2019 CAFRE Walled Garden and Woodland Trails Open Weekends
Don’t miss the opportunity to see one of County Antrim’s most beautiful gardens at its best! Enjoy the glorious gardens at Greenmount Campus, visit our outdoor classroom and learn about […]
Don’t miss the opportunity to see one of County Antrim’s most beautiful gardens at its best! Enjoy the glorious gardens at Greenmount Campus, visit our outdoor classroom and learn about […]
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 […]
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 […]