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Results from the June Agricultural Census 2022
The results from the June 2022 Agricultural Census have been released today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Brucellosis compensation rates for March 2023
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in March 2023 will be either:
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Farm Performance in 2021/22
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the booklet 'Northern Ireland Farm Performance Indicators 2021/22’.
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DAERA welcomes publication of advice on a Carbon Budget for Northern Ireland
The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has today published its advice for the first three Carbon Budgets for Northern Ireland, the first of which will cover the period 2023 – 2027.
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CAFRE to join in the ‘Great Agri-Food Debate’
CAFRE is set to join agri-food students from across Ireland and the UK for the 8th Annual ‘Great Agri-Food Debate’.
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Industry Awards presented to CAFRE Equine students
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) enjoys close connections and the goodwill of industry supporters. This year at Enniskillen Campus staff and students were delighted to welcome Bursary and Scholarship providers onto...
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Exploring Food Vulnerability course now available at Loughry Campus
The safety of food is understandably the main concern of the food industry. The development of food management systems has resulted in fewer major outbreaks of food poisoning on a worldwide scale.
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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 2023:
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OCN NI Level 3 Award in The Principles of Meat Technology at Loughry Campus, CAFRE
Loughry Campus, CAFRE is pleased to release dates for the next OCN NI Level 3 Award in The Principles of Meat Technology which will be delivered onsite at Loughry in April and May 2023.
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Think SAFE at calving time
We are all familiar with the acronym SAFE when it comes to being safety conscious on the farm.
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Carbon Intensity Indicators published
Northern Ireland (NI) carbon intensity indicators 2022 are now available.
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Be alert when giving your canine friend a ‘pawsome’ new home this Christmas
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots and Brendan Mullan, CEO USPCA, are appealing to the public to be alert in the run-up to Christmas to the illegal trade in low welfare pups.
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Poots visits Anaerobic Digestion Plants in Norfolk
Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has visited two anaerobic digester (AD) plants in Norfolk owned by Bio Capital Ltd, owners of the largest AD plant in Northern Ireland (NI) at Granville Eco Park Ltd, Dungannon...
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First Hiroshima Survivor Trees planted in Northern Ireland
Environment Minster Edwin Poots, MLA has planted the first Hiroshima Survivor Tree sapling in Northern Ireland at CAFRE’s Greenmount campus in Antrim.
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Autumn breeding within the suckler herd
Many Autumn herds will now be slowing down on calving with the next task in hand being that of the breeding season. No matter whether you are Spring/Summer or Autumn calving, breeding is a critical...
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Announcement of new Interim Chair of the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA)
The Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA) Board has nominated Board Member Mr Alan McKeown to the position of Interim Chair effective from 1 September 2022. This arrangement is expected to last for a period...
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Re-appointment of Deputy Chair of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has announced the re-appointment of Roberta Brownlee as Deputy Chair of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) for a further two years.
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The first recipients of OCN NI Level 3 Award in The Principles of Meat Technology at CAFRE
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) offers a wide range of accredited and non-accredited training courses at Loughry Campus, Cookstown.
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School Pollinator Scheme has Belfast buzzing
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has visited several schools in Belfast which have benefited from his Schools Pollinator initiative.
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Poots launches consultation on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) herd restrictions
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has today launched a consultation on proposals for herd restrictions to support the eradication of BVD and is asking interested organisations, groups and individuals to provide his...