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June 27, 2026
CAFRE invites applications from farmers interested in attending an Innovation Visit (IV) as part of the new Farming for Sustainability...
June 21, 2026
CAFRE welcomed thousands of visitors to Enniskillen and Greenmount campuses during this year’s Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend. The...
June 15, 2026
CAFRE encourages farmers to apply to the Business Sustainability Groups (BSG) Scheme. The first year of the BSG Scheme has...
Fertility challenges in dairy herds are often linked to energy balance, nutrition and genetics. However, heat stress is an increasingly...
June 2, 2026
Rising global political tensions continue to impact agriculture, driving up the cost of key inputs such as fuel and fertiliser....
May 19, 2026
CAFRE Dairy Adviser, Harry O’Kane, recently visited the dairy farm of Kenny Watson near Coleraine. ‘Majestic Holsteins’ is a progressive...
May 12, 2026
As part of the newly launched Farming for Sustainability – Innovation Scheme, the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise...
April 11, 2026
James Curry, from Keady in County Armagh, completed a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Agriculture with CAFRE, marking a milestone in...
April 1, 2026
In this article, Matthew Murnion, a Dairy Adviser with CAFRE focuses on meeting the cows’ energy requirements at grass and...
March 21, 2026
In this article Anna Truesdale, a Dairy Adviser with CAFRE looks at various tools and techniques used by our dairy...
March 12, 2026
Grazing quality grass, making better silage and a return to a simpler feeding system will help improve milk from forage...
March 8, 2026
Early-life nutrition remains one of the most powerful determinants of lifetime performance in the dairy herd. This message has been...
