PEDIGREE and commercial herd owners travelled from as far afield as counties Cork and Kerry to attend the Northern Ireland Aberdeen Angus Club’s Open Day. This year’s event, held near Cookstown, was hosted by Kevin McOscar’s 40-cow Island Farm Herd. Visitors enjoyed the afternoon itinerary which included a clipping demonstration, stockjudging and guess the weight competitions, followed by a BBQ …
Yearsley YDP Workshop - Sunday 4th August
Yearsley YDP Workshop – Sunday 4th August
YDP Workshop at the Yearlsey Herd in Brandsby on the 4th August. Report by Kim Brown Well what a way to finish the workshops in the north of England! Aberdeen Angus Youth Development – Not just for Angus Breeders Such a wonderful day with a huge turnout. We also had new faces from different breeds so extremely happy to …
Northumberland College YDP Workshop - Saturday 13th July
Northumberland College YDP Workshop – Saturday 13th July
YDP Workshop at Northumberland College in Northumberland on the 13th July. Report by Kim Brown Well! What a brilliant day!!! Great turnout for this Aberdeen Angus Youth Development – Not just for Angus Breeders Great enthusiasm from all that attended! The trainers were absolutely outstanding! Dougie McBeath (clipping) Richard Rettie (ringcraft) David Timm (stockjudging) James Playfair-Hannay (stockjudging) Great feedback …
Westdrums YDP Workshop - Sunday 7th July
Westdrums YDP Workshop – Sunday 7th July
YDP Workshop at the West Drums Herd in Berwickshire on the 7th July Report by Stephanie Dick West Drums Aberdeen Angus hosted our second Scottish workshop today by kind permission of John Steel and family. As always John put on a spectacular day with the cattle behaving impeccably and a great turn out from the participants! Thank you to …
Westellen YDP Workshop - Saturday 6th July
Westellen YDP Workshop – Saturday 6th July
YDP Workshop at the Westellen Herd in Co.Cork on the 6th July. Report by Niall Lynch Thank you to everyone who took part in our Aberdeen Angus Youth Development – Not just for Angus Breeders workshop in Munster on Saturday. A big thank you to John Tait Westellen Aberdeen Angus for all his hard work in hosting this workshop …