DAERA Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced plans for a phased return of face-to-face delivery of Knowledge and Technology programmes by the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) […]
As we approach August, many suckler farms will be turning their attention to autumn calving. Being well prepared before calving starts will help to ensure a successful season. Noel McNeill, […]
Stephen Flanagan, CAFRE Beef and Sheep adviser The dairy calf to beef sector in Northern Ireland is an important and growing industry and many members of CAFRE’s Suckler Cow Business […]
Rachel Megarrell, CAFRE Beef and Sheep Adviser, Coleraine With the breeding season just around the corner attention at this time of year on the sheep farm will turn to flock […]
An important part of CAFRE’s two-year National Diploma Course takes place outside of the classroom, when students are encouraged to undertake a 12 week placement within the Agri-Food Industry on […]
Gordon Campbell farms 120 hectares on the outskirts of Ballymoney along with his father Wilson. They milk 160 cows alongside a poultry enterprise. Recently they have made the change from […]
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 […]
William and Alison Chestnutt have seen a phenomenal demand for their milk as they launch a milk vending machine on their dairy farm. William, a member of the Coleraine Business […]
CAFRE offers National Diploma courses in Food Science and Manufacturing Technology and in Food Nutrition and Health. National Diploma Food students at Loughry campus enjoy access to the College’s state […]
Jayne Mooney, CAFRE Biodiversity Technologist Clover forms a useful addition to a grass sward. In addition to reducing the need for artificial fertiliser and its high feed value, clover also […]
CAFRE is well advanced in its preparations to resume face-to-face delivery of its education and knowledge transfer programmes whilst complying with government advice. Martin McKendry, CAFRE Director, met with CAFRE […]
Hannah McNelis CAFRE Beef and Sheep adviser As we approach Mid-July, the grass supply on most beef & sheep farms is potentially becoming more difficult to manage. Hannah McNelis CAFRE […]
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 […]
