Soil Nutrient Health Scheme Training for County Down farmers

January 5, 2024

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is provided free, face-to-face Soil Nutrient Health Scheme (SNHS) training sessions for farmers in the County Down area. The training, which is also available online, is completed over two evenings, offering a convenient option for local farmers seeking to enhance their knowledge.

Countryside Services Ltd recently held training sessions in Ballynahinch and Castlewellan for two groups of farmers. The training took place over two evenings, and attendees found it to be very helpful. One farmer stated ‘the training helped me to make sense of my soil analysis report and will enable me to put a nutrient management plan into practice on my farm. Having completed the training I have fulfilled the SNHS requirements to secure my payments in future years’.

CAFRE Soil Nutrient Health Scheme training is available online to all farm businesses, simply log on to www.cafre.ac.uk/snhs-training

For help accessing the online training, contact your local DAERA Direct office on 0300 200 7840.

Further face-to-face training dates will be available in September 2024

Participation in the Soil Nutrient Health Scheme will be a condition for the receipt of the new Farm Sustainability and Farming with Nature Payments, the replacements for Single Farm Payment and Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS). This requires both registering for the SNHS and completion of the training being offered by CAFRE. Failure to complete both elements may affect your future payments.