Lambing at CAFRE’s Hill Farm Development Centre, Glenwherry is now well underway. Weather conditions have proved very favourable allowing ewes and lambs to be turned out to pasture within a […]
The fourth annual CAFRE Enniskillen Campus Equine Student Conference took place on Wednesday 27th March 2019. Speakers Poppy Blandford and Dr Siobhan O’Connor at the CAFRE Enniskillen Campus Student Conference […]
Rachael Addy, from Dromore in Co.Down, receives a £1000 bursary from John Chambers of the Tyrone Farming Society Rachael Addy, a first year Honours Degree in Equine Management student, was […]
Anthony Conway along with his son Sean farm suckler cows and sheep just outside Newtownstewart in County Tyrone. When the Business Development Groups (BDG’s) were first launched in November 2015 […]
First year students completing the BSc Honours Degree in Agricultural Technology honed their interview skills recently by going through a mock interview process with interview panels hosted by members of […]
If you wish to control rodents in a commercial environment, you must attend a suitable training course and receive an industry recognised certificate. This has been a requirement since 1 […]
Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) awards bursary to a CAFRE equine student Megan Norton, Greenisland receives a £1000 bursary from Alyssa O’Neill Horse Sport Ireland Students at CAFRE Enniskillen Campus were […]
The annual Greenmount Association Spring Farm Walk takes place on Wednesday 10th April with a visit to Iain McLean, Priestland Holsteins and Dundarave Estate in Bushmills. The visit will begin […]
Showjumping Ireland provide bursary to reward success at CAFRE Enniskillen Georgia Osprey, Antrim with Ray Buchanan & Caroline Brindley from Show Jumping Ireland presenting their Bursary Award at Enniskillen Campus […]
Farming in County Down, Dan Gilchrist is an engineer by profession. He entered farming with no formal agriculture qualification. Dan Gilchrist from County Down, a member of a CAFRE suckler […]
Over 1000 farm family members have now been trained as part of the Farm Family First Aid Programme. This training is delivered to farm family members throughout Northern Ireland under […]
CAFRE will be holding a full day workshop aimed at equine businesses and professionals wishing to develop and grow their equine enterprises CAFRE will be holding a full day […]
First Trust Bank have announced the results of their farm business management competition for final year Foundation degree students at CAFRE’s Greenmount Campus. First place has been awarded to Andrea […]
Emma O’Brien Maher, Kildare, receives a £1000 bursary from Amy Meagher (ITM) representing Horse Racing Ireland at CAFRE Careers Day Students at CAFRE Enniskillen Campus were recently awarded bursaries from […]
Sharing expertise on improving dairy margins at Rodney Clarke’s farm at Maguiresbridge are from left Darren McCormick, Rodney Clarke, Trevor Dunn and Brian Cowan, all members of the Fivemiletown […]
CAFRE Enniskillen Campus hosted the first Equine Foot Balance Course run in conjunction with the Worshipful Company of Farriers (WCF). The course involved four trainers from the WCF, Simon Moore […]
Due to the high level of demand a further three Making Tax Digital seminars focusing on areas impacting on farm businesses have been organised by CAFRE in partnership with Rural […]
Visit by BSc2 Agricultural Technology students to the Better Farm Beef Challenge NI farm of Fionbharr Hamill, Downpatrick. Darryl Boyd, CAFRE Beef Advisor, described the use of kale for outwintering […]
Billy and Alex McClelland farm suckler cows, beef and sheep just outside Poyntzpass in Co Armagh. When Business Development Groups (BDG) were first launched in November 2015 Billy joined a […]
Adviser Michael Verner discussing feeding management with John Rafferty at the group meeting A joint meeting of the Newry and Banbridge Business Development Groups was held recently on the farm […]
