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Top judges judged best
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 11:42 AM
Cumbria YFC writes: More than 50 young farmers gathered in Penrith at the weekend to take part in the YFC Stockman and Young Stockjudge of the Year competition. YFC members judged dairy cows, butchers cattle and butchers lambs, placing them and giving reasons to the master judges. All of the 54 competitors completed an animal health questionnaire, while Cumbrian... Read More...
Bananas Young Farmers turn out for field day
Tuesday, June 03, 2008 2:16 PM
More than 500 Young Farmers took part in the Northumberland Federation’s county rally last weekend. Hosted by Stamfordham YFC, the event was the biggest day in the calendar for the region’s club members, who took part in more than 60 competitions, including tractor handling, flower arranging and, more unusually, banana eating. The Rally Shield for the club with... Read More...
Southern District Young Farmers go for glory at annual field day
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:19 PM
Southern District Young Farmers took part in more than 100 competitions last weekend at their Annual Field Day at Gutterby Farm, Whitbeck. Around 400 Young Farmers took part in the competitions, which included a talent show, won by Crook YFC, and a fish filleting competition, won by Tom Hudson of Grayrigg YFC. Other highlights included the arm wrestling competition... Read More...
Cash rolls in following the YFC Young Farmers agm in Blackpool
Thursday, May 15, 2008 4:43 PM
Money for good causes has continued to roll in from Young Farmers following the agm in Blackpool . Members of Shropshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs (pictured below) raised more than £10,000 for Breakthrough *** Cancer , the Motor Neurone Disease Trust and the Severn Hospice by cycling to Blackpool from Shrewsbury. The 28 riders pedalled 120 miles in two... Read More...
It's tiring being a Young Farmer
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 4:50 PM
As one of the people who looks after the Farmers Weekly Facebook page , I get to see most of the photos and groups posted by our 1200-plus members. In the past couple of weeks, the pictures have mainly been of the YFC agm in Blackpool , but today a different set of snaps caught my eye. Being the kind of person who can sleep anywhere (I once had 40 winks on a... Read More...
Get your entries in for the Wales YFC calf rearing competition
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:45 PM
Helen Edwards from YFC Wales writes: Wales YFC is calling on members to enter the 18th annual Wales YFC NatWest Calf Rearing competition. The competition allows members from across Wales and Herefordshire to gain experience in rearing an animal before showing it at the Welsh Winter Fair. Everyone who enters will be eligible for an interest free loan of up to... Read More...
Caldbeck YFC take field day trophy
Monday, May 12, 2008 4:47 PM
Ruth Coleby of Cumbria YFC writes: All roads led to Sorrowstones Farm, Santon, on Saturday when almost 1,000 people gathered to compete and spectate at the Young Farmers Northern District Field Day. With over 70 classes on the day there was plenty to do and see. Some of the highlights of the day were the sheep shearing, where some very woolly Dorsets were sheared... Read More...