College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
Agricultural university in Northern Ireland
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is a public tertiary level land-based college offering training in agriculture, food technology, horticulture, equine and agri-business operating at three sites in Northern Ireland.
The college is funded by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) of the Northern Ireland Executive.[1]
It is an associate member of the Landex consortium of "Land Based Colleges Aspiring to Excellence".[2]
Campuses
- Greenmount Campus at Muckamore near Antrim in County Antrim (originally Greenmount College of Agriculture and Horticulture, founded in 1912)
- Enniskillen Campus at Levaghy near Enniskillen in County Fermanagh (formerly Enniskillen College of Agriculture, first student intake in 1967)
- Loughry Campus between Cookstown and Dungannon in County Tyrone (founded in 1908 as The Ulster Dairy School)
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Daily Telegraph: College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise guide
- v
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- Economy of the United Kingdom
- Agriculture
- ADAS (company)
- Arla Foods UK
- Bernard Matthews
- Faccenda Foods
- Farmcare
- Frontier Agriculture
- Genus
- Müller Milk & Ingredients
- NFU Mutual
- Norbrook Group
- Openfield
- Saputo Dairy UK
- Vestey Holdings
and regulation
- Agricultural Land Classification
- Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
- Animal and Plant Health Agency
- British Cattle Movement Service
- The Country Code
- Crown Estate
- Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Institute for Animal Health
- Legislation
- Quality Meat Scotland
- Natural England
- Rights of way in Scotland
- Rural Payments Agency
- Scottish Government Net Zero Directorates
- Single Payment Scheme
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