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CAFRE raise boatloads of cash for Air Ambulance NI
Agriculture Education staff from Greenmount Campus at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) have raised £3,250 for the Air Ambulance NI charity by taking part in the 2021 Dragon Boat Race on...
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Is your business ready for the Plastic Packaging Tax?
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) along with Invest Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Food and Drinks Association (NIFDA) are hosting an online webinar on Friday 22 October at 10.00am-11.30am, with...
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First Aid training saves lives
If you have never thought about learning some basic first aid skills, or perhaps have, but never quite got round to it. Then read this story.
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Poots welcomes Sustainable Agriculture Degree Students to CAFRE’s Greenmount Campus
Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots MLA has welcomed the first students to be enrolled onto CAFRE’s new Honours Degree in Sustainable Agriculture, which is validated by the Ulster University.
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Start as you mean to finish – Attention to detail is key in dairy beef enterprise
Recently members of the North Western Beef Finishing Business Development Group join together for a meeting kindly hosted by arable and beef farmers, Richard and Andrew Blair.
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Poots announces largest amount of Direct Payments for day one
A total of £301,755,000 in Direct Payments will issue to Northern Ireland farmers on the first day of payments for 2021, Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, has announced.
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Minister Poots serves up 100 years of food history
Armagh apples, Comber earlies and Cookstown sausages are just three reasons why Agriculture and Environment Minister Edwin Poots says it’s time to serve up a celebration of our world- class, award-winning food.
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Poots urges rural community and voluntary organisations to avail of Micro Grants Scheme
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has visited a Playgroup in County Down to see for himself the benefits of his Department’s Rural Micro Capital Grants Scheme (RMCGS).
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Ministers lend support to World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Health Minister Robin Swann say that it is vital to provide important advice on the responsible use of antimicrobials in World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW).
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Members appointed to AFBI Board
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, has announced the appointment of 11 new Members to the Board of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI).
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Meeting Market specification – Why is it so important?
Producing what the market wants is the key to success in any business.
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Avian Influenza confirmed at commercial holding in Republic of Ireland
The Republic of Ireland (ROI) has confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in samples from a commercial housed turkey flock in County Monaghan.
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Farmer Safety at Livestock Markets Remains a Priority
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic The Livestock Market Stakeholder engagement group have continued to meet on a regular basis to ensure that Livestock Markets can remain open and safe for farmers to attend.
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Extension to term of appointment of Members of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Board
DAERA Minister, Edwin Poots MLA, has announced an extension to the term of appointment for seven Members of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) Board.
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Protect your flock webinar
Are you a bird keeper? Just a few hens? Then you have a Back Yard Flock!
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DAERA warns farmers to avoid EFS penalties
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has reminded farmers to avoid potential penalties on their Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) payments by ensuring their claims are accurate.
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Avian Influenza housing order to come into force
New housing measures are to be introduced as part of the Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in Northern Ireland (NI) from 29 November, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced.
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DAERA Digital Catapult partnership will aid local businesses’ net zero ambitions – Muir
DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has launched the latest phase in his Department’s partnership with Digital Catapult to assist companies here to achieve their net zero ambitions.
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Farm walks highlight sustainable and efficient milk production
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are hosting a series of six farm walks to practically illustrate and define ‘Efficient and Sustainable Milk Production’ for local dairy farmers.
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Action needed to address the decline of iconic bird of prey - Muir
The restoration of nesting and foraging habitats is essential if we are to reverse the decline of one of our rarest birds of prey, DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has warned.