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Go online to complete your animal inventory
The Annual Animal Inventories will be completed entirely online this year due to Covid-19, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced.
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Minister discusses new AgriSearch strategy during tour of potential “Beacon” farm in Ahoghill.
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has met with AgriSearch to discuss its new strategy, in particular plans to develop a new ‘Beacon’ network of farms, and the potential for future collaboration with DAERA.
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Farming on the shores of Lough Neagh – Farming livestock and protecting waterways
Dominic McCann is a busy man – he works by day for the Rivers Trust and also runs a small 25 cow suckler cow beef finishing unit on the family farm in the townland of...
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Poots launches public consultation on Climate Change legislation
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has today launched a consultation on the NI Executive’s first ever Climate Change Bill that he hopes will revolutionise our approach to climate change, slash our greenhouse gas emissions, help protect...
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CAFRE Calf 2020 Webinar videos
Video recordings of three Calf 2020 Webinars organised by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are now available on the new CAFRE website writes Martin Mulholland, Senior Dairying Technologist at CAFRE.
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Management notes for December 2020
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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Preparation for winter frosts on dairy farms
Preparation for winter frosts on dairy farms is essentially about managing water issues writes David Mackey, Dairying Adviser at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE).
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Wilson’s benefiting from the best of both worlds at CAFRE
Are you looking for a Degree course in Agriculture that offers the opportunity to develop practical experience and form key industry links? Look no further than the programmes offered at the College of Agriculture, Food...
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Have you tested your buildings airflow?
The supply of fresh air within livestock housing is critical to ensure good health and maximum performance from housed livestock which in turn should help farm profitability.
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Poots announces £4 Million Small Woodland Grant Scheme in support of ‘Forests for Our Future’ programme
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced the next stage of the ‘Forests for Our Future’ programme by launching a new £4million grant scheme that aims to encourage and help landowners plant their own native...
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Business Development Groups go digital
The current pandemic has made every aspect of life challenging over the last 8 months. For the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Business Development Group members and their group facilitators, it has...
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NI pet owners must take urgent action when travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NI) pet owners should urgently prepare for changes to pet travel from Great Britain (GB) at the end of the transition period, following an announcement yesterday by the Department for Environment, Food and...
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Agri-food research funding programme now open for applications
A joint DAERA/DAFM research funding programme is now open for applications from public performing research institutions in NI to participate in joint projects with the Republic of Ireland that will benefit the local agri-food sector.
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£292.7m issued in Direct Payments
More than 99% of farmers in Northern Ireland have received their full Direct Payment for 2020, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.
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Avian Influenza housing order to come into force
New housing measures are to be introduced as part of the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in Northern Ireland (NI) from 23 December, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.
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Joan’s food career offers business solutions
When you hear about courses in food they aren’t just about production and cooking. The food industry offers a wide variety of career paths and courses offered through the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural...
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DAERA seeks views on Northern Ireland Protein Crops Payment Pilot Scheme for 2021
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today launched a period of consultation on a proposal to introduce a protein crops payment pilot scheme in Northern Ireland.
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New Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) Board appointment
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, has announced the appointment of a new Board Member with Audit and Risk Assurance Committee Chair Responsibility to the Board of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC).
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Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA) 16 November 2020
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA participated in the September meeting of the Inter Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA)
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Poots launches discussion on Environmental Plans, Principles and Governance
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, today published a discussion document highlighting three specific elements of the UK Government’s Environment Bill, currently making its way through Parliament.