Weed Wiper Course Available at CAFRE
Weed Wiper CAFRE offers a range of agricultural short courses with the aim of developing people in the land-based and rural sectors. These courses are suitable for farmers/growers, farm family […]
Rodenticide Training – Courses available at CAFRE
If you wish to control rodents in a commercial environment this winter, you must attend a suitable training course and receive an industry recognised certificate. This has been a requirement […]
Launch of the Colebrooke & Strule Soil Testing and Training Initiative workshops.
If you are one of the 600 farmers who received free soil sampling and analysis reports, as part of DAERA’s Colebrooke & Strule Soil Testing & Training Initiative, then these […]
Study Tour for NI Farmers Involved in Beef Finishing or Suckled Calf Production.
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering farmers involved in Beef Finishing and Suckled Calf Production the opportunity to travel to England to learn about innovative […]
Safe Use of Sheep Dip – Courses available at CAFRE
Thinking about dipping your sheep? If so you will need a Certificate of Competence in the Safe Use of Sheep Dips. The Safe Use of Sheep Dip certificate is required […]
Food Safety Success@ Loughry Campus
Congratulations to Western Brand Poultry Products staff, Annette Leonard and Annette Crudden who received Distinction and Merit grades in recent Level 4 Award in Food Safety Management for Manufacturing. They […]
“Making Tax Digital” Business Planning Seminar Coming in 2019
Kenneth Johnston, CAFRE pictured discussing the importance of “Making Tax Digital” Business Planning seminars with Stephen and David McIntyre from Toomebridge at the Winter Fair A number of Farm Family […]
Special Recognition Award for CAFRE Teaching Staff
Louise Patterson, CAFRE Veterinary Nursing teaching staff with CAFRE Director Martin McKendry Louise Patterson, of the veterinary nursing teaching team at CAFRE has received a Special Recognition Award for services […]
A Semester of Giving at CAFRE Loughry Campus
College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise students at Loughry Campus have had a busy semester working hard at their studies in Food Technology, Food Design and Nutrition, and Food […]
Benefits of BDGs to local farms
CAFRE launched the Business Development Groups Scheme in November 2015 and from then, over 3000 farmers have participated in the scheme and over 2500 training events have taken place on […]
Bursary Success at Greenmount Campus
Christmas came early for twenty-four successful agriculture and horticulture students with the CAFRE Bursary programme at Greenmount Campus. Higher Education students at Greenmount Campus who each received bursaries from bursary […]
Equine Health and Safety Day – Enniskillen Campus
An event was held recently at CAFRE, Enniskillen Campus the purpose of which was to heighten students’ awareness of a range of issues relating to Equine Health and Safety. In […]
CAFRE Children in Need Simulator Challenge
Photo Caption: CAFRE Enniskillen students recently raised £509.19 for BBC Children In Need by completing a 24 hour simulator challenge using the horseracing simulators at the Campus On the 14th […]
Know Your Oats!
National Diploma students on a recent visit to White’s Oats, Tandragee Students from the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise visited White’s Oats based in Tandragee, Co. Armagh. The […]
Air Ambulance NI Charity Cycle at CAFRE Loughry Campus
SRC members helping at the charity coffee morning. (L-R) Hannah Quinn (Dromore), Orla Lavery (Aghalee), Stephanie Cargill (Ballyclare) Students and staff at College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise, Loughry […]
Portadown Suckler Beef Business Development Group Walking the Supply Chain
The Portadown Suckler Beef Business Development Group (BDG) recently had a visit to Dunbia, Dungannon to view the cattle slaughtering, dressing, grading and packaging process. As part of the BDG […]
Potato Growers Visit to Scotland – Applications Closed
Study Tour for Potato Growers The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering potato growers the opportunity to travel to Scotland to learn about innovative approaches to […]
Arable Conference 2019 Guy Smith announced as keynote speaker
Guy Smith, NFU Deputy President has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2019 Arable Conference Guy Smith, NFU Deputy President has been announced as the keynote speaker for […]
CAFRE goes to Coca-Cola!
Loughry’s National Diploma programmes in Food are a perfect combination of theory based learning and practical based experience, ensuring students fully understand all aspect of food manufacture. Part of this […]
UFU Deputy President David Brown Encourages Farmers to Attend Important “Making Tax Digital” Seminar
Well over 450 farmers and other family members have attended the first 4 of the ongoing series of “Making Tax Digital” Seminars including UFU Deputy President David Brown who attended […]