Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster

Zoe Weir, 22, from Annaclone and Magherally Young Farmers’ Club had the privilege of going to the Rural Youth Europe European Rally in July 2024 along with four other members of the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU)

Zoe Weir looks back on her time at Rural Youth Europe Rally

Lauren Vance was one of the five Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) members that travelled to Voore, Estonia for the 64th Rural Youth Europe European Rally

Lauren Vance discusses her trip of a lifetime to Estonia

Emily Clarke in Tallin, Estonia

Emily enjoys ‘trip of a lifetime’ to Estonia

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

Natalie Burrows discusses her plans as chairperson of the YFCU travel committee

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

YFCU launches their Cuppa and A Catch Up campaign

Kristina Fleming with singer and songwriter Lisa McHugh from Downtown Country. Picture: YFCU

YFCU deputy president Kristina Fleming speaks to Lisa McHugh at Balmoral

Deputy president Kristina Fleming calls out the awards at the YFCU AGM on Saturday 20th April 2024. Picture: YFCU

Kristina Fleming steps into her new role as deputy president of the YFCU

Hyperfast NI have come on board as principal sponsors for the YFCU.

YFCU Welcome Hyperfast NI as new principal sponsor

Next Generation Committee members pictured at the launch of the third tranche. Missing from photo, Ellen Moorehead, Vincent McCool and Lorraine Killen.

Third tranche of Next Generation Committee launched

Leah Crozier, NFU Mutual, Stuart Mills, YFCU president, and Matthew Meston at the arts YFCU festival gala at the Millennium Forum in Londonderry. Picture: YFCU

YFCU arts festival gala entertains a sell-out audience at the Millenium Forum

L-R Adjudicators Ita McVeigh & John Trueman, NFU Representative Richard Greer, YFCU VP Shannen Vance, YFCU President Stuart Mills and Gary Wilson, Compere.

Tickets on sale for YFCU Arts Festival Gala 2024

Pictured in December 1981 at a show and sale of Landrace pigs which was held at Cookstown, in the photo are James Coleman, Glarryford, the judge, Robert Overend, Bellaghy, and Frank Espley, NILPBA secretary. Picture: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage

Keen rivalry at YFCU debating competition held at Queen’s (1938)

Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster agriculture environment and rural affairs committee members on their visit to the Ulster Wool Board. Picture: YFCU

YFCU committee in a fact-finding visit to the Ulster Wool Board

Straid YFC with Hyperfast NI representative at the YFCU ten pin bowling competition held at Dundonald Icebowl. Picture: YFCU

YFCU bowling competition strikes success with Hyperfast NI as proud sponsor

Scholars Richard Beattie and Matthew Gordon from the YFCU who attended the Oxford Farming Conference. Picture: YFCU

YFCU members take part in Oxford Farming Conference

UFU Next Gen members enjoying the discussion at Captein family's cheese farm in the Netherlands. Pic: UFU

Next Generation Forum open for applications
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), with the support of the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU), has opened the application process for the next tranche of the Next Generation Forum.
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Pictured is the winning 12-14 group debating team from Donaghadee YFC receiving their certificates from guest speaker David Duly (Left) and YFCU deputy president Richard Beattie (right). Picture: Submitted

YFCU debating competition finals showcase talent

Grace Cotton attends Rural Youth Autumn Seminar in Georgia

Lifelong learning from the Good Shepherd

James (16-18) and Isabella Gregg(14-16) who won their respective impromptu classes with Stuart Mills, YFCU President,Paul Black, from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and Lauren Hamilton, NFU Mutual.

Top young speakers are revealed

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

Paul Hawkes, NSM area sales manager, Gillian McKeown, YFCU CEO, Stuart Mills, YFCU president, Tuesday Pollock, NSM people and development manager and Jonathan Gault, NSM area sales manager. Picture: YFCU

Northstone Materials Limited and YFCU join forces

Martin Malone, NFU Mutual Northern Ireland manager (left), and Stuart Mills, YFCU president (right). Copyright: YFCU

NFU Mutual affirms Platinum support package for YFCU

Gleno Valley YFC members at their first night back. Picture: YFCU

YFCU members hold their first meetings across the country

Richard Beattie, YFCU deputy president, Peter Brown, solicitor Martin King French and Ingram LLP Solicitors, Rodney Brown, head of agribusiness Danske Bank, Shannen Vance, YFCU vice president. Picture: YFCU

YFCU has launched a new leadership programme for its members

Members of the AERA committee pictured with Gary Spence from Fane Valley. Picture: YFCU

YFCU members gain valuable soil insights

YFCU members and leaders who attended the junior weekend at Todd’s Leap. Picture: YFCU

YFCU juniors embark on an action-packed weekend at Todds Leap Adventure Centre
A group of 43 enthusiastic Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) junior members set off on an adventure from Friday, 9th to Sunday, 11th of August 2023 at Todds Leap Adventure Centre, Dungannon.
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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

Trevor Lockhart MBE, Fane Valley Group chief executive with YFCU members, YFCU CEO, Gillian McKeown and YFCU president, Stuart Mills

YFCU welcome Fane Valley as new platinum sponsor

YFCU CEO Gillian McKeown with some of the organisation’s members who received their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award at Buckingham Palace

Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster celebrates Gold Duke of Edinburgh achievement at ...

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

Derg Valley YFC competing in the Thompson sponsored YFCU tug of war competitions at Balmoral Show last year. Photograph: Columba O'Hare/ Newry.ie

YFCU is back at Balmoral Show for 2023

Overall Ulster Young Farmer competition winner, Jack Johnston with YFCU president, Stuart Mills

YFCU congratulates the 2023 Ulster Young Farmer competition winners

YFCU presidential team 2023/2024, newly elected president, Stuart Mills, centre, and deputy president, Richard Beattie, right, with vice president, Matthew Livingstone (left). Front row left to right, Vice presidents, Rachel Smith, Shannen Vance and Kristina Fleming

YFCU AGM 2023 is hailed a big success

Ulster Farmers’ Union President, David Brown (left) with Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster Chief Executive Officer, Gillian McKeown and Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster President, Peter Alexander.

YFCU joins UFU and WI for annual celebrations

Claire Young, Co Londonderry secretary of the year finalist

YFCU name top officials and members of the year finalists for 2023

Outstanding performance of the night winners, Moneymore YFC

YFCU members put on a show stopping night at arts festival gala 2023

Members from Coleraine YFC taking part in the recent arts festival heats

YFCU gets ready for the arts festival gala

John McLenaghan, deputy president, Ulster Farmers' Union

YFCU evening conference offers learning opportunities with industry experts

Gillian McKeown, Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster’s newly appointed chief executive officer

Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster appoint new chief executive officer

From left, YFCU president, Peter Alexander with Thompsons representative, Phillip Donaldson

John Thompson and Sons renew YFCU sponsorship for 2023

YFCU members with Steve Mitchell (Right) at The Buffalo Farm in Kirkcaldy after their tour

Young farmers enjoy agri trip visit to Scotland

Last Saturday saw a group of members from the Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster coming together to take part in a training workshop facilitated by Veronica Morris, Chief Executive of Rural Support. The session, which took place at the Dunadry Hotel, focused on mental health awareness as part of the YFSeesYou Ambassadors Programme.

Rural Support joins forces with the YFCU

Rebecca Brunt from Trillick, County Tyrone

Women in agriculture featuring Rebecca Brunt

Trillick and District YFC club leader Timothy Keys with Trillick and District YFC past member Pauline Armstong

Young Farmers campaign aims to combat loneliness

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Exciting job opportunity with YFCU

Matthew Brownlee is pictured hosting the exchange visit tour group

Brownlee Farm hosts YFCU fact full exchange farm visit

UFU voucher winners announced

Lisa Callan and Angela McGrillen pictured at the Collone YFC boiler suit party at Banville Hotel, Banbridge, Co Down in 2008. Image: Kevin McAuley

14 pictures to take you back to a YFC boiler suit party in 2008

Colin Magee, Donna English, Stephanie Magee and Alan Carson pictured at the St. Trinian's disco in 2007 in the Coach, Banbridge. Image: Kevin McAuley

14 pictures that will take you back to a YFC St. Trinian’s disco in 2007

Arts Festival 2019

YFCU arts festival 2022 is to be held over two nights

Ann Martin, Emma Louise Murray, Sarah Lamont and Kristina Koch pictured during the Route Hunt Charity Ball at the Lodge Hotel in 2007. Image: Kevin McAuley

11 pictures of a night out at a hunt ball in Northern Ireland in 2007

The Rural Chaplain diary for the week ahead