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BBC Apprentice - flying the flag for agri business!
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matty s
Im writing this in a bit of a excited/manic/nervous frenzy!! To quickly sum up before i have a coronory-or explode with excitement - i have an interview for the junior apprentice on the BBC. Its the same as Sir Alan Sugar's apprentice - but for younger...
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Northern Area Field Day
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matty s
I forgot to mention ...... On 21th June, there was the Northern Area YFC Field day. A bus load of YFC members from Northumberland, travelled down to thirsk auction mart where there were competitions ranging from stockjudging to kite flying to farm safety...
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Bits and bobs
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matty s
Since my last post, shearing has been started and finished. Ewes and tups were all sheared, and the lambs, tups and ewes were all clicked. The pheasants arrived on saturday - despite it being a foggy, miserable, drizzly day, the birds were in good shape...
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Read all about it!!
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matty s
Ive just spent the morning with a lovely lady who is working for the guardian newspaper. What for? I hear you say. Well, she is running an article on teenagers and, from what i gather, on how teenagers arent all 'hoodies with knifes'. It was quite...
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Back to work!
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matty s
Now then. With 2 exams left to go, as i'm sure you will imagine, i am rearing (spelling??) to finish and get my results.....i may regret that come august if the paper isn't saying A's and B's! Anyway, with lots of time on my hands and...
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Northumberland Young Farmers Rally
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matty s
This weekend saw the Northumberland Young Farmers rally being held at Causey Park Farm, Morpeth, hosted by Tritlington YFC. It was a great day (and night) with loads of competitions. Despite being really bad at the tractor handling (wasn't my day...
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Ive turned into a tomato
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matty s
Yesterday was Northumberland County show. Its a great event...lots to do and see! I wasn't there visiting i was there working....on the cattle section. There were 5 cattle rings which had a variety of stock ranging from holsteins, to dexters to herefords...
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Its all going on ......
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matty s
Well, its all going on. Silage has starting/about to start, the Northumberland YFC rally is on the 6th June, stockjudging was last weekend and its the county show on monday. Stockjudging went well at the weekend. There was the junior, intermediate and...
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Stockjudging
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matty s
It seems everyones preparing animals ready to start showing. Lizzie's busy at Bishop Burton however a bit further north, Northumberland YFC is getting ready for the stockjudging competition. With sheep, beef, dairy and noevelty classes, theres plently...
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Young Farmers - Blackpool
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matty s
WOW! Didn't the YFC AGM look great! Wish i was there unfortunatly being the young lad that i am.....i wasn't allowed! Apparently i have to fly the flag for Northumberland and show everyone how well they done (I.E. get Laura Lewins a mention more...
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Sheepish ending
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matty s
I've just finished my two weeks lambing shifts. It went quite well, couple of problems ....prolapses and the like. Unfortunately we lost one ewe and her triplets but i suppose these things happen. It was ok, i did a few nights and a day today. I think...
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Sheep sheep sheep and more sheep
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matty s
Lambings started. Last night was my first night shift.....i only had on ewe, lamb. When your waiting for 12 hours it can get a bit boring, 5 cups of coffee, 4 cups of tea, a bottle of red bull and some iron bru has left me awake but very tired and in...
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Lambing, Shoot preparations and hairdressing....?
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matty s
Im writing this in sheer excitement that i dont have to go back to school for two weeks! My birthday was on Tuesday then lambing followed on Wednesday. So, lambs are due anyday now! Sunday see's my first night lamb of the season so hopefully, they...
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Young Northern Farmers showcase there talent!
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matty s
Young Farmers Club Northern Area Weekend 2009 Young Farmers Club prestigious Northern Area Event hit Northumberlands town of Hexham this weekend. With teams coming from Cumbria, Lancashire, Isle of Man, Yorkshire, County Durham and of course, Northumberland...
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Its all going on up ere.....
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matty s
Its been a while so i thought i had better get my figer out and get a blog written. YFC panto went well despite us not winning (biased judges some would say - of course i would not be of this opinion). Northern Area weekend kicks off next saturday (I...
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