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Colebrooke and Strule Soil Testing and Training Initiative
If your farm is within the designated sub-catchments of the Colebrooke & Strule river systems in Fermanagh and Tyrone...
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Prepare now for Environmental Farming Scheme (Wider) opening on 20 August 2018
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that a second tranche of the...
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CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations (Level II) closing date is fast approaching
The CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations (Level II) Course is currently open for enrolments and will close at 4:00pm...
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Mourne Herring Fishery licences available from September
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that licences for the Mourne Herring...
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Paddocks – “the only way to graze sheep”
Enda McLernon, along with his father Peter run a flock of approximately 200 ewes outside Randalstown on the shores of...
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Managing and building forage stocks in areas suffering from drought
Significant rainfall has occurred in most of areas in the East and South of Northern Ireland affected by drought...
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Management Notes for August 2018
Management Notes are prepared by staff from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE). CAFRE is a...
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DAERA seeks views on a future agricultural policy framework for NI
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is to engage with the wider farming, food and...
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Brucellosis Compensation Rates for August 2018
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in...
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Environmental Farming Scheme – A timely reminder!
Most Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) participants have claimed for the first year of their EFS agreement on the...
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Soil structure and avoiding compaction
Soil structure and its degree of development are critical factors in determining the productivity of any soil.
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Report on the Northern Ireland food and drinks processing sector
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has published its annual report, ‘Size and Performance of...
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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 January to March have...
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Drought management on beef and sheep farms
So far during 2018 we have had a late, cold spring followed by excellent growing conditions for many and since June a...
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Taking the pressure of soils
The Sustainable Soil Management events are the latest in a series of Farm Family Key Skills (FFKS) workshops for farmers...
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DAERA announces extension to appointments to the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC)
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced a six month extension to the term of...
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From the Scullery to the Shop
Based in Belfast, SculleryMade owner, Caoimhe Nic An tSaoir, identified an opportunity to combine the flavours of malted...
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Soil health in Northern Ireland – DAERA funded AFBI research
‘Soil Health’ is a relatively new term that is being discussed more and more by farmers, growers, agronomists and...
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June stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in June...
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Farm Family First Aid Awareness
Research by the Farm Safety Partnership suggests that as many as 100 accidents per month happen on Northern Ireland...