Sward improvement – make the investment work on your farm
CAFRE Northern Team Beef and Sheep Advisers. Reseeding 10% of the farm annually is a target that farmers should aim to achieve to increase productivity from their grassland. In order […]
CAFRE Northern Team Beef and Sheep Advisers. Reseeding 10% of the farm annually is a target that farmers should aim to achieve to increase productivity from their grassland. In order […]
Olwen Gormley, CAFRE Senior Dairy Adviser, Enniskillen Soil compaction has become a significant problem on many farms with the typical wet Northern Irish climate, the trend towards heavier machinery and […]
David Mackey, CAFRE Dairying Adviser The effects of lockdown arising from the Covid-19 pandemic have effected everyone. Dairying Advisers at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) have […]
Robert Beggs, Sustainable Land Management Branch, CAFRE Hedgerows are a characteristic feature of our landscape and in Northern Ireland we have the highest density of field boundaries in the UK. […]
Stephen Flanagan, CAFRE Beef and Sheep Adviser Maintenance of existing drainage systems Many drainage systems put in place in the period of capital grant schemes are still working effectively and […]
Dairy-4-Future is an EU Interreg funded project, with CAFRE as one of eleven partners from the Atlantic region of Western Europe. As part of the project the ten farmer members […]
Students studying on the National Diploma courses at CAFRE’s Loughry Campus are getting a head start on their future careers in the Northern Ireland Agri Food Industry thanks to well […]
Thursday 9th July 2020, 7.30pm – 8.30pm You are kindly invited to attend the first of a series of four Northern Ireland Sheep Programme WebEx events. Event 2 will again […]
Enquiries If you would like further information during COVID-19, you can contact us by telephone or email. If you are a Producer, Grower or Processor, please contact us via email […]
The CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations [ABO] Level II Certificate Course will be closing for 2020/21 applications on 17th July. Course Manager, Kenneth Johnston said that CAFRE has already received a […]
Covid-19 and a “SAFE” farm- are there similarities? Regina McBennett CAFRE, Agri-environment adviser, Armagh One by-product of the Covid-19 pandemic is that we have never had so many public health […]
Robin Bolton, CAFRE Senior Crops Development Adviser As harvest approaches, thoughts should be starting to turn to next seasons crops. Robin Bolton, CAFRE Senior Crops Development Adviser, points out that […]
The CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations [ABO] Level II Certificate Course is open for 2020/21 applications from 1 June to 17 July. Course Manager, Kenneth Johnston, explained that the training will […]
Brian Hanthorn, CAFRE, Beef & Sheep Adviser, Dungannon A well-managed early lambing flock, with simple clearly defined targets, can perform at a high level and integrate very well with other […]
Jack Friar, CAFRE Beef & Sheep Adviser, Armagh Lameness is a common and persistent problem in some sheep flocks. Lameness is a serious health and welfare issue causing pain and […]
Ruth Moore, CAFRE Beef and Sheep Development Adviser The correct management of grazing platforms will drive increased grass growth and utilisation. This is an important factor in profitable beef systems […]
Conail Keown CAFRE Dairy Adviser, Newtownards The Jackson farm is located on the outskirts of Bangor, Co Down where Stephen Jackson manages 260 dairy cows and young stock, alongside his […]
Flies and midges are the most obvious external irritants affecting horses and ponies during summer. Many horses and ponies find flies extremely irritating, both mentally and physically, and will struggle […]
Thursday 2nd July 2020, 7.30pm – 8.30pm You are kindly invited to attend the first of a series of four Northern Ireland Sheep Programme WebEx events. Event 1 will provide […]
Claire Heron, CAFRE Dairy Technologist The welcome period of sunny weather during the lockdown has given everyone more reason to reach for ice cream to cool down or to share […]