The 2015 Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society’s National Youth Development Programme Final was the closest fought competition ever seen, with just a few points separating the top four in the senior section. The final took place on 12th and 13th September at the home of the Rosemead Aberdeen-Angus herd, courtesy of Angus Stovold and family, Godalming, Surrey, and saw some 31 finalists from across …

The Central Scotland workshop is always one of the biggest ones of the year – it takes a bit of organising it’s a fair job to keeping 20 + participants occupied and making sure they all get the chance for hands on experience and that means we need a fabulous team, good facilities and plenty of haltered cattle. Netherton ticks …

So here it was the last workshop of the year and the workshops are still filled with the same youthful enthusiasm as when we started the tour back in April. We have travelled the length and breadth of England, Ireland & Scotland and sometimes all those countries in one weekend! We’d made the long journey from the Central Scotland workshop …

What a manic weekend – Friday in Mohill, Republic of Ireland, Saturday in Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland and then we ended up in Wigtownshire, South West Scotland on Sunday – we’re either really keen for YDP or completely mental!? This area saw a new location for 2015 and the McCornick Family welcomed us to Boreland, Newton Stewart and what a …

The sun always shines when the YDP hits Mohill – we always seem to be lucky and bask in the glorious weather and the host for the day Mac Crowe said that he always cut hay when the YDP was in town. Last year’s workshop didn’t quite go to plan with flight delays but the YDP team made sure we …