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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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October stocking of Departmental waters
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has stocked the following waters with takeable fish in...
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CAFRE Level II Agricultural Business Operations Course up and running
The CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations (Level II) Course is now up and running for a fourth year.
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New funding for vital inland search and rescue equipment
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs today welcomed the announcement of new funding for vital...
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Hillsborough Forest - improvement works at Hillsborough Lake Dams
Due to improvement works at Hillsborough Lake dams, the upper car park at Hillsborough Forest has been closed to the...
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Brucellosis Compensation Rates for November 2017
The compensation payable, for reactors and negative in contacts for which notice of intended slaughter is issued in...
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Another successful product from CAFRE food technologist
Food products with targeted nutritional claims are in high demand so when food entrepreneur Shane Ryan of EatFeed...
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Minimal forage diets
The prolonged unsettled weather has resulted in a potential shortage of fodder for some farms or poor quality silage...
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Management Notes for November 2017
Management Notes are prepared by staff from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE). CAFRE is a...
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DAERA delivers record number of advance CAP payments
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today announced that 94% of farmers in Northern...
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NIEA crime section targets illegal scrapyard
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency has carried out a joint operation with the PSNI targeting illegal waste, it...
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Time for robotics in the food industry
Northern Ireland food and drinks companies are being encouraged to consider investing in robotics and automation, and to...
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Saving fodder this autumn
Broken weather and poor conditions have continued through September and October with little opportunity to harvest...
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There is still hope of establishing cereal crops
As the wet weather continues, many growers who had hoped to establish winter crops are seeing the window of opportunity...