Agriculture educational facilities Home > About us > Our educational facilities > Agriculture educational facilities Agriculture educational facilities Greenmount Campus Farm Centres are a critically important part of DAERA’s statutory authority to provide education and training to the agri-food industry across Northern Ireland. The farms perform a central role with students who attend land-based courses at Greenmount Campus and also the wide range of Knowledge and Technology Transfer projects demonstrated to farmers and industry. LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) is a leading farm quality assurance system showing that food has been produced sustainably with care for the environment. CAFRE has successfully completed the fourteenth LEAF Marque audit and this process has helped the College to drive standards and stimulate innovation across all of the enterprises managed. This ethos links closely with that of CAFRE. LEAF Marque certification covers the whole farm business and applies to all products produced from the business. The principles of Integrated Farm Management (IFM) underpin the requirements of the LEAF Marque certification. IFM is a whole farm business approach that delivers sustainable farming. Modern technology and traditional methods are both used with the goal of delivering prosperous farming that enriches the environment and engages local communities. Managing the CAFRE estate and enterprises to IFM principles has demonstrated continuous improvement across the whole farm including: organisation and planning, soil management and fertility, crop health and protection, pollution control and by-product management, animal husbandry, energy efficiency, water management, landscape and nature conservation and community engagement. Watch this short video which showcases the educational facilities on offer to students studying Agriculture at CAFRE, Greenmount Campus. Dairy Centre The 180 cow dairy herd at Greenmount Campus aims to demonstrate an efficient dairy production system with a focus on environmental sustainability. Read More Beef and Sheep Centre At Greenmount Campus the key aim of the Beef and Sheep Centre is to demonstrate efficient and sustainable production of beef and lamb with a particular focus on grassland management. Read More Hill Farm Centre The Hill Farm Centre is located at Glenwherry in the Antrim Hills between Ballymena and Larne. It is a 960 hectare hill farm, with 120 suckler cows and 1,100 ewes. Read More Machinery Centre The Machinery Centre is a specifically designed building, size 66.5m x 40.5m which hosts all of the mechanisation and building instruction at Greenmount Campus. Read More Veterinary Nursing Centre Classes are taught in the purpose built Veterinary Nursing classroom installed with all the equipment necessary for small animal veterinary, surgical nursing and diagnostic imaging. Read More Discover more about our CAFRE Farms as Robert Hull, Farm Director provides an update from June and July 2020: Discover Home Study Business Support Why CAFRE? News & Events About us Contact us Campus Locations Enniskillen Campus Greenmount Campus Loughry Campus Copyright © CAFRE 2021 Accessibility Statement | Cookie Policy | Privacy Policy By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Accept all cookies Reject all cookies Let me choose