RuralNi News
Change direction – consider the Organic route
Farmers are always looking for new ways of generating income from the land through diversification.
Farmers are always looking for new ways of generating income from the land through diversification.
Recently his Excellency the Ambassador of Mongolia visited Greenmount Campus, CAFRE at Antrim...
CAFRE are running a workshop for anyone interested in growing Short Rotation Coppice (SRC) Willow on Tuesday 27 July at 2.00pm...
Members of the Kilkeel Animal Health Challenge for Dairy Farmers group recently attended a farm workshop ...
An online agent is someone who works on behalf of a farmer to carry out administrative tasks, using the internet, that the farmer needs to complete ...
To access the range of DARD Online Services you need to login using your Government Gateway User ID and password. This procedure for logging in has replaced the previous way of using a Rural Portal ID and password ...
New sheep identification and movement recording legislation came into effect from 1 January 2010 ...
Jeremy Turkington, from Sandholes near Cookstown, was recently awarded a £1,000 bursary from the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) at the Greenmount Campus of the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) ...
The Nitrates Action Programme aims to protect water quality by ensuring the correct amount of nutrients are applied under favourable conditions and at a time that they can be used by growing crops or grass...
Minister Michelle Gildernew MP MLA has praised the success of farmers and members of farm families on completing the Diversification Challenge Programmes ...
Coping with a fodder shortage on beef and sheep farms...
The College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) are continuing to help farmers and growers improve ICT skills...
The annual census of agricultural and horticultural holdings in Northern Ireland occurs on 1 June...
CAFRE
21 April 2009
Diversification Challenge Business Planning...
21 April 2009
Diversification Challenge Business Planning...
Northern Ireland has always had a reputation of being able to grow grass
CAFRE
19 March 2009
19 March 2009
County Down farm manager Ivor Lowry, and herd manager Ian McAteer, from Blakiston Houston Estate, Dundonald, recently hosted a large group of local dairy farmers interested in developing their dairy business through the incorporation of modern labour saving technology.
Alan Galbraith, Countryside Management Branch
19 January 2009
19 January 2009
Compliance with the Nitrates Directive is a requirement of Cross-Compliance. Under the terms of this Directive, Northern Ireland (NI) was successful in its application for a derogation from the statutory 170 KG nitrogen per hectare per year (N/ha/year) livestock manure limit.
DARD Reporter
17 September 2008
17 September 2008
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has reminded herd keepers of important changes to the cattle ear tag numbering scheme.
From 30 September 2008 cattle ear tags of less than 14 characters may no longer be used for new calves.
From 30 September 2008 cattle ear tags of less than 14 characters may no longer be used for new calves.
Helpline number is 02890 524999
For Further Information please go to : http://www.dardni.gov.uk/Foot-and-Mouth
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