Walled Garden Summer Open Weekends – Practical Gardening is good for your health
Visit the gardens and the grounds at Greenmount Campus this weekend. Be inspired to get hands on with gardening, there will be the opportunity to have a go at some […]
Visit the gardens and the grounds at Greenmount Campus this weekend. Be inspired to get hands on with gardening, there will be the opportunity to have a go at some […]
Summer in the air can mean only one thing for Loughry’s final year students – Graduation. Where would a Loughry Graduation be without our delicious real dairy ice cream? Loughry […]
Have you ever thought about furthering your education, changing careers, or feel that you need to build your confidence to be ready to grasp those opportunities that come your way? […]
The CAFRE Agricultural Business Operations (Level II Certificate) Course is currently open for enrolments and will close at 4.00pm on Thursday 7 July 2016. You are advised to book your […]
James Purdy who is currently studying horticulture at CAFRE – Greenmount Campus was the winner of the Gold Medal and Best in Show award at Garden Show Ireland, 2015. He […]
Greenmount students Natalie Straney, Killyleagh, and Shannon Ormandy, Ballymena, have each won a Bronze Medal for their stunning design work at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. They were competing in […]
Level 3 Horticulture students from Greenmount Campus embarked on a two week study exchange tour to Holland recently to experience first-hand the extent of the Dutch horticulture industry. The study […]
Local food manufacturer Avondale Foods recently challenged the final year National Diploma students to design a new and innovative food product. The competition concluded in a “Dragon’s Den” style pitch […]
Recently, the Level 3 Year 1 Extended Diploma in Horse Management students swapped their usual timetables and classes for a fun filled day at Castle Leslie, Glaslough, Co. Monaghan. After […]
James Crawford, from Portadown, Co Armagh, who is currently studying for a Foundation Degree in Horticulture at the Greenmount Campus of CAFRE [College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise] in […]
Enniskillen, Loughry and Greenmount Campuses of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise [CAFRE] recently hosted a number of very successful Spring Open Days in April with over 1100 […]
Level 2 Diploma in Horticulture students recently took time away from busy College life to enjoy a well earned two day technical and personal development study trip to Dublin and […]
In this, the Northern Ireland Year of Food and Drink, April is brewing and distilling month. Loughry campus student Shannon Donnelly is no stranger to this sector. Shannon is currently […]
The classrooms and corridors are buzzing as students prepare themselves for the fast approaching ‘end of year’ assessments at Loughry Campus, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise. Which makes […]
Andy McIndoe, former Managing Director Hillier Nurseries and Garden Centres, author, lecturer and broadcaster visited Greenmount Campus of CAFRE on Wednesday 9th March in the run up to the Annual […]
Are you considering courses to study after your GCSE or A-level examinations? Are you interested in continuing your education on a specialised course that will prepare you for a career […]
The National Diploma food students at CAFRE’s Loughry Campus study the theory of food manufacture before using Loughry’s pilot scale manufacturing equipment to produce the products. Recently, the students have […]
Ballymena butcher, Christopher Quigley has been awarded the title of UK Retail Butchery Student of the Year by the Institute of Meat and Worshipful Company of Butchers. A delighted Christopher […]
At the Food Bursary Awards ceremony, fourteen food students from Loughry’s higher education degree courses were presented with the industry bursaries they have secured this academic year. This year the […]
Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill today launched the Farm Family Key Skills (FFKS) training programme. The FFKS is the next stage of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme (FBIS), which is being […]