STAFFORDSHIRE YFC
Local Young Farmers hope
to bring home the bacon...
L
eek Young Farmers will be among entries from
across the length and breadth of the country
as Staffordshire YFC prepares to host this
years hotly contended English Winter Fair.
With a prize fund topping £400 on offer in the
Young Farmers’ Stock and Carcase judging
Competitions at this year's event taking place at
the County Showground in Stafford, thanks to
backing by the English Beef and Lamb Executive
(EBLEX).
17 Teams from across the Country will be
competing in the highly thought of competitions
which takes place over the weekend on Saturday
16th and Sunday 17th November.
The teams made up of eight members will be
judging Live and Carcase Beef, Live Lamb, and
Pork Carcase on Sunday 17th November from
9.30am. The Secretary for the Young Farmer
Classes, Mrs Julia Taylor spoke to Leek Life
explaining: “Young Farmers will be able to judge
the Beef and Pork Carcase in the purpose-built
Carcass Hall, which is a fantastic facility available
to us thanks to support from EBLEX and the
show’s organisers, the Staffordshire & Birmingham
Agricultural Society.”
Young Farmers will put their skills picked up in
county rounds of the YFC’s Stock and Carcase
competitions against others in this nationwide
event to secure prizes.
“It is a great way for members to test their skills
at judging stock on the hoof and on the hook. Each
team is given 10 minutes to assess stock and then
two minutes to give reasons to the panel of judges
for their choices. It is always a popular date on the
YFC calendar and well supported by counties
across the country,” added Mrs Taylor.
In addition to cash prizes YFC teams will also
compete for the Birmingham Agricultural
Exhibition Society silver cup for the team
accumulating most points which last year went to
Herefordshire YFC.
New for 2013, available to all YFC competitors
on Saturday 16th November, is a three course meal
being held in the Bingley Hall Restaurant and
Herdsman’s Supper Disco entry for only £10.
Tickets for this are on sale now, available from the
Staffordshire YFC Office.
Young Farmers attending the event will also be
able to see the Show's championships take place in
the main arena in Bingley Hall as well as witness
the spectacle of the grand auction of prize-winning
animals from both the live arena and Carcass Hall
on Sunday afternoon.
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