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DAERA at the Winter Fair 2022
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) will attend this year’s RUAS annual Winter Fair and have a range of interactive stands on display.
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DAERA seeks views on the development of a new Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy
Following the success of the last Waste Strategy Workshop held at CAFRE’s Greenmount Campus in September, DAERA is hosting a further workshop to help inform the development of a new Waste Management Strategy.
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Veterinary Nursing Graduation at Greenmount Campus
Friday 2 December marked the end of the year of 2022 graduations at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE). The college welcomed past students and their families to a winter graduation at...
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Reducing antibiotic use on dairy farms
Applications are invited for this study tour to the Midlands of England.
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Northern Ireland’s Bathing Waters show overall improvement in 2022
The 2022 Bathing Water Compliance report shows the highest ever number of Northern Ireland’s bathing waters have met the best possible standard of ‘Excellent’
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Practical opportunities for Degree students at Enniskillen Campus
My name is Emma English and I’m in second year on the Honour’s Degree course at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Enniskillen Campus.
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Brucellosis compensation rates for December 2022
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in December 2022 will be either:
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Bird keepers reminded to keep their flocks indoors
All bird keepers in Northern Ireland are reminded of the need to keep their birds and poultry housed, as part of the ongoing bid to combat the growing threat of avian flu in Northern Ireland.
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High air pollution in Northern Ireland
Localised high and moderate levels of air pollution from particulate matter, are currently experienced in North West Northern Ireland. The weather situation is unlikely to change significantly over the next 24 hours which may cause...
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Improving labour efficiency in calf rearing through innovative calf feeding and housing systems
Applications are invited for this study tour to the Northern Germany region.
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Preparing for the winter season
“The weather has dipped into a cold spell.” says Kieran McCartan, CAFRE Agri-adviser. He continues: “This winter now plan for all eventualities, including freezing conditions resulting in frozen and burst pipes, snow and ice can...
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CAFRE Technology Demonstration Farmers meet face-to-face for the first time
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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High air pollution in Northern Ireland
Following on from Sunday’s High Pollution episode, localised high and moderate levels of air pollution from particulate matter are once again being experienced in North West Northern Ireland. Met Office forecast indicates that the weather...
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Is your dairy farm labour efficient?
Putting it simply, ‘labour’ is about work and who does that work. The key aim for any dairy business is maximising efficiency and profitability on a sustainable basis for the future. Dairy farmers work long...
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Poots highlights role women play in local agri-food industry
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA, has celebrated the vital role women play in Northern Ireland’s agri-food industry during his speech to officially open the third Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) Women in Agriculture conference.
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Beef Technology Demonstration Farmer Oliver McKenna is looking forward to welcoming many more farmer groups to his farm
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Beef Fertility Technology Demonstration Farmer (TDF) Oliver McKenna from Eskra, Co Tyrone was one of the first beef farmers in Northern Ireland to be appointed as a...
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Zoos can reopen to the public
Northern Ireland’s 25 zoo licence holders can reopen their businesses to the public from 3 July 2020, after closing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced.
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Choose location carefully when storing silage bales for the winter period
Data released by Agrisearch indicates that during the period March to May 2020 grass growth across Northern Ireland was up to 28 per cent lower than would normally be expected for this period.
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How do you recycle?
Environment Minister, Edwin Poots, MLA is asking the public to help him shape how Northern Ireland recycles, collects and separates waste from households and businesses.
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Canoe believe it? Shocking amount of litter in local river
Almost 20,000 plastic and glass bottles, 800 football, rugby and tennis balls, 120 bin bags of rubbish, 60 pieces of footwear, 22 plastic ducks, 15 traffic cones, 11 shopping trolleys and 7 bicycles, are just...