APHIS Online training in your area – Book Now
Jonathan McFerran – DARD Online Services Manager
Jonathan McFerran, DARD Online Services Manager is pictured with Robert Curry, dairy farmer from Keady, Co Armagh during an APHIS Online training workshop
In October and November over 50 percent of calf births were registered online using APHIS Online (DARD’s Animal and Public Health Information System). If you are a herd keeper why not use APHIS Online? It will save you time, effort and money.
Between September and December we have run over 40 courses and trained over 600 farmers. To help you move from the traditional paper forms to the online system we are offering farmers more free training on APHIS Online at local venues across Northern Ireland from January onwards. Please see below the timetable of courses and book one that best suits you. During the training course we will help you logon to APHIS Online to view your own herd details and we will show you all the benefits that APHIS Online has to offer such as how to:
- Register cattle births, deaths and stillborns;
- Notify DARD of all cattle movements out of and into your herd;
- View, print and download your current DARD herd list;
- View detailed information about your animals, including comprehensive movement and calving history;
- View post and ante mortem information on slaughtered animals;
- Produce a report which counts and classifies your animals in accordance with the Nitrate Action Programme;
- Check all your registrations for mistakes. APHIS Online will let you know if there are any problems;
Apart from APHIS Online, there are many other DARD Online Services which will help you manage your business such as online farm maps, Single Farm Payment online and the nitrate calculators. This range of services is free, secure and easy to use.
What do you need to do?
Book in online by going to www.ruralni.gov.uk/aphis and follow the on screen instructions. In the meantime if you want to know more information or would like to book your place on a course by telephone, contact the DARD Online Services Helpdesk on 028 9442 6699 or email info@ruralni.gov.uk
| Venue | Day | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loughry Campus, Cookstown | Wednesday | 4 & 11 Jan | 8 -10pm |
| Enniskillen Campus | Thursday | 5 & 12 Jan | 8 -10pm |
| Greenmount Campus, Antrim | Thursday | 5 & 12 Jan | 8 -10pm |
| Greenmount Campus, Antrim | Tuesday | 10 & 17 Jan | 8 -10pm |
| Enniskillen Campus | Monday | 16 & 23 Jan | 8 -10pm |
| Assumption Grammar, Ballynahinch | Tuesday | 17 & 24 Jan | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Loughry Campus, Cookstown | Wednesday | 18 & 25 Jan | 8 -10pm |
| Newry - Southern Regional College | Wednesday | 18 & 25 Jan | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Newry - Southern Regional College | Thursday | 19 & 26 Jan | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Omagh – South West College | Monday | 30 Jan & 6 Feb | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Armagh – Southern Regional College | Tuesday | 31 Jan & 7 Feb | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Omagh – South West College | Wednesday | 1 & 8 Feb | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Armagh – Southern Regional College | Thursday | 2 & 9 Feb | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Strabane – North West Regional College | Thursday | 2 & 9 Feb | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Ballymoney, Community Resource Centre | Monday | 13 & 20 Feb | 8 -10pm |
| Comber – Comber Learning Centre | Tuesday | 14 & 21 Feb | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Greenmount Campus, Antrim | Tuesday | 14 & 21 Feb | 8 -10pm |
| Limavady – North West Regional College | Wednesday | 15 & 22 Feb | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Ballymoney, Community Resource Centre | Thursday | 16 & 23 Feb | 8 -10pm |
| Assumption Grammar, Ballynahinch | Monday | 27 Feb & 5 Mar | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Assumption Grammar, Ballynahinch | Tuesday | 28 Feb & 6 Mar | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Greenmount Campus, Antrim | Tuesday | 28 Feb & 6 Mar | 8 -10pm |
| Loughry Campus, Cookstown | Wednesday | 29 Feb & 7 Mar | 8 -10pm |
| Ballymoney, Community Resource Centre | Wednesday | 29 Feb & 7 Mar | 1.30 – 3.30pm |
| Greenmount Campus, Antrim | Thursday | 1 & 8 Mar | 8 -10pm |
| Enniskillen Campus | Tuesday | 13 & 20 Mar | 8 -10pm |
| Ballymoney, Community Resource Centre | Tuesday | 13 & 20 Mar | 8 -10pm |
| Loughry Campus, Cookstown | Wednesday | 14 & 21 Mar | 8 -10pm |
| Enniskillen Campus | Thursday | 15 & 22 Mar | 8 -10pm |
| Ballymoney, Community Resource Centre | Thursday | 15 & 22 Mar | 1.30pm - 3.30pm |
| Loughry Campus, Cookstown | Monday | 26 Mar & 2 Apr | 8 -10pm |
| Newry - Southern Regional College | Tuesday | 27 Mar & 3 Apr | 7.30-9.30pm |
| Greenmount Campus, Antrim | Tuesday | 27 Mar & 3 Apr | 8 -10pm |
