New Product Success for Loughry Students
National Diploma food students at CAFRE’s Loughry Campus have had their creativity, entrepreneurial skills and practical know-how, tested in a recent competition to design a new food product. In our […]
Good luck to CAFRE floristry students at RHS Chelsea
Three CAFRE floristry students are heading to London to compete in this year’s RHS Chelsea Florist & Young Florist of the Year Competition. Ann Kirkwood from Derry/Londonderry, a first time finalist in […]
Summer means tractor driving courses for 13-15 year olds at CAFRE
The school holidays are just around the corner, and many young members of the family will be helping out with the day to day tasks on the farm. This will […]
Showjumping Ireland provide bursary to reward success at CAFRE Enniskillen
Amy Gordon from Annalong, Co. Down is a first year Further Education student at CAFRE Enniskillen Campus. She is studying on the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Horse Management programme […]
CAFRE Purchases a New Sprayer to Deliver Safe Use of Pesticides training
CAFRE continues to offer a range of spraying courses and is always committed to seeking new ways of improving the delivery of these courses. The industry training team at CAFRE […]
Butter is back on the menu!
Loughry’s National Diploma food students have been fine-tuning their dairy technology skills by learning how to manufacture butter. The butter made was traditional Irish creamery butter. That means it is […]
CAFRE Business postgraduates – Vienna study tour success
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) through its Masters in Communication and more recently its Business for Agri-Food and Rural Enterprise (BAFRE) programmes have had a fifteen […]
Plan your future with CAFRE
“Spring is the time for plans and projects” (Leo Tolstoy). So if you looking for ideas for your future career visit the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise’s (CAFRE) […]
Farm Family First Aid training open for applications
Information from the Farm Safety Partnership has highlighted that as many as 100 accidents per month happen on Northern Ireland farms which require some form of medical attention. CAFRE in […]
‘Save the Date’ for Loughry’s Open Day
Lecture theatres and corridors are buzzing as our students prepare themselves for the fast approaching ‘end of year’ assessments at Loughry Campus, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise. This […]
Jockey Hall Stud Bursary awarded to successful Banbridge student
Emmee Matheson, a second year Level 3 Extended Diploma in Horse Management student at CAFRE Enniskillen Campus has been awarded the Jockey Hall Stud Bursary of £1,000. The bursary, which […]
Equine students visit Laurelview Equestrian Centre
Students from the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), who are currently studying the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Horse Management, recently visited Laurelview Equestrian Centre, Co. Antrim […]
NIIAS Assists with Student Interview Technique
Frances Lively (AFBI) and Daryl McLaughlin (LMC) placed Ellen Marks, Newry, in first place and James Scroggie, Armagh, in second place out of eight applicants being interviewed for the post […]
All the ingredients for a Tasty Career at Loughry
This month saw another successful Agri-food Careers Fair at CAFRE, Loughry Campus. Thirty companies from all over Ireland were represented; covering the -entire Agri-food Supply Chain – a testimony to […]
Family Morning at CAFRE Enniskillen Campus
Parents and guardians of the Level 3 Year 2 Extended Diploma in Horse Management students were recently invited to Enniskillen Campus for an update on the progression of individual students. […]
Loughry Food student on placement with Karro Cookstown
My name is Roisin Bradley and I am a BSc (Hons) Food Business Management student at CAFRE’s Loughry Campus. I am currently in the third year of my degree course […]
Greenmount students on tour
Level 3 Extended Diploma in Agriculture (EDA) students at Greenmount Campus, CAFRE recently took a break from their studies to visit farms and businesses in Scotland. The visits linked to […]
Sports Turf Matters Event 2018
Don’t forget to book your place at the Sports Turf Matters 2018 event on Thursday 8th March at Greenmount Campus, Antrim. This free event has something for everyone working in […]
Greenmount’s Horticulture Careers Seminar
Horticulture students get an insight into just some of the inspiring and rewarding jobs in horticulture at the Horticulture Careers Seminar. Horticulture students along with Paul Mooney Head of Horticulture […]
CAFRE students visit the Irish Equine Rehabilitation and Fitness Centre
Students studying the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Horse Management at CAFRE’s Enniskillen Campus recently had an industry visit to the Irish Equine Rehabilitation and Fitness Centre (IERFC) in Ballinderry […]