Massive crowds descended onto Screggan, Tullamore, Co. Offaly from all corners of the country, along with many international visitors for the three-day long National Ploughing Championships. The largest event of its kind in Europe, attendees were treated to an exceptional line-up of pedigree and commercial Aberdeen-Angus cattle, with the Drumcrow, Mogeely, Owenmore, Kerins, Tomriland, Shankill, Ashview, Laheens, Liss, Lisnafanna and …
Friday update: 22nd September 2017
Friday update: 22nd September 2017
We hope everyone is looking forward to the weekend, and are looking forward to the Youth Development Programme final which is set to be a great event! In the meantime, here is your weekly run down of all the goings on from within the Society in the past seven days. Cheeklaw Feature: The Cheeklaw herd dispersal will be taking place …
Study Trip to the USA: Stephanie Dick
Study Trip to the USA: Stephanie Dick
The Youth Development Programme Final is fast approaching! We managed to catch up with the 2015 YDP winner Stephanie Dick, age 23, from Mains of Throsk who is kindly providing cattle for the YDP final from her own pedigree Stephick Aberdeen-Angus herd. Stephanie tells us about her time abroad that she was awarded alongside her 2015 senior YDP title as …
Feature: Cheeklaw Herd
Feature: Cheeklaw Herd
We recently spoke to Sian Sharp, a member of the family who own the Cheeklaw herd. It was great to get an insight in to the background and performance of the Cheeklaw herd in the lead up to the dispersal in October. Background of the herd The Cheeklaw herd of Pedigree Aberdeen-Angus was established in 1992 a year after David …
YDP Final: Judge Profiles
YDP Final: Judge Profiles
We have been profiling our YDP judges over the course of the past week and so far have shared the profiles of our showmanship judge John McEnroe, our stock judging judge Marie Louise Ryan and our clipping and dressing judges Mark Philips and Alistair Cormack. Here are the final two profiles of members of our judging panel for the YDP …