Stockjudging success for young Irish star Avril Crowe

Stockjudging success for young Irish star Avril Crowe

14 year old Avril Crowe from Aughakilfaughnan, Mohill, Co. Leitrim is one of the brightest young stars emerging from the Irish section of the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society, Youth Development Programme. The programme, which is run throughout Ireland & the UK each year, is aimed at developing the stockmanship skills of young people involved in farming through a series of workshops, …

Young stars shine at Irish National Aberdeen-Angus Calf Show

Young stars shine at Irish National Aberdeen-Angus Calf Show

15.10.2018

The final major show of the 2018 season was staged over the weekend with the National Aberdeen-Angus Calf Show taking place at the Showgrounds, Carrick-On-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. The premier showpiece attracted a total youngstock entry of just under 90 calves, including a small but select entry from Northern Ireland. The event has grown in popularity and stature over the last …

We speak to multiple participants as they attend the County Down workshop!

We speak to multiple participants as they attend the County Down workshop!

11.10.2018

As we now enter Autumn, we can reflect on what was a very sunny and busy summer, with many YDP workshops taking place over the course of the weekends! We speak to a number of attendees from the workshop, Harry, Matthew, Nathaniel and Molly as they attended the County Down, Northern Ireland on the 25th of August. The workshop was …