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Every day is a school day on the hills
For Nicola Warden, Biodiversity Technologist at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) teaching students the principles of habitat management is a key part of her work.
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CAFRE - Countryside College
Viewers are being provided with another opportunity to watch Countryside College as the three part observational documentary series is to be repeated on Monday 21 June at 10.45pm on BBC One Northern Ireland.
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Asulam authorisation for 2021 bracken control
Bracken is found throughout Northern Ireland, growing on a range of different farm land habitats. If not controlled, bracken can lead to habitat destruction by blocking light and moisture from getting to the plants that...
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2021: A very different year for grass growth & management
The first half of the 2021 year has proved to be very challenging for farmers across Northern Ireland. Hannah McNelis, CAFRE Beef and Sheep Adviser explains how a harsh winter has rolled into a very...
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Beef Technology Demonstration Farmer Stephen Maguire goes in a different direction
CAFRE Beef Grassland Technology Demonstration Farmer (TDF) Stephen Maguire from Congo, Maguiresbridge, Co Fermanagh is never one to let the grass grow under his feet.
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Molly is outstanding in her field!
College of Agriculture, Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) student, Molly Bradley couldn’t be prouder having been awarded ‘Overall Outstanding Achiever’ in the finals of this year’s ABP Angus Youth Challenge
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Poots concerned at Free Trade Agreement
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has expressed concern following the announcement of a UK/Australian Free Trade Agreement.
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Minister Poots meets the farming team helping to protect Lough Neagh
Around 140 farmers have joined forces to protect their local watercourses, grasslands and biodiversity after receiving funding from the Environmental Farming Scheme.
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Advancing the breeding season and increasing production in early lambing flocks
Lamb prices peaked this year around the middle of April with an unprecedented price of around £7.00 per kilo carcase and remained above £6.00 per kilo until early June.
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Minister Poots consults on NI’s first ever Rural Policy Framework
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has launched a public consultation on Northern Ireland’s first ever Rural Policy Framework that aims to create a sustainable rural community where people want to live, work and be active.
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Review of the CAFRE Dairy Herd Grazing Season 2021
Managing grass growth and the resulting covers for the CAFRE dairy herd has posed various challenges as it has for many dairy herds in Northern Ireland this year.
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Poots and McConalogue visit Devenish Farm, Co.Meath
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA and DAFM Minister Charlie McConalogue TD spent a day at the Devenish Group’s ‘Lands at Dowth’ Research and Heritage Farm in County Meath, Ireland, to hear how the farm has...
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CAFRE to host Potato Haulm Flailing Workshop
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), with the support of Grimme, have organised a workshop at Greenmount Campus on Thursday 22 July. The workshops will highlight how to set flailing machines correctly...
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Don’t miss the closing application date for the CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations (Level II) Course 2021/22
The CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations [ABO] Level II Certificate Course will be closing for 2021/22 applications on 31 July.
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Overseeding: Tackling grassland underperformance
All grassland farmers can identify underperforming fields on their farms. Stock carrying capacity and performance may be reduced, while silage quantity and quality may also see a marked decline. With on-farm pressures on grazing and/or...
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No margin for error in the buffer end zone
Over the last 18 months buffer zones by way of social distancing have become second nature to us in order to protect that which we value. Here, CAFRE Agri Environment Adviser Regina McBennett highlights the...
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Poots welcomes successful pilot Protein Crops Scheme
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has welcomed the positive uptake amongst farmers of the pilot Protein Crops Scheme (PCS).
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Reduction in cross compliance inspections for 2021
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that DAERA officials will carry out a reduced number of cross-compliance inspections during the 2021 Basic Payment Scheme year.
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Consider postgraduate study at CAFRE
Completed an Honours Degree and looking for postgraduate study opportunities? Interested in a career in the agri-food or rural business sector? Then why not develop your business communication skills at the College of Agriculture, Food...
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Minister Poots launches DAERA Business Plan
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has launched his Department’s Business Plan 2021-2022, following a challenging 2020.