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Beef up your breeding – Get the balance right

April 9, 2020

By Nigel Gould, Beef and Sheep Adviser, College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) The majority of traits we...

COVID-19 Planning to manage the way ahead

April 6, 2020

John Sands, Senior Beef and Sheep Adviser, CAFRE Farmers are adopting new approaches in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.It...

Slurry and Fertiliser Applications for Late Spring

April 5, 2020

By the Western CAFRE Dairying Advisers With the exceptionally wet weather during February and early March, slurry and fertiliser applications...

Plan now to maximise grass growth

March 31, 2020

Hannah McNelis, CAFRE Beef & Sheep Adviser After an extremely wet winter, grass growth on farms across the country has...

Attention to detail is crucial to the success of the sheep enterprise

March 31, 2020

Rachel Megarrell, CAFRE Beef & Sheep Development Adviser Prior to the outbreak of Covid – 19 the North Antrim Sheep...

Lamb quadruplets at Glenwherry Hill Farm

March 27, 2020

Sometimes we need a little reminder of the good things in this world that surround us everyday, like bringing new...

Using BovIS information to help improve enterprise efficiency

March 18, 2020

James Brennan Ai Services Beef and Sheep Facilitator Farming Severely Disadvantaged Area (SDA) land can be a challenge but Terence...

Industry Bursaries of £17,000 awarded to CAFRE Food Students

March 12, 2020

Seventeen students from higher education Food degree courses at the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) were awarded...

The triplet lamb debate – What to do with the third lamb?

March 10, 2020

Gareth Beacom CAFRE Beef & Sheep Adviser Enniskillen Reports from Business Development Group members indicate very good scanning results for...

BDG Cereal Groups get Update on Crop Nutrition

March 2, 2020

Members of CAFRE’s Cereal Business Development groups recently attended a meeting held at Greenfields fertiliser. At the meeting Roger Sylvester-Bradley...

2000 Farm Family Members trained in First Aid

February 26, 2020

Over 2000 farm family members have completed Farm Families First Aid Awareness training. This training is delivered over an evening...

CAFRE BDG membership helping Drumquin farmer develop his business.

February 24, 2020

By Kevin McGrath, Beef and Sheep Adviser, CAFRE, OMAGH. Ronnie Boyd is a full-time Beef and Sheep farmer from Drumquin...