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The chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising waste plant matter - paragraph 21 exemption
A paragraph 21 exemption allows the chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising of waste plant matter, or the sorting and baling of sawdust or wood shavings. Guidance and application forms can be found below.
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The recovery of silver from waste produced in connection with printing or photographic processing - paragraph 22 exemption
A paragraph 22 exemption allows the recovery of silver from wastes produced in connection with printing or photographic processing. Guidance and application forms can be found below.
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Controlling the grey squirrel population
The red squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, are native to Ireland. They are under threat of local extinction largely due to the presence of the grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, an invasive alien species which was introduced just...
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Green manures
Green manures are crops grown specifically for building and maintaining soil fertility and structure, though they may also have other functions. They are normally incorporated back into the soil, either directly, or after removal and...
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Grass farming - news
Latest news for farmers in relation to grass farming.
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GrassCheck
The GrassCheck project continues to be supported by funding from AgriSearch, and is run jointly by staff from AFBI and CAFRE. The project will continue to provide weekly updates of grass growth and quality throughout...
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Fodder
Useful information and advice for farmers in relation to fodder management including storage.
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Grass budgeting
Grass growth and animal requirement vary throughout the growing season causing fluctuations in supply and demand for grazing stock. This makes it essential to regularly assess how much grass is available for grazing stock and...
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Silage management
Grass silage forms the mainstay of winter feeding systems in Northern Ireland with approximately eight million tonnes of this forage made locally each year. Within this section of the RuralNI portal you will find the...
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Grass farming - links
Useful links in relation to grass farming
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Animal feed
Agri food inspection Branch (AfIB) implements European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK) legislation relating to animal feeds. This involves inspection of establishments producing and marketing animal feeds and feed ingredients, checks on imports of animal...
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Primary production hygiene - food and feed
Primary Production Hygiene (PPH) Food and Feed Inspections have proven to be an effective collaboration between DAERA and the Food Standards Agency to help maintain the integrity of the local feed and food chain.
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Marine Litter
Marine litter is a global problem which poses an increasing threat to human health and safety, ecosystem services and sustainable livelihoods. The Northern Ireland Marine Litter Strategy is a co-ordinated response which aims to address...
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Marine Plan for Northern Ireland
The Marine Plan for Northern Ireland will inform and guide the regulation, management, use and protection of our marine area. It is a single document made up of two plans, one for the inshore region...
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Marine Strategy
The Marine Strategy Regulations 2010 require action to be taken to achieve or maintain Good Environmental Status (GES) in our seas.
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Information for owners of pet pigs
The keeping of pigs as pets has become a popular pastime in recent years. Breeds such as Vietnamese pot bellies, Kunekunes and micro-pigs are being kept in back gardens and on small holdings for recreational...
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Marine Protected Areas
The Marine Act (Northern Ireland) 2013 requires DAERA to establish a network of MPAs in the Northern Ireland inshore region that, together with MPAs designated by the other UK administrations, contributes to the conservation and...
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Wildlife management
Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) wildlife team are responsible for the implementation of many aspects of legislation relating to native and exotic wildlife in Northern Ireland. This team also manage the licensing of local zoos...
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Wildlife licensing
A wildlife licence is required if you want to disturb or remove protected wildlife or damage protected resting places in Northern Ireland.
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DAERAstats User Group
DAERAstats is a user forum, set up in February 2010, to encourage statistics users from outside the Department to engage with those within DAERA who collate and disseminate agricultural statistics.