This year’s Youth Development Programme (YDP) Senior Conference took place on the weekend of the 24th – 26th February and it was a resounding success. 24 senior YDP participants travelled to Northampton from all over the UK and Ireland for a weekend which gave them an opportunity to progress their skills on a number of levels, whilst having a great time! We …
£10 raffle ticket could get you a heifer fro Newcairnie
£10 raffle ticket could get you a heifer fro Newcairnie
The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society’s industry leading Youth Development Programme will be out in force at the Stirling Bull Sales this month selling raffle tickets to breeders, members and enthusiasts for the chance of winning some great prizes. Top draw in the raffle, with funds going to the programme, will be a pedigree heifer from current junior vice president Angela McGregor’s …
Young beef enthusiast wins pedigree heifer through YDP
Young beef enthusiast wins pedigree heifer through YDP
Young beef cattle enthusiast, Craig Johnstone, from Pitlochry was the lucky recipient of a pedigree Aberdeen-Angus heifer kindly donated by Kevin Moores of the Formby, Liverpool-based The Moss herd, as a result of taking part in the Society’s industry leading Youth Development Programme (YDP). YDP workshop participants aged between eight and 24 years old who attended a workshop last summer …
Young Aberdeen-Angus enthusiasts impress judges at Youth Development Programme National Final
Young Aberdeen-Angus enthusiasts impress judges at Youth Development Programme National Final
The 2016 Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society’s weekend event, which incorporated the National Final was yet again a close fought competition between all three age categories, with judges giving particular praise to the younger end of the competitors. Taking place at the East of England Showground, Peterborough, some 35 finalists gathered from across the UK and Ireland for a series of morning …
Kincardine Castle host Central Scotland YDP workshop
Kincardine Castle host Central Scotland YDP workshop
A last minute change of plan for the Central Club area workshop saw Robert McNeil and the Davidson family kindly offer to host the event at Kincardine Castle in Perthshire, resulting in a great day for all involved. Host Marjory Davidson took the washing and knot tying element of the workshop and went through all the various equipment required for …