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 …
Last of the workshops for South West Scotland
Last of the workshops for South West Scotland
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 …
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YDP and Dawn Meats to host challenging youth focussed conference
YDP and Dawn Meats to host challenging youth focussed conference
The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society’s industry leading Youth Development Programme (YDP) has announced plans to host a two-day conference for 17-24 year old beef enthusiasts to further their academic and practical skill set. The conference, which is being sponsored by Dawn Meats, will take place on the 28th and 29th March 2015 in Tiverton, Devon (venue TBC) and will cover a range of …
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YDP certificates issued
YDP certificates issued
Congratulations to YDP participants John McCulloch and Shane Murphy who were both presented with their certificates at this month’s Stirling Bull Sales by recently elected Society President David Evans.