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£4.6million DAERA rural development success across Mid and East Antrim
Rural Affairs Edwin Poots has visited the Mid and East Antrim area where £4.6million has been invested in projects that support rural businesses, communities and villages and have created 63 jobs.
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Sow the reseed and reap the reward
Grass is the cheapest form of feed for our livestock, calculated at approximately one quarter of the cost of concentrate feed on a p/kgDM basis it certainly makes financial sense to ensure that grass swards...
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Poots visits rural community organisations
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA, today met a number of rural community organisations in County Armagh which have received assistance through the Marginalised Minority Communities in Rural Border Areas measure of DAERA’s Rural Community...
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Increasing genetic gain in a suckler herd with the use of sorted semen
With the breeding season just around the corner suckler farmers will be starting to consider breeding protocols on the farm.
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Taking food to a new level
The College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and Invest NI work in partnership to help Entrepreneurs and Innovative Individuals to make an idea a reality.
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Recycling investment reaches £5million with latest investment - Poots
A £1million investment in a new recycling facility will help both our environment and economy says Environment Minister Edwin Poots.
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Poots publishes report into fishing and seafood sector
Fisheries Minister Edwin Poots MLA has published the findings of a major report regarding the investment needs of the fishing and seafood sector in Northern Ireland.
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Treat our waterways with respect, not pollution – Poots
Members of the public, farmers and business must be respectful of our local waterways and be aware of the devastating impact of pollution, Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has said.
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Last few days to submit 2021 Single Application
With only a few days remaining to the 17 May deadline for submitting the 2021 Single Application, Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots MLA is urging farmers who have not yet taken any action, to act now...
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Management notes for January 22
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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Edwin Poots speaks at 76th Oxford Farming Conference
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has attended the 2022 Oxford Farming Conference, where he participated in a panel discussion on the future of agriculture, environment and rural policy across the four regions of the United...
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Poots comments on veterinary medicine movements
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots, MLA, has reiterated the need for the UK and EU to make progress on the issue of veterinary medicines supply from Great Britain (GB) to Northern Ireland (NI) following the announcements...
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Increased ewe housing capacity with no extra investment in buildings
With growing flock size and improving efficiency often comes the challenge of finding enough space at lambing. One County Down farmer is hoping to overcome this by shearing his ewes at housing in the winter.
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£12m investment scheme for farmers and growers now open
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced that Tier 2 of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme - Capital (FBIS-C) is now open for applications.
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Over 4 million single use plastics dumped every week in NI – Poots
Every week, over 1.3 million single-use plastic (SUP) cups and 3 million SUP food containers are thrown away in Northern Ireland, the majority of which will end up in landfill or in our seas.
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Minister Poots visits Riding for the Disabled Association centre in County Londonderry
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Edwin Poots, MLA, has visited the Causeway Coast & Glens Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) Centre in Coleraine to see first-hand the activities run by the charity...
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Still time to have your say on NI’s first Environment Strategy - Poots
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA has called on the public to respond to Environment Strategy consultation which closes next Tuesday.
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Carbon awareness for dairy farmers
CAFRE in partnership with the UFU and NI Dairy Council ran a series of webinars in the autumn on the theme ‘Future Proofing your Dairy Business’.
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Sheep scanning – An essential piece of the nutritional puzzle
With the majority of lambing taking place in March, scanning will be scheduled across the country. Optimum time for scanning will be 80 days post ram removal, any earlier and the scan may identify the...
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Communique Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA) 6 December 2021
The Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA) met on Monday 6 December by video conference. The meeting was chaired by Lesley Griffiths MS, Minister for Rural Affairs, North Wales and Trefnydd.