The Farmers Mart Dec/Jan 2016 - Issue 43 | Page 47

Cattle

Yorkshire Lasses
make YDP Final
»»Two talented Yorkshire

The senior finalists were

lasses were flying the Northern

put through their paces in

flag at the Aberdeen-Angus

a specialist interview with

Cattle Society YDP final in

Society chief executive Ron

Godalming, Surrey, at the home

McHattie, YDP chairman Mark

of Angus Stovold’s Rosemead

Pilcher and Irish President John

herd in September.

Tait.

Claire Beal and Ashleigh
Fenwick (pictured) both

‘incredibly exciting’

competed in the senior section
of the competition for the

Commenting on the event,

chance of a world study trip.

YDP co-ordinator Gayle Bersey

Ashleigh did particularly well

said: “The line up for this

coming second in the senior

year’s final was incredibly

stock judging and Claire

exciting as we had a great

came fourth in the ring craft

team of judges bringing

section.

individual and very different
experiences to the table.

The two-day event
encompassed a wide variety of

The event showcases what is

tasks for those finalists who

fantastic about youth in the

have obtained high enough

beef industry and in particular,

scores from their summer

in the Aberdeen-Angus Cattle

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