𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲! Food Technologists at Loughry Campus, with the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland, have developed a healthier version of our favourite breakfast treat by reformulating recipes and using alternative ingredients. More info to follow.

CAFRE is delighted to announce the overall total of the Industry Bursary and Scholarship awards on offer to Higher Education students for the 2024-2025 academic year stands at an impressive £96,000. Read more ⬇️ cafre.ac.uk/2025/03/03/ind…

"Maximising the proportion of quality grazed grass in the diet of dairy cows will provide the most cost-effective basis for milk production,” writes CAFRE Forage Technologist, Robert Patterson. Read more ⬇️ cafre.ac.uk/2025/03/03/caf…

Sustainable Agriculture Programme Awareness Events continue tonight at the Mourne Country Hotel, Newry. Join us at 7.30pm to hear about the new programme of farm support.

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir MLA has highlighted the effectiveness of the Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving productivity in its first year. More info: daera-ni.gov.uk/news/successfu…

CAFRE's Dairy Herd - read more at: cafre.ac.uk/2025/03/03/caf…

New Business Sustainability Groups (BSGs) are open for application. Elizabeth Calvin, CAFRE Dairying Adviser caught up with a past North Antrim Dairy Business Group participant to discuss his experiences of the Scheme. Read more ⬇️ cafre.ac.uk/2025/04/01/dai…

CAFRE is organising on farm events to discuss the sustainable use of nutrients on farm to enhance growth potential. First date: Tues 15 April, at the farm of Victor Chestnutt, Bushmills. Read more ⬇ cafre.ac.uk/events/fertili…

Fertilise to maximise in a sustainable way CAFRE Advisers will provide practical advice on the key steps to managing nutrients at an event on the farm of of Victor Chestnutt. Join us on Tues, 15 April at 7.30pm, at 9 Clougher Rd, Bushmills, BT57 8YJ. Booking not required.

CAFRE has launched a deep soil carbon coring project across its estate. The project is sampling carbon stocks up to 100 cm deep in the soil profile. The project has completed in-field sampling across 1,200 hectares of active agricultural land. Read more: bit.ly/4cmwFtk

𝑪𝑨𝑭𝑹𝑬'𝒔 𝑩𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝑮𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒑𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔. Supporting groups of farmers improve their economic and environmental sustainability of their businesses 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙬! For info: cafre.ac.uk

New Business Sustainability Groups (BSGs) are open for application. Leigh McClean, a CAFRE Crops Adviser recently visited Thomas Annett, a past Business Group participant. Read more ⬇️ bit.ly/3REuMyG

Lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) has recently been added to the uncovered above ground slurry stores at the CAFRE Beef and Sheep Centre and Hill Farm Centre at Glenwherry. Stephen Gilkinson, a Technologist at CAFRE explains its use⬇️ cafre.ac.uk/2025/03/27/caf…

Farmers - apply to join new Business Sustainability Groups (BSGs). Taking part will support the improvement of farm environmental and financial sustainability. Applications close at noon on Fri 2 May. Read more ⬇️ cafre.ac.uk/2025/04/17/caf…

Grass growth forecasted to increase rapidly over the next 7 days. Whilst very welcome for many it will bring with it management challenges. Achieving target residuals now will have a big impact on grass quality in the next grazing. agrisearch.org/grasscheck

Two Fertilise to Maximise events are being held on Mon 28 April, on host farms at Rathfriland and Enniskillen. For more inform ⬇️ cafre.ac.uk/2025/04/18/fer…

CAFRE will be hosting dry stone walling training events during May at CAFRE’s Hill Farm Centre at Glenwherry. Develop skills and knowledge to repair and maintain single skinned dry stone walls. For more info ⬇️ cafre.ac.uk/2025/04/18/dry…

Applications are open for the new Business Sustainability Groups (BSGs) with CAFRE. Gareth Beacom, CAFRE Beef and Sheep Adviser, recently visited former suckler group to discuss experiences of group membership. Read more cafre.ac.uk/2025/04/23/suc…

Now is the time to assess and plan a sometimes-overlooked key element of the grass growing season – weed control. Economic losses caused by weed infestation in grassland swards lower the palatability and quality of silage or hay. Read more ⬇️ cafre.ac.uk/2025/04/24/imp…

CAFRE is pleased to announce an extension to the application deadline for its new Business Sustainability Groups (BSGs). To allow more farm businesses the opportunity to apply the application deadline has been extended to 4pm on Monday, 19 May 2025. ⬇️ cafre.ac.uk/2025/05/02/bsg…