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Minister announces a new Honours Degree in Horticulture for Northern Ireland
Horticulture students can now, for the first time, study for an honours degree in Northern Ireland, Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots has announced.
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Priority Areas announced for 2021 US-Ireland Research Funding Programme
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced the six eligible programme priority areas open to Northern Ireland research institutions under the 2021 US-Ireland Research and Development Partnership Call in Agriculture.
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Thinking of growing a Protein Crop?
The recently announced Protein Crop Scheme and the financial support it offers has renewed interest in growing protein crops.
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CAFRE to join in the ‘Great Agri-Food Debate’
CAFRE is set to join agri-food students from across Ireland and the UK for the 6th Annual ‘Great Agri-Food Debate’. Six colleges and universities will debate virtually across three days from March 30 to April...
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DAERA Invites applications for Crops Technology Demonstration Farms
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is currently establishing a network of Technology Demonstration Farms [TDFs] and the next application window is open.
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Poots visits area affected by 2017 North West flooding
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has visited a farming business in the Owenkillew river valley at the invitation of the UFU, to discuss the ongoing impacts of the August 2017 flooding in...
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Poots considers money-back scheme on drinks bottles to tackle litter
A money-back scheme on drinks bottles to help increase recycling is being considered by Environment Minister Edwin Poots.
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Poots welcomes packaging partnership to tackle plastic pollution
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed a new partnership that will fund training places for packaging technologists in a drive to find more sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics.
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DAERA remembers The Duke of Edinburgh
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has planted a tree in commemoration of the life of HRH Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh.
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Minister announces Digital Poverty support payment for CAFRE students
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced a £100,000 poverty payment package for further and higher education students at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to address digital poverty.
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Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics released
Provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management statistics for October to December 2020 have been published today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).
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Poots announces £2m Environment Fund Challenge competition
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced a further £2million for environmental projects through an Environmental Challenge Competition, one of three strands of the Environment Fund (EF).
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Minister publishes DAERA Innovation Strategy
Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has published his Department’s Innovation Strategy 2021-2025.
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Poots and Dodds announce review into future of agri-food sector
An independent strategic review into the future of the agri-food sector here has been announced by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA and Economy Minister Diane Dodds MLA.
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Minister Poots makes a splash at Newcastle YMCA
Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, has visited Greenhill YMCA in Newcastle to see how £500,000 of funding has helped to construct a new community hub.
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Wildfires cause devastating damage says Poots during visit to Mournes
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has visited the Mourne Mountains to thank the first responders battling an extensive wildfire in the area.
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New rural funding scheme brings boost for economy and environment - Poots
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots recently handed over the first grant offer from a new major rural funding scheme to help create employment, protect the environment and support volunteer posts.
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Celebrating Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week with Pritchitts Lakeland Dairies and CAFRE’s Loughry Campus
Northern Ireland Apprenticeship week runs from 26 April to 2 May 2021 and is a time to celebrate the broad range of apprenticeships available in Northern Ireland and the contribution they make to people, businesses...
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Minister Poots sees the woods through the trees at Castlewellan Arboretum
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA, recently visited Castlewellan Forest Park to view the progress of work underway in the Bothy Yard and Arboretum with grant funding of £500,000, awarded to Newry, Mourne and Down...
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Poots: Planting for our Future
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, recently visited a new large woodland creation project near Stranocum in North Antrim, which is funded by almost £450,000 from his Department.