Archive News 2007 July to September

DARD
14 September 2007

Over 200 young farmers have applied so far for the New Entrants Scheme (N.E.S.) with almost half approved to carry out major on-farm investment supported by interest free loans.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
13 September 2007

Herd-keepers are asked to note that an important change to the cattle ear tag numbering system will be introduced from Saturday 15 September 2007.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
12 September 2007

Michelle Gildernew MP MLA, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) has today announced precautionary measures following confirmation this afternoon of a new case of Foot and Mouth Disease on a holding in Surrey.

Helpline number is 02890 524999

For Further Information please go to : http://www.dardni.gov.uk/Foot-and-Mouth

6 September 2007
DARD

Farming Minister Michelle Gildernew MP MLA, is writing to supermarkets in Northern Ireland on the impact that rising input costs (such as grain and feed prices) is having on farmers.

6 September 2007
DARD

The preliminary results of the June 2007 Agricultural Census have been released by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

21 August 2007
Nigel Moore, Renewable Energy Technologist, CAFRE, Greenmount Campus

DARD in conjunction with the industry (AFBI, UFU, Action Renewables, Carbon Trust and RSPB), have organised a Renewables Open Day, hosted by CAFRE at their Loughry Campus on Thursday 23rd August, 2007.

DARD Press release
6 August 2007

Michelle Gildernew MP MLA, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, has put in place precautionary measures as a result of Foot and Mouth Disease being confirmed in a holding near Guildford in Surrey, England.

3 August 2007
Nigel Moore, Renewable Energy Technologist, CAFRE, Greenmount Campus

There has been an excellent response from businesses involved in the Renewables sector to the opportunity to exhibit their products and services to farmers and the rural community at the Renewables Open Day to be held at Loughry Campus on 23 August 2007.

23 July 2007
Gary Connolly, Senior Lecturer (Engineering), Greenmount Campus, CAFRE

The term “carbon footprint” is now a widely used term but to what does it refer? Put simply, an organisation’s carbon footprint is a measure of how much carbon it is responsible for discharging into the atmosphere.

17 July 2007
By Richard Halloran - Farming Life

WEATHER is starting to impact on farms across Northern Ireland. The wettest June since records began is now starting to take its toll on farm output across Northern Ireland.

17 July 2007
fwi.co.uk

DEFRA has urged extra vigilance for the signs of avian flu as 100s of thousands of migrating birds begin to return to Britain from Europe.
The highest risk is from birds that have passed through the Czech Republic, Germany and France, according to a risk assessment by DEFRA.