Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute; “AFBI” means means the farm business owner who has signed the claim form, “Applicant” claiming assistance under the Scheme; ID Number” means the unique identification number allocated to the “Business legal owner of the business by the Department; means the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise “CAFRE” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs; “DAERA” Agent” means an organisation that has been appointed by DAERA for “Delivery the purposes of delivering the Scheme; means Exceptional Adjustment Aid “EAA” means European Union “EU” means potassium “K” means nitrogen “N” means potential of hydrogen as a measure of the acidity level “pH” means phosphorus “P” means United Kingdom Accreditation Standard “UKAS” Overview of Scheme The scheme will offer a free, whole farm soil sampling and analysis service to livestock farmers in Northern Ireland. The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), and their appointed agents, will deliver the scheme on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The scheme will be delivered in two components up to a maximum of 20,000 fields, limited by the available budget: will be aimed at all NI livestock farmers and will be known as Component 1 the Scheme”. “Open Component 2 will be targeted at farmers within parts of the Upper Bann catchment and will be known as the Scheme”. The location of “Catchment the targeted subcatchments is illustrated in Figure 1. These components will operate slightly differently. All successful applicants will receive a free soil sampling and analysis service and individual soil analysis results, together with advice on lime and nutrient applications. Training will also
“AFBI” means Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute; “Applicant” means the farm business owner who has signed the claim form, claiming assistance under the Scheme; “Business ID Number” means the unique identification number allocated to the legal owner of the business by the Department; “CAFRE” means the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise “DAERA” means the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs; “Delivery Agent” means an organisation that has been appointed by DAERA for the purposes of delivering the Scheme; “EAA” means Exceptional Adjustment Aid “EU” means European Union “K” means potassium “N” means nitrogen “pH” means potential of hydrogen as a measure of the acidity level “P” means phosphorus “UKAS” means United Kingdom Accreditation Standard Overview of Scheme The scheme will offer a free, whole farm soil sampling and analysis service to livestock farmers in Northern Ireland. The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), and their appointed agents, will deliver the scheme on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA). The scheme will be delivered in two components up to a maximum of 20,000 fields, limited by the available budget: Component 1 will be aimed at all NI livestock farmers and will be known as the “Open Scheme”. Component 2 will be targeted at farmers within parts of the Upper Bann catchment and will be known as the “Catchment Scheme”. The location of the targeted subcatchments is illustrated in Figure 1. These components will operate slightly differently. All successful applicants will receive a free soil sampling and analysis service and individual soil analysis results, together with advice on lime and nutrient applications. Training will also
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