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Should I tup my ewe lambs this year?
This is a question that many farmers face coming up to the normal tupping time of October and November. In reality, this question should have been asked back at weaning time to allow correct management...
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Get your Forest schemes applications in by 31 August
DAERA wishes to remind anyone planning on applying for grant aid for planting this winter that the closing date for Forest Expansion Scheme & Small Woodland Grant Schemes is next Wednesday 31 August.
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DAERA seeks views on the development of a new Northern Ireland Waste Management Strategy
As part of developing a Waste Management Strategy, DAERA will be hosting a Workshop on Thursday 29th September (9.30am—2pm) at Greenmount College Campus.
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Poots confirms £286.9million in Direct Payments issued six weeks earlier this year
£286.9million in Direct Payments to Northern Ireland farmers has issued on 1 September this year, Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, has confirmed.
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Minister Edwin Poots publishes the Strategic Environmental Assessment Statement on Future Agricultural Policy
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Edwin Poots MLA has published the Strategic Environmental Assessment Statement for the Future Agricultural Policy for Northern Ireland
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Brucellosis compensation rates for September 2022
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in September 2022 will be either:
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Management notes for September 2022
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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August stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in August 2022:
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Bounce Back Scheme Letters of Offer to issue – Poots
Representatives of local agricultural shows are to receive Letters of Offer (LoO) totalling £103,707 under the Bounce Back Support Scheme, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.
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Poots launches Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme 2022
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that his Department’s 2022 Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme (RMCGS) is now open for applications.
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Suckler farmer adopts technology and breeds his own replacements with the use of female sexed semen
The use of ‘sexed semen’, semen sorted according to gender, has become more readily available and is being adopted with success within the Northern Ireland suckler herd. The benefits of accelerated genetic improvement within the...
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Financing the Farm Business
Input costs have risen sharply over the past year pushing gas, fuel and grain prices to record highs.
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Achieving accelerated growth in pre-weaned calves
Farm Innovation Visits (FIVs), delivered by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) provide farmers with the opportunity to visit farm businesses in other parts of the UK or Europe to learn about...
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Cormac has mastered postgraduate study at CAFRE
Cormac McKervey, Head of Agriculture at Ulster Bank first left Queen’s University Belfast in 1990 thinking, “that’s it, I’m done with education.”
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Agri-food Rising Costs Industry Taskforce
The Rising Costs Industry Taskforce strives to ensure consistent advisory messaging across a wide range of Agri-Food Stakeholders. Since the group was established in April 2022, members have endeavoured to ensure that appropriate help and...
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Advancing the breeding season and increasing production in early lambing flocks
Advancing the breeding season and increasing production in early lambing flocks
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Reseeding – Cost or investment?
It takes effort and expense to plan and manage an autumn reseed, but the return on that investment can be significant. Ciaran Hamill, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) Senior Beef and Sheep...
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Northern Ireland Carrier Bag Levy Annual Statistics 2021/22 released
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the Northern Ireland carrier bag levy annual statistics for 2021/22.
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Poots launches new campaign to help combat puppy smuggling
A new drive to help crack down on puppy smuggling has been launched by Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, during a visit to the Stena Line Terminal at Belfast Harbour.
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Poots meets with agri-food industry to discuss ongoing challenges within the sector
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots MLA has met with representatives from the Northern Ireland Agri-Food Industry to discuss supply chain pressures and challenges caused by on-going rises in input costs and...