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Farm safety is firmly on the agenda for new CAFRE students
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Greenmount Campus in conjunction with the Farm Safety Foundation has today hosted a farm safety training course for all first year full-time further education Agriculture and...
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Last call for ‘force majeure’ applications
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is reminding farmers that they must submit their ‘force majeure’ applications before the deadline of midnight Thursday 14 September 2017.
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Winter feed planning
We are now in mid-September, and the very poor weather of the last six weeks is uppermost in the minds of all farmers.
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Protecting against ammonia
By David Small, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA).
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Student bursary sponsorship continues to grow at Greenmount Campus
The 2017-18 Higher Education bursary programme was recently launched at Greenmount Campus. This is the largest bursary sponsorship that has ever been on offer to students at Greenmount and reinforces the tremendous and sustained support...
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DAERA supporting Northern Ireland’s agri-food sector at Ploughing Championships
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is attending the Ploughing Championships in Co Offaly in support of the Northern Ireland agri-food sector.
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Stop & Think to protect your farm family
With six lives lost within the Northern Ireland farming community so far this year and a further 100 accidents per month on farms, CAFRE call upon farm families to ‘Stop and Think’ about farm safety.
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BVD Removal Scheme to close on 30 September 2017
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs today confirmed that an incentivisation scheme aimed at the removal of animals persistently infected by BVD will close on 30 September 2017.
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Play your part during ‘Recycle Week’
Today marks the beginning of national ‘Recycle Week’ and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is encouraging everyone in Northern Ireland to help the environment by recycling more material.
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Agreement to generate renewable energy from food waste
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) and Granville Ecopark Ltd (GECO) have signed a Prosperity Agreement pledging to work together to divert more food waste from landfill and use it to generate renewable energy and...
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Last Call for Facts Course 2017
CAFRE are currently organising a Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme (FACTS) course for delivery in November 2017.
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CAFRE Public meetings on winter feeding and management issues
The prolonged wet weather has resulted in a potential shortage of fodder or poor quality silage for some farms.
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Building Resilience with Business Planning Seminars
Farm Family Key Skills (FFKS) is an initiative being managed by CAFRE and is a key element of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
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CAFRE Nutrient Calculators – How can they help you?
The five CAFRE nutrient calculators shown in the attached photo (Nitrogen loading calculator; Crop nutrient calculator; Manure storage calculator; N Max for grassland calculator and Phosphorous balance calculator) can help you to:
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Level 2 Apprenticeship in the Equine Industry
CAFRE is currently recruiting for the new Level 2 Apprenticeship in the Equine Industry which will begin in mid-December 2017.
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Relative feed value
This summer and autumn has seen rainfall totals at least 30% above average each month since July and 17-21 days with rain each month. This prolonged unsettled weather has resulted in many issues around harvesting...
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Negligible and Controlled Risk Status
New status controls have been included on APHIS to identify Negligible Risk (NR) and Controlled Risk (CR) animals.
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Business planning seminars ready to roll
Farm Family Key Skills (FFKS) is an initiative being managed by CAFRE and is a key element of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020.
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Winter Management Matters
The starting point on any dairy farm relating to fodder shortage is calculating both current fodder stocks available along with fodder requirements to cover the housing period, thus identifying how much you are short. One...
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Boost for Northern Ireland pig industry as pork exports to China commence
Northern Ireland pork producers today began to export to China after the final administration processes were completed.