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Three members from Holestone YFC enjoying the Bank of Ireland Open Farm Weekend. Picture: YFCU

In pictures: YFCU members volunteer their help at Open Farm Weekend

Lauren Vance, Matthew Livingstone and Natalie Burrows at Balmoral Show. Picture: YFCU

YFCU launches their Cuppa and A Catch Up campaign

UTV's Paul Reilly and Sarah Clarke at the Balmoral Show

UTV at the Show – a Balmoral Show Special Programme

The team from Gleno Valley YFC that came first place in the YFCU football tournament. Pictured with President Richard Beattie. Picture: YFCU

YFCU have another successful year at the Balmoral Show

Dundrod rider Joanne Jarden (left), pictured at the start of October, with former Irish International Jessica Harrington, from Kildare, and her horse Apple Shaw at Loughanmore. World class riders took part in the third annual Loughanmore international horse trials at McKean's estate at Templepatrick. The trials had 93 confirmed runners out of a total entry of 108 horses. Picture: News Letter archives/Darryl Armitage

UFU ‘does not take the YFCU seriously’ says frustrated president (1953)

Silver Duke of Edinburgh team: Catherine Hanna, Emma Johnston, Edee Rowan, James Macauley, Aaron McCready and Patryk Kurnyta. Picture: Rathfriland YFC

Summer full of fun for Rathfriland YFC

YFCU members attending conference: Rebecca Clarke (Seskinore YFC), Ashley McConnell (Holestone YFC), Lynne Johnston (Randalstown YFC), Chloe Alexander (Clanabogan YFC), Sarah Spence (YFCU HQ), Andrea McFarland (Newtownstewart YFC), Sarah McFarland (Newtownstewart YFC) and Lucy-Jo McFarland (Clanabogan YFC). Picture: YFCU

YFCU attends UFU’s Women in Agriculture Conference

YFCU president, Stuart Mills with Stephanie Berkeley, manager of the Farm Safety Foundation. Picture: YFCU

YFCU backs message of Farm Safety Week

Members who won the 12-14 age category in the silage assessment finals with YFCU president, Stuart Mills and Thompsons representative, Phillip Donaldson. Picture: YFCU

YFCU hold annual silage assessment finals at Greenmount

Winners of the dairy stock judging 18-21 age category with YFCU president, Stuart Mills (left) and Ryan Godfrey from Fane Valley Group (right). Picture: YFCU

YFCU have great success at the stock judging competition finals

Three act competition winners, Moycraig YFC with YFCU president, Stuart Mills and NFU representative, Lauren Hamilton

YFCU members showcase talent at drama competitions

Members from Co Antrim who placed first in the machinery handling competition with representatives from Johnston Gilpin and Co, YFCU president, Stuart Mills and judges from CAFRE

Co Antrim secure win in YFCU machinery handling competition

Tug of war novice winners, Trillick and District YFC with John Thompson and Sons representative, Nathan Harvey and YFCU president, Stuart Mills

YFCU tug of war finals pull in a crowd at Balmoral Show 2023

Winners of the 18-21 section in the floral art competition with judge, Gregory Baptie (left), Kerri Ann Curran, Power NI (left), YFCU president, Stuart Mills (right)

Floral art competition finals are a blooming success

Women's five-a-aside football winners, Newtownstewart with YFCU president Stuart Mills at this year's Balmoral Show

YFCU holds senior five-a-side football competition finals at Balmoral

Showgoers at this year's Balmoral Show. Picture: Joanne Knox

Watch: Young Farmers excel in tractor handling competition at the Balmoral Show
The YFCU tractor handling competition at the Balmoral Show is always a great pull for show-goers and so it has been again this year.
Darryl Armitage

After this heifer was sold at a Friesian show and sale at Banbridge Mart at the end of September 1982, she made an unexpected “final bid” to clear the salering by jumping over the railing. Farmers in the crowded section of the ringside are pictured dashing for safety. But the excitement was soon over with “shock” turning quickly to laughter. Picture: Farming Life/News Letter archives

Bygone Days: YFCU prizes at finals of beef and cattle heats

Mourne Young Farmer's Club has been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Eco Club Award through Ulster Wildlife’s Grassroots Program. They were presented with their Flag by Orlagh McNeill, project officer, YFCU, Grassroots Challenge and Charlene McKeown from Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful

Mourne YFC excels in achieving prestigious Green Flag Award

Peter Alexander, YFCU president, and Tony McIvor, fertiliser sales manager, Gouldings NI

YFCU and Gouldings launch brand new arable competition

Peter Alexander, Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster president, and Rodney Brown, head of agri-business, Danske Bank

Danske Bank continues its YFCU platinum sponsorship

Moneymore YFC

YFCU launch their Christmas appeal

Members of Holestone YFC receiving their prizes for 2019-2020 competitions

IN PICTURES: YFC - Co Antrim YFC prize giving

Zita McNaugher, president, Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster

‘Young people were left with a void in their lives, which we tried to fill’

Veronica Morris, chief executive, Rural Support

Changed Lives: Rural Support helping communities through the crisis

YFC’s Across the Hedgerow project

Zoe Turtle backstage at the Farmers Bash 2019

Young Farmer Zoe steals the show at the Farmer’s Bash

Kristina McKeag, Ivan Hamilton and Kendall Glenn at the club treasure hunt!

Ballywalter YFC treasure hunt
Ballywalter YFC members recently took part in the YFCU sheep, beef and dairy judging competitions.
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Winner of the junior category in the YFCU home management final 2019 Ivanna Strawbridge, Coleraine YFC with YFCU president Zita McNaugher and chef Paula McIntyre

It’s ‘ready steady, cook-off’ for YFCU members at home management final

Land Mobility Programme Manager John McCallister with Rodney Brown, Head of Agribusiness at Danske Bank

Land mobility clinics available across NI

Artana YFC presenting their donation to Colin Bell from the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust

Artana YFC parents’ evening and prizegiving

Collone YFC girls football team: Julie Hamilton, Ellie Hawthorne, Amber Lucas, Sophie Hawthorne and Karen Walker

Collone YFC girls crowned YFCU football champions

Co Tyrone members Adam Wilson and Craig Burrows, both from Cappagh YFC, with YFCU president Zita McNaugher and representatives from sponsor Johnston Gilpin, and HSENI

Young farmers unleash their competitive side at Balmoral Show

Lauren Boyd with Gareth Humphreys at Page Setup Design

Meet ‘YFCU Moo’ – the YFCU 90th anniversary mascot

Collone YFC success at girls football heats

Left to right: Andrew Patton, Newtownards YFC and YFCU vice president; Rodney Brown, head of agribusiness at Danske Bank, Robert Smyth, Randalstown YFC, Zita McNaugher, YFCU president (rally team leader), Andrew Ritchie, Ballywalter YFC, and Jake Cunningham, Trillick YFC

YFCU European Rally Team is announced for 2019

Partnership with Farmers Bash 2019 as part of YFCU 90th anniversary celebrations

YFCU join forces with the Farmers Bash 2019

Winners from the 18-21 age category with YFCU president James Speers, Alan Fleming, Cappagh YFC, Katie Witherspoon, Lisnamurrican YFC, and Adam Alexander, Kilrea YFC

Young farmers put their demonstration and presentation skills to the test

The 2019 Ballymena Show will be held at it's new home - Ballymena Livestock Mart - on Saturday, June 15. Pictured are - David Perry, Robert Dick (Vice Chairman), Randal Hayes and Joe Adams (Chairman), Front row from left, Pauline Blaney (Show Secretary) and Sam Smyth.

Ballymena Show has a new home!

YFCU president James Speers with sponsors NFU Mutual

Young farmers take to the stage at the YFCU Arts Festival Gala 2019

First place, winning £300 - Lisnamurrican YFC, pictured with Martin Convery, sponsor, Ulster Bank, and James Speers, YFCU president

The brainiest of the young farmers take part in NI Quiz

YFCU programmes co-ordinator, Lisa Black, and Spa YFC member, Sarah Dorman travel to Budapest to take part in the 2019 Rural Youth Europe Study Session

‘Democritical’ – A Study Session on Rural Youth’s Democratic Participation

Melissa Millar, Kilrea YFC, Richard Beattie, Finvoy YFC, Adam Alexander, Kilrea YFC, Olympic gold medallist, Dame Mary Peters, and YFCU president, James Speers

Celebrating inspirational young leaders of the future

Thomas Vance, Jack Henderson,Nathan Graham,James Vance, Harry and Thomas Vance, Ryan Armstrong, David Vance, Charlie Henderson and Jack Armstrong

Trillick and District Young Farmers’ Club hold 55th anniversary dinner

Junior members enjoying this years pantomime Jack and the Beanstalk

Randalstown Young Farmers’ Club look forward to 60th anniversary

Members before arts festival performance with a cast of 42

Kilraughts Young Farmers jump into busy new season

The CAFRE Loughry team who took part in the Great Agri-Food Debate in Waterford Institute of Technology

YFCU members take part in Great Agri-Food Debate

Kilrea YFC performing at the arts festival heats

Young Farmers’ drama talent shines at arts festival heats

Pictured at the launch of Derg Valley YFC's new tops are sponsors, Gordon Hamilton, G H Engineering, left, and Robert Waugh, Listymore Texels, right. Also helping launch the tops are club members Josh Hamilton and Sam Waugh Elaine Wilson, Lauren Moore, Kathryn Mitchell, Robert Waugh Jnr, Sheryl Hamilton, Samuel Hunter, Mark Hamilton, Leah Hamilton, Ashley Hamilton and Gareth Hamilton

New look for Derg Valley YFC

Silage making competition winner Matthew Gault pictured with judges Ronald Annett from John Thompson and Sons Limited and Roger McCracken from Ballywalter YFC

Members take part in annual YFCU silage making competition

The Barbour daughters played by Sarah Robinson, Rebecca McBratney and Rebecca McCracken

Newtownards YFC take on three act play

Silage making competition winner Matthew Gault pictured with judges Ronald Annett from John Thompson and Sons Limited and Roger McCracken from Ballywalter YFC

YFCU members brave the snowy conditions to take part in annual silage making com...

Members from Kilraughts YFC dressed as the Peaky Blinders at the YFCU arts festival in 2019

YFCU encourages members to book their place for annual AGM and conference

Officer bearers John Armstrong, Adam Wilson, Tyrone county chairman, Shannen Vance, Judith McKinley and Molly Henderson

Year in review: Trillick and District YFC

The Young Farmers Clubs of Ulster has launched a mascot design competition in celebration of its 90th anniversary this year

YFCU 90th anniversary mascot competition

Pictured (left to right) are the winners of the 2018 ten pin bowling trophy, Spa YFC, Hannah Shaw, James Carlisle, Matthew Patterson, YFCU president James Speers, James Ferguson and Nicola Edgar

Spa Young Farmers’ Club crowned YFCU ten pin bowling champions

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