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Ballymacormick ASSI
Ballymacormick Point is a rocky headland with a series of small sandy bays and mudflats.The area contains an unusually wide range of coastal
Poots tells agri-shows funding deadline is extended
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has announced an extension to the closing date for his £200,000 bounce back support scheme for our local agricultural
Permanent solutions needed for pet checks
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has instructed his officials to indefinitely allow all pet dogs, cats and ferrets to travel from Great Britain (GB) to
Strangford Lough SPA
Also under Article 4.2 of the Directive by regularily supporting in winter over 20,000 waterfowl, which includes the internationally important
Bellevue ASSI
Bellevue is a special place because of its earth science interest. The area provides access to an infrequently exposed deposit called the Clay-
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
Join us at CAFRE’s Virtual Open Week events
You are invited to join us on Discover CAFRE Facebook live for the CAFRE’s Virtual Open Week from Monday 7th to Thursday 10th March 2022.
Join us at CAFRE’s Equine Virtual Open Day Event
You are invited to join us on Facebook Live for the CAFRE’s Equine Virtual Open Day Event on Monday 4 October at 7pm.
Equine industry contributes £212m per year and 3,300 jobs to NI economy
A new economic analysis has shown that the equine industry in Northern Ireland contributes approximately £212million per year to the economy, with
McIlveen visits Movanagher Fish Farm
Agriculture Minister Michelle McIlveen visited Movanagher Fish Farm yesterday.
Ballyquintin National Nature Reserve
Nature reserves are chosen from among the very best examples of our wildlife, habitats and geology. They contain a wide range of species, communities
Muir opens £3million Peatland Challenge Fund Competition
A new £3million fund to help protect our peatlands has been launched by Environment Minister Andrew Muir.
Poots hosts devolved regions meeting
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has hosted a meeting between the Agriculture Ministers and Farming Union Presidents
Poots welcomes packaging partnership to tackle plastic pollution
Environment Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed a new partnership that will fund training places for packaging technologists in a drive to find more
McIlveen launches a new blueprint for management of Lough Neagh shoreline
A new blueprint for the management of Lough Neagh shoreline will help secure the future of Northern Ireland’s largest nature conservation site.
Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA) 13 September 2021
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA chaired the September meeting of the Inter Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA)
Water users urged to take precautions to avoid spread of crayfish plague
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs today urged water users, both recreational and commercial to take precautions when
Eight-toothed spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus)
Ips typographus commonly known as Eight-toothed spruce bark beetle or the European spruce bark beetle, large spruce bark beetle and larger eight-
Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA) Communique: 21 March 2022
The Inter-Ministerial Group for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (IMG EFRA) met on Monday 21 March by video conference.
Minister Poots discusses Avian Influenza with DAFM Minister
Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has met his Republic of Ireland counterpart, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, TD