partner Agencies
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) officials have been assessing the damage caused by recent wildfires across the Mournes.
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Poots tells agri-shows funding deadline is extended
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has announced an extension to the closing date for his £200,000 bounce back support scheme for our local agricultural shows.
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Management notes for June 22
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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Poots comes to the rescue in Castlewellan
Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has visited Castlewellan Forest Park where he saw at first-hand some of the new rescue equipment funded under the Rural Community Rescue Scheme.
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Northern Ireland greenhouse gas statistics 1990-2020 released
A statistical bulletin on greenhouse gas emissions for Northern Ireland, during the period 1990-2020, has been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Target your career – study for a Master’s with CAFRE
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is hosting a Postgraduate Courses Information Evening on Thursday 16 June. The online event will premiere at 7pm on the Discover CAFRE Facebook page
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Winner for CAFRE Racing Club
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Enniskillen Campus specialises in the provision of equine education and training. With three dedicated units; breeding, equitation and racing the college supports the education and development...
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Poots renames HQ to celebrate Queen’s Jubilee
DAERA’s headquarter building has been officially renamed Jubilee House to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
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Valuing Spring Crops for Biodiversity
The value of spring cropping for biodiversity has been demonstrated this year at the CAFRE farms. Biodiversity Technologist Bryan Irvine explained: “Mixed farming has always been of greater benefit to wildlife as multiple habitats are...
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Three new CAFRE Dairy Technology Demonstration Farms 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 on their own farms.
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Minister visits Social Farm in Claudy
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots, MLA, has visited Gortilea Social Farm in Claudy to view hippotherapy, a form of equine assisted therapy and learning in action.
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No change to Basic Payment Scheme land eligibility rules for 2022
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed that the land eligibility rules for area based schemes will be unchanged from recent years.
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Poots officially launches School Pollinator Garden Scheme
Minister for Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots MLA has officially announced the opening of the School Pollinator Garden Scheme during a visit to Donemana primary school to open their new eco outdoor school...