A great turnout of participants, some 19 in total, turned out for the south east of England workshop, held this year at Council member Rob Bishop’s Warrenho herd. Here’s some of the moments from the day, which featured trainer and host Rob Bishop, Mary and John Reynolds and James Kimber. Also helping was independent assessor and freelance showman Andrew Hughes. …
YDP heads to Easton and Otley College
YDP heads to Easton and Otley College
When Easton and Otley College students said they were interested in knowing more about showing cattle, the YDP team were happy to get involved and who’d have thought it, but we managed to organise a dairy part to the itinerary too. Last year the College showed their animals at local shows but course Instructor Megan Jenkins was keen that the …
New format worked well at Eastern region workshop
New format worked well at Eastern region workshop
The YDP workshop programme has certainly kicked off with a bang this year with a new look host for the first workshop of the summer. The Eastern region workshop team headed to the East of England Showground, Peterborough, where William Haire welcomed some 19 participants. Cattle came from from Shadwell, Duncan and Tracey Jeary’s Briston herd, Hawstead Lodge and Nick & …
Aberdeen-Angus breed leads Carrick sale at €5000
Aberdeen-Angus breed leads Carrick sale at €5000
The Aberdeen-Angus breed dominated proceedings at the annual multi-breed bull and heifer sales at Carrick-On-Shannon over the weekend. The overall sale topper across all breeds came from Frank and Margaret McKiernan, Drumcrow, Corlismore, Co. Cavan, with their 12-month old bull Drumcrow Power Punch R603 selling for €5000. This bull is one of the first sons of Netherton Americano M703 to …
Full YDP workshop list completed - get signed up for a workshop near you!
Full YDP workshop list completed – get signed up for a workshop near you!
It’s going to be yet another jam-packed year of Youth Development Programme workshops this summer and the full list of workshops across the UK and Ireland has now been completed. As ever, participants will be able to gain tips and knowledge from some of the industry’s leading stockmen and women, as well as learn and perfect their stockjudging knowledge and …