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 …

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 …

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 …

Borders Club YDP participants headed to Buccleuch Estates for their regional workshop this summer with some local trainer knowledge and expertise thrown in for good measure. Leading the team with his reason giving and stock judging knowledge was James Playfair Hannay. James is a massive advice of YDP having seen his doctor Anna go through the programme and prosper and …

Following another successful summer season of thought provoking and educational training at various workshops held across the UK and Ireland, the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society is now in full flow planning the National Final for the Youth Development Programme. Rotated around the UK and Ireland, this year’s final will be hosted at the Peterborough Showground of the East of England Agricultural …