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ABP Angus Youth Challenge

Michelle McIlveen MLA, Charles Smith Certified Irish Angus, Sheena Manson, classroom assistant with the team from Castle Tower School, their teacher Ciaran McCaughan and George Mullan, managing director of ABP in Northern Ireland. Picture: ABP

Watch: Schools and clubs invited to enter ABP’s agri-skills competition Darryl Armitage

2022 ABP Angus Youth Challenge Winners, Newtownhamilton High School and Cookstown High School with George Mullan, Managing Director of ABP in Northern Ireland and Charles Smith General Manager, Certified Irish Angus Producer Group. (Pic: MCAULEY_MULTIMEDIA)

Time for teens to enter agri-skills competition By The Newsroom

Lisa Burrows, ABP Northern Ireland with students Edward McKay and Frank Hanna of Down High School, Downpatrick and Duane Kille, operations manager, Kettyle Irish Foods pictured at the Lismullin Cookery School, Navan, Co Meath. Picture: ABP

NI schools set off on ‘Taste of Europe’ tour Darryl Armitage

Frank Hanna and Edward McKay are pictured here receiving their prizes at ABP’s stand at Balmoral Show with from left Linda Surphlis, LMC; William Delaney of Certified Irish Angus and Stuart Cromie of ABP.

Down High pupils win Best Ever Beef Burrito Challenge By The Newsroom

Cookstown High School’s winning team William Hamilton and John Mark McCrea (absent from the picture Ben Smyton) with from left Mr Agnew, teacher; Managing Director of ABP in Northern Ireland George Mullan; John Fegan, the team’s CAFRE Mentor and the General Manager of Certified Irish Angus, Charles Smith

Cookstown teens top the class By The Newsroom

From left: Naomi Patterson, who was the team’s CAFRE mentor; their teacher Carol Alexander, with winning Newtownhamilton High School pupils Aimee McCombe, Sophie McKnight and Ellen Bailie; also pictured Managing Director of ABP in Northern Ireland George Mullan General Manager of Certified Irish Angus, Charles Smith.

ABP Angus Youth Challenge puts Newtownhamilton High School on the map By The Newsroom

Shortlisted entrants competing at last year’s exhibition during Halloween at Balmoral Park. This year’s event will take place on 28th October and will be judged by an independent panel, for a place in the final stage of the 2023 ABP Angus Youth Challenge.

There’s still time to enter award-winning ABP Angus Youth Challenge

28/10/21 McAuley Multimedia REPRO FREE..Education Minister Michelle McIlveen congratulates pupils from Omagh Academy, the overall winners of the ABP Angus Youth Challenge class of 2020, James Fleming, Tori Robson, Joshua Keys, Jill Liggett and Allister Crawford. Also included are Charles Smith from the Angus Producer group and George Mullan MD ABP NI.Pic Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia

ABP’s agri-skills competition is open for entries from schools By The Newsroom

The 2022 ABP Angus Youth Challenge finalists departing for their 3-day international farm to fork study tour from ABP Newry with Liam McCarthy (far left) and Stuart Cromie (far right) of ABP.

26 pupils off to Belgium for ABP’s Angus Youth Study Tour By The Newsroom

Pictured Kate Thompson, NI Director Duke of Edinburgh/Joint Award with two of the ABP Angus Youth Challenge finalists, Gordon Porter from Banbridge Academy and Lucy Donnelly from St Catherine's Grammar School Armagh. Gordon, Lucy and other participants in the ABP Angus Youth Challenge will be at the ABP stand at Balmoral Show through the next four days to offer information on how to enter the competition which opens again for entries this September to 14-15 year olds. Entry and participation now counts towards the skills section of the Duke of Edinburgh/Joint Award.

ABP Angus Youth teams up with Duke of Edinburgh’s award/joint award initiative By The Newsroom

The ABP Angus Youth Challenge team from Castle Tower School receiving their Highly Commended award for completing the ABP Angus Youth Challenge. From left, classroom assistant Sheena Manson, Joshua Boville, Zac Glover, Martin McKay, Scott Allen and teacher, Ciaran McCaughan. (Missing from the photo, team member Daniel Currie). Congratulating them at the awards ceremony which was held at Balmoral Park recently are NI Education Minister Michelle McIlveen; Charles Smith, Northern Irish Angus Producer Group and George Mullan, Managing Director of ABP in Northern Ireland.

Castle Tower School breaks newground in teaching agriculture By The Newsroom

The students took their calves to school

Castle Tower kids bring calves to school By The Newsroom

Entries open for school teams By The Newsroom

From left, Samantha Todd and Emma Turner of the Wallace High School, the ABP Angus Youth Challenge 2021 Overall Winning School

New ABP Angus Youth Challenge open to entries By The Newsroom

CAFRE student Molly Bradley, Armagh accepts her ‘Overall Outstanding Achiever’ award at ABP’s Angus Youth Challenge’ Award Ceremony at Balmoral Park

Molly is top achiever in the ABP Challenge By The Newsroom

Representing the teams are from left Stuart Cromie, ABP Molly Nelson, Friends' School Lisburn, William Hamilton, Cookstown High School, Lois McCurdy Dalriada School, Ballymoney, Mark Grew St Kevin's College Lisnaskea and Charles Smith of the Northern Irish Angus

13 teenagers take calves home to rear in ABP’s agri-skills contest

Emma and Samantha with the calves at the Wallace High Sports Day

ABP Angus Youth Challenge winners reflect on competition success By The Newsroom

Pictured the team from Fivemiletown College, who were 2021 Runners-up in the competition against the three other finalist teams - Mark Hoey, Ester Robinson, Alan Kelly, Megan Roberts and Jonathan Cowan, with George Mullan, Managing Director ABP Northern Ireland Charles Smith, Angus Producer Group, and teacher Andrea McNeary

ABP Angus Youth Challenge award winners announced By The Newsroom

John McKenna, with teacher Ms Brady, Conleth McCallion, Shea Birt and Cathan Molloy representing St Patrick’s College Maghera

Schools shine at ABP Angus Youth Challenge semi-finals By The Newsroom

Pictured from left is Omagh Academy Teacher Adele Lennox with her ABP Angus Youth Challenge team representing the school, James Fleming, Jill Liggett, Tori Robson, Joshua Keys and Allister Crawford

Resilient in challenging times Una Culkin

Teacher Ciaran McCaughan and Liam McCarthy of ABP pictured with Castle Tower School pupils who are finalists in the ABP Angus Youth Challenge. The boys are rearing their five calves on Ciaran McCaughan’s farm near Ballycastle

CAFRE mentors for ABP youth Una Culkin

Representing Omagh Academy in the 2020-2021 ABP Angus Youth Challenge Final are Jill Liggett, Joshua Keys, Alister Crawford, Tori Robson and James Fleming. They are pictured with William Delany, Northern Irish Angus Producer Group and Liam McCarthy of ABP

ABP Angus Youth 2020 finalists are announced By The Newsroom

Representing Omagh Academy in the 2020-2021 ABP Angus Youth Challenge Final are Jill Liggett, Joshua Keys, Alister Crawford, Tori Robson and James Fleming. They are pictured with William Delany, Northern Irish Angus Producer Group and Liam McCarthy of ABP

ABP Angus Youth 2020 finalists are announced Darryl Armitage

Angus Beef Competition. Photo Chris Bellew /Fennell Photography Copyright 2019

ABP Angus Youth Challenge is back By The Newsroom

Samantha Todd, left and Emma Turner at Belfast International Airport before boarding their flight to Birmingham on a fascinating ABP Angus Youth Challenge study tour

Emma and Samantha’s excellent 18 months of Angus adventures Community Reporter

Lorcan Convery from Belfast Royal Academy, who won the ABP Angus Youth Challenge Outstanding Individual Achievement Award for his participation in the 2018-2020 skills development programme for teenagers interested in working in agri-food. The programme is delivered by the meat processor ABP in association with the Northern Irish Angus Produce Group and is intending to bridge the gap between education and employment in the sector

Schoolboy wins outstanding individual achievement award in ABP competition By The Newsroom

The St Louis Grammar winners: Thomas Kane lives on beef farms and Conall McCaffertys family are sheep farmers. Both are currently in Year 13. Whilst Peter Graham whose parents dont farm has helped at his uncles farm since childhood. He has since entered CAFRE Greenmount College to study Agriculture Science

WATCH: ABP Angus Youth Challenge winners announced on YouTube Darryl Armitage

Last call to take part in ABP competition