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DAERA Minister announces temporary change to carrier bag law to aid fight against Covid-19
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has announced a temporary change to carrier bag regulations in a bid to stem the spread of Covid-19.
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Open letter to Northern Ireland's food champions - Edwin Poots
"As a nation, we are facing the biggest health crisis we’ve seen for generations.
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Deputy Chair Appointed to the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Board
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced the appointment of the new Deputy Chair to the Board of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI).
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DAERA Minister urges halt to prescribed fires to aid stretched emergency services
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has urged farmers and land managers to halt all prescribed burning in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic in a bid to reduce additional pressures on Northern Ireland’s emergency services.
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Slurry and fertiliser applications for late spring
Advice from CAFRE Dairying advisers
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Payment claims for EFS must be made on Single Application
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has reminded farmers who have an Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) agreement that they must submit their claim for payment on the 2020 online Single Application.
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Right waste, right place - essential during Covid-19 crisis
Put the right waste in the right place and ease the burden on our public health services - Environment Minister Edwin Poots has urged.
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Poots announces £1.5m support package for fishing industry
Fisheries Minister Edwin Poots has announced a substantial £1.5m support package for Northern Ireland’s fishing industry.
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Poots and UFU advise farmers to plan for potential infection of COVID-19
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have advised farmers to make plans to deal with possible infection of COVID-19 in order to keep the family farm running.
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DAERA Minister increases measures in place to protect citizens and maintain delivery of support and advice
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has increased the measures in place to protect citizens and staff by ceasing all public facing direct services offered by DAERA Direct Offices.
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Poots announces derogation from Crop Diversification requirements for 2020 scheme year
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has announced his intention to bring forward a derogation from the Crop Diversification requirements for 2020 scheme year.
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Reappointment and extension to members and Chair of the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, has announced the reappointment of Kate Burns and Davey Hill for second terms as members of the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority (NIFHA) Board to 31 May 2024.
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Minister Poots launches newly strengthened telephone service to keep cattle moving
A newly extended telephone service to avoid delays in the movement of cattle, and help keep the food supply chain moving smoothly, has been set up by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA.
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Minister halts all routine farm inspections
All routine farm inspections will be paused until 30 April 2020, Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed.
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Protect and respect all key workers
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has urged people to help protect and respect all key workers including those collecting and empting our bins during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Statement by DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA - NI Executive daily Covid-19 briefing 27 March 2020
This is a moment of great worry and concern for all of us in Northern Ireland. The actions taken this week by the Prime Minister and by our Executive are unprecedented. Not since the Second...
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Poots urges farmers to complete Single Application now
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots, MLA, has urged all farmers and agents to continue to submit their 2020 Single Applications as soon as possible.
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‘It’s important to provide nesting material for farrowing sows’ - says CAFRE expert
Irrespective of where sows give birth – in the wild, outside or in a farrowing house – they will always show signs of nesting.
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Poots welcomes self-employment support scheme for farmers
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed confirmation that farmers can apply for the UK Government’s Self-employment Income Support Scheme which provides support following the negative impacts of COVID-19.
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Complete your entitlement transfers by 04 May 2020
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has reminded farmers that the deadline to complete a transfer of entitlements for the 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is 04 May 2020.