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- The Perfect Christmas Pudding
Once again it is the time of year when thoughts turn to Christmas, we at the CAFRE’s Loughry Campus would like to share the recipe for a perfect plum pudding
- Greenmount CREAM students update Advisory Board
The C.R.E.A.M. student learning project at CAFRE’s Greenmount Campus provides Higher National Diploma Agriculture and BSc Agricultural Technology Degree students with the unique opportunity to manage a high genetic merit Holstein herd. The herd is milked three times a day, with students carrying out the routine tasks including milking, feeding and breeding decisions
- Team Spirit at Greenmount
In November, first year agriculture students at CAFRE’s Greenmount Campus get involved in training livestock in preparation for the College’s Young Handlers Competition an event eagerly anticipated by the students. It allows students the opportunity to develop skills in the preparation and showing of farm animals, skills that might be useful when they return to their own farms
- Rural & Countryside Management students complete work placement
Ryan ings completed a work placement as part of his FdSc RCM course, with the Ulster Wildlife Trust (UWT) based at the Ecos centre in Ballymena, working with Cliff Henry the UWT Reserve Manager
- A Big Thank You from Loughry Students for Children in Need
Students at Loughry Campus, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) raised a marvellous £1671 for Children In Need 2008
- Greenmount CREAM students welcome parents and friends
CREAM, one of several student-led enterprise management projects, at CAFREs Greenmount Campus provides Higher National Diploma Agriculture and Agricultural Technology Degree students with the unique opportunity of managing a high genetic merit Holstein herd. The herd is milked three times a day, with students carrying out the herd management and routine tasks including milking and feeding.
- New Award Launched for Loughry Communication Course
Students studying the postgraduate Communication programmes at Loughry Campus, Cookstown, were given a welcome boost with the launch of the W.D.Morrow awards. The awards will be presented to the students on both the full-time and part-time courses who receive the highest marks for their MSc research thesis.
- Greenmount Association presents a charity comedy night
The Greenmount Association presents a charity comedy night, Saturday 24 January at 8 pm in the Royal Court Hotel, Ballybogy Road, Portrush. Proceeds going to the National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s. Featuring Grimes and McKee, the tractor boys, Ian Coalter story teller, music from Plug and Dom, magic by James Hanrahan and compared by David McClarty (MLA).
- Pupils get “hands on” at Greenmount Campus
Last week 22 pupils from Co. Antrim schools visited The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise’s, Greenmount Campus for a hands on practical, making Christmas planters.
- Loughry Students beat the Credit Crunch!
Human Resource Manager, Mr Ashley Stewart, from Dunbia, one of the UK’s leading meat processors, recently took the time to talk to Loughry students about the Company’s Graduate Development Programme.
- Student gains insight to the animal feed industry
Laurie Brown Ellis gains insight to the Animal Feed Industry at Scotts Feeds Ltd.
- What has Christmas got to do with Horticulture?
What has Christmas got to do with Horticulture?
That’s exactly what the National Diploma in Horticulture students were asking when they visited Hillmount Nursery Centre this week
- Loughry on Show at the Chemistry at Work Exhibition
Loughry Campus participated in the Queen’s University Chemistry at Work exhibition, which aims to introduce 14-16 year old pupils to the application of chemistry within a range of work places. Loughry’s stand, which was visited by 470 pupils, focussed on the role and importance of ‘Acids in Foods’.
- Greenmount students applaud industry support
Students from the Greenmount Campus of the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise recently received substantial bursaries from major agri – food and horticultural companies. Nine organisations, Antrim Agricultural Society, AI Services Ltd., David Colegrave Foundation, Dunbia (Dungannon), Northern Bank, TERN TV, Thomas Henry Memorial Trust, Tyrone Farming Society and the Ulster Farmers’ Union
- Love in a Shoe Box
Loughry Campus students have ensured that children in Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Serbia will enjoy the thrill of opening presents this Christmas
- Communication Students Celebrate 40th Anniversary
Communication graduates and staff from the past forty years gathered together recently for a reunion dinner at Loughry Campus, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE).
- The Green Challenge for Horticulture
‘The Green Challenge’ is the title of a conference organised by CAFRE in partnership with the Horticultural Trade Association (HTA to address sustainability issues within horticulture
- Careers Guidance for Greenmount Students
Students on all courses at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), including the National Certificate in Agriculture at Greenmount receive regular ongoing careers guidance through the CAFRE Careers Education and Guidance Programme
- Help for Rural Businesses
The Diversification Challenge Business Start programme will help you to develop new business skills; build a network of new business contacts; succeed in starting a new diversification business.
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