News from 2009
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Young Farmers Receive Scholarship to Oxford Conference
Monday 21st December 2009
The YFCU has received a scholarship from the Irish Farmers’ Journal and Moores Animal Feeds for two of its members to attend the Oxford Farming Conference. The conference delegates are Simon Connell, Ulster Young Farmer of the Year 2009 and James Taylor, YFCU vice president, and they will...
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YFCU Success in Rural Youth Europe Competition 2009
Monday 21st December 2009
Rural Youth Europe recently ran a best practice competition for member organisations from across Europe. The competition saw entries from across Europe with entries from Wales, Switzerland, Latvia, Austria and Northern Ireland. The competition aimed to promote sharing of project ideas a...
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Let the Debate Begin at the YFCU Group Debating Finals
Monday 21st December 2009
Members of the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) took part in the NI final of the association’s annual group debating competition at Drumagh Integrated School, Omagh. Sponsored by Dunbia, the contest saw 30 teams from YFCU congregate at the school to battle it out for the top ...
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Ulster Young Farmer of the Year Competition Commences
Tuesday 17th November 2009
YFCU is pleased to announce that Northern Bank is continuing its long standing sponsorship of the Ulster Young Farmer Competition 2009/10. The first round of the competition will take place at club level on Thursday November 26th 2009. The Ulster Young Farmer of the Year has continu...
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YFCU Members Speak Out
Monday 9th November 2009
Members of the YFCU displayed the talent that exists within the association during the much coveted final of the YFCU public speaking competition that took place on Thursday 5th November 2009 in Ballee High School, Ballymena. Eighty finalists from throughout Northern Ireland took pa...
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