Making vital industry links in Horticulture
Industry visits are a vital component of learning at Greenmount Campus and help students network, build future links and also form a bridge to employment. Level 2 Diploma in Horticulture […]
Earning and Learning for a Loughry Food Apprentice
Whilst television viewers have been engrossed in the latest series of The Apprentice, it’s worth remembering the “real-life” apprentices, hard at work and making a difference to businesses across Northern […]
Sustainable Horticulture in the City – Connswater Community Greenway
As part of their Urban Landscape Conservation Module, CAFRE Foundation Degree Horticulture students visited sections of the new Connswater Community Greenway project to experience urban conservation first hand. Stepanie Meenagh […]
Planters and poinsettias make perfect Christmas presents
Between September and December each year, horticulture students at CAFRE combine their creative and business skills to produce a range of perfect Christmas gift solutions. Whether it is a traditional […]
CAFRE announce Nitrates and Nutrient Management Planning Courses
A series of 18 courses on Nitrates and Nutrient Management Planning have been arranged by CAFRE staff at venues across Northern Ireland for January, February and March 2016. Each course […]
Brilliant day had by teachers at Greenmount
CAFRE in partnership with CCEA recently held a Teachers’ Horticulture and Floristry Insight Day following on from the very successful Grow Careers Event held at Greenmount Campus in June 2015. […]
Diversification Challenge Awards – 2015
The Diversification Challenge Awards night was held in the Food Innovation Centre, Loughry campus on Wednesday the 11th November. Attendance was excellent with family and friends watching and supporting as […]
Godolphin Supports CAFRE Students to Prepare for Career Success
A new £1,000 bursary for CAFRE students studying the four-year Equine Honours degree course has been launched. The Godolphin Bursary, sponsored by Kildangan Stud which is part of Darley, the […]
CAFRE students embrace engineering overseas
A group of 12 final year students on the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Land-based Technology course at CAFRE, Greenmount Campus recently completed a two week study tour to Germany, […]
CAFRE Students Packaging Success
Three CAFRE students have been celebrating after obtaining Distinctions in an internationally recognised packaging qualification. Bethany McCombe and Jonathan Gardiner from Belfast and Linda Elder from Derry, who was also […]
Excellent turnout for CAFRE Equine Breeding Conference
There was an excellent turnout from a wide range of sectors of the industry for the recent CAFRE Equine Breeding Conference held at Greenmount Campus, Antrim. The attendees included Thoroughbred […]
CAFRE’s Level 2 Diploma in Horse Care students visit Horseware Ireland.
On the 3rd of November, students studying the Level 2 Diploma in Horse Care were given the great opportunity of visiting Horseware in Dundalk. This trip was organised as part […]
Celebrity garden desigher Diarmuid Gavin visits Greenmount
The new Horticulture Training Centre at Greenmount was filled to capacity with horticulture students at the recent launch of the Kilsaran Garden Design competition. Mark Harewood from Kilsaran introduced the […]
Business Development Group programme now closed
Applications for Business Development Groups has now closed.
Businesses launch bursaries to Loughry food students
Fourteen Northern Ireland based businesses recently attended the launch of the Food Bursary programme at Loughry Campus with the aim of selecting the ‘cream of the crop’ to support them […]
BEEF – Better Efficient Economic Farmers Conference 2015
Two Northern Ireland Suckler Beef Programme Autumn Conferences have been jointly organised by the Irish Farmers Journal, CAFRE and ABP to highlight the significant improvements that can be made to […]
New developments in Ornamental Crops seminar
Greenmount horticulture students get insight into bedding plant trends Horticulture students on the Foundation Degree Programme with Stuart Lowen, the Marketing Manager for Ball Colegrave. The students are Caroline Cushenan, […]
Enniskillen Campus welcomes new students
Another academic year has started at CAFRE’s Enniskillen Campus with new students eager to take their first steps on the road to a career in the equine sector. Students have […]
Come along to our course open days
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) invites you to our upcoming Course Open Days to find out about the wide range of courses available in agri-food and […]
Equine Breeding Conference
The CAFRE Equine Breeding Conference will bring up-to-date information on equine breeding practices and professional standards to the Thoroughbred and Sport Horse sectors. Presentations will cover the main aspects of […]