Press Articles 2010

Vegetables Go Clubing - October
Club Root Disease (Plasmodiphora brassicae) is a serious pathogen which infects the roots of vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli...

Vegetable Growing - October
Growing your own vegetables is a great way to start contributing to a more sustainable lifestyle and could improve your business performance ...

Don’t Jump Too Soon With Forage Maize Harvest - September
The 2010 season seems to have been a successful one when it comes to forage maize...

Introduction to Edible Crop Production - September
During 2009, the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) held a successful introductory course for people interested in developing their competences in edible crop production...

Vegetable Club root Soil Test - August
Club Root Disease (Plasmodiphora brassicae) is a serious pathogen which infects the roots of vegetables such as cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli ...

Growing Greener Broccoli - July
A recent rise in the demand for Broccoli has been good news for local growers...

Forage Maize - June
Crop management is geared to producing a high dry matter / high starch combination that will have a positive effect on milk production...

Local vegetable growers meet the 'standard' - April
CAFRE and Gilfresh Produce of Loughgall are working together to increase the volume of quality assured fresh vegetables grown in Northern Ireland ...

Getting to the root of vegetable production - January
CAFRE is currently delivering a training programme aimed at existing and new vegetable growers...