The Old Glenort herd of pedigree Aberdeen-Angus cattle belonging to James Porter, Lisburn, was the host this year for yet another highly successful Aberdeen-Angus Youth Development Programme National Final. The event, which moves location each year across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Ireland, saw 31 finalists aged between 8 and 24 years old, compete in a number of competitions including …

A little less travelling around this weekend to finish the workshops, but I think it took less time to get from Northern Ireland to Scotland than it did to get home from Cumbria! We started the workshops in April and the enthusiasm has been the same wherever we’ve been throughout the year and we’ve had some great young people through …

Preparation is in full swing for this year’s Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society Youth Development Programme Final, which takes place in Northern Ireland at the home of James Porter’s highly successful Old Glenort herd on the 26th – 28th September. The final will see successful participants who have scored well at various workshops held across the UK and Ireland throughout the summer …

A little less travelling around this weekend to finish the workshops, but I think it took less time to get from Northern Ireland to Scotland than it did to get home from Cumbria! We started the workshops in April and the enthusiasm has been the same wherever we’ve been throughout the year and we’ve had some great young people through …