The Banbridge Sheep Business Development Group (BDG) recently had a visit to Linden Foods, Dungannon to view the lamb slaughtering, dressing and grading process. As part of the BDG programme, […]
Recently CAFRE Enniskillen Campus held a very successful training day as part of the ISH Young Breeders Programme. The training day had a gathering of 40 participants, travelling from all […]
Students on the second year of the BSc honours degree in Agricultural Technology delivered in partnership by CAFRE and Queen’s University Belfast, embraced the opportunity to travel to Belgium to […]
The costs of Higher Education are often in the spotlight, but at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) there is positive news for food students. Loughry Campus […]
Sheep dipping courses to enable farmers to achieve the, Safe Use of Sheep Dip certificate will be available at CAFRE, Greenmount Campus in late November 2018. Thinking about dipping your […]
The organising committee of the joint CAFRE, UAS and UFU Arable Conference met recently to finalise details for the 2019 event. The date of the conference is Tuesday 15th January […]
A number of Farm Family Key Skills (FFKS) seminars focusing on areas impacting on farm businesses have been organised by CAFRE in partnership with Rural Support. These will be delivered […]
The ‘Healthy Cattle, Health Profits’ Beef Conference will take place on Wednesday 21 November at Greenmount Campus CAFRE. This all day conference jointly organised by CAFRE, Ulster Farmers’ Union, LMC, […]
The way in which FACTS qualified advisers receive Continuous Professional Development (CPD) has now changed! Previously under the FACTS scheme all qualified advisers were expected to pass the Nutrient Management […]
CAFRE is looking forward to welcoming delegates to the ‘Healthy Cattle, Healthy Profits’ conference, which is jointly organised by The Ulster Farmers’ Union, CAFRE, LMC, AFBI and NBA. The conference will take […]
Farm Family Key Skills (FFKS) is an initiative being managed by CAFRE and is a key element of the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. The Business Planning theme of Farm Family […]
We are pleased to announce that our first intake on to the New Equine Apprenticeship Programme joined us on Thursday 27th September for registration and induction. We would like to […]
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), in conjunction with the Institution of Agricultural Engineers, (IAgrE), are hosting a guest lecture on Monday 22 October 2018 in Greenmount […]
Suppliers storing pesticides for sale or supply must hold a BASIS Certificate of Competence. The ‘Code of practice for suppliers of pesticides to agriculture, horticulture and forestry’ backed up by […]
CAFRE is offering pig producers, in the Cookstown area, the opportunity to travel to Denmark to learn about disease control . Under the new Farm Innovation Visits scheme, a DAERA […]
Out There Services joins the list of busary donors at Greenmount Campus. This new bursary which is for Foundation Degree Horticulture students will provide £1000 along with a work placement […]
Fresher’s Week took on a whole new meaning for students at Loughry Campus, College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise with a focus on hands-on learning as a way of […]
Back row, from left: Claire McConkey, Larne and Erin Shields, Newry Front row: Hannah Whittle, Dungannon Each year CAFRE students are given the opportunity to compete for a place to […]
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) invites you to its October Open Days to find out about the excellent courses and careers available in the agri-food and […]
As summer draws to a close, Northern Ireland’s ice cream manufacturers are beginning to develop healthier versions of their closely guarded recipes. CAFRE Loughry campus and the Food Standards Agency’s […]
