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

YFCU members gain valuable soil insights Darryl Armitage

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 Darryl Armitage

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 Darryl Armitage

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 Darryl Armitage

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 ... Darryl Armitage

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 Darryl Armitage

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 Darryl Armitage

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

YFCU congratulates the 2023 Ulster Young Farmer competition winners Darryl Armitage

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 Darryl Armitage

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 By The Newsroom

Claire Young, Co Londonderry secretary of the year finalist

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

Outstanding performance of the night winners, Moneymore YFC

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

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

YFCU gets ready for the arts festival gala Darryl Armitage

John McLenaghan, deputy president, Ulster Farmers' Union

YFCU evening conference offers learning opportunities with industry experts Darryl Armitage

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 Darryl Armitage

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

Young farmers enjoy agri trip visit to Scotland Darryl Armitage

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 By The Newsroom

Rebecca Brunt from Trillick, County Tyrone

Women in agriculture featuring Rebecca Brunt By The Newsroom

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

Young Farmers campaign aims to combat loneliness Darryl Armitage

YFCU members jumping in to swim across to Splash NI’s inflatable water park

Young Farmers enjoy a splash at rally day 2022 Darryl Armitage

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Exciting job opportunity with YFCU Joanne Knox

UFU voucher winners announced By The Newsroom

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 Joanne Knox

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 Joanne Knox

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YFCU arts festival 2022 is to be held over two nights By The Newsroom

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 Joanne Knox

The Rural Chaplain diary for the week ahead By The Newsroom

Matthew Brownlee is pictured hosting the exchange visit tour group

Brownlee Farm hosts YFCU fact full exchange farm visit

Coleraine YFC pictured with their awards at the Co Londonderry YFC dinner at Hanover House, Coagh, Co. Tyrone, in 2007. Image: Kevin McAuley

15 pictures of a Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster dinner in 2007 Joanne Knox

overall winners Hillsborough YFC

Hillsborough YFC win ten pin bowling competition Staff reporter

Jason Jaspal

NFU Mutual Trust donations top £1million By The Newsroom

YFCU launch the 2022 Agri-Food Conference By The Newsroom

YFCU Annual Choir Festival at Portadown Town Hall

Robert Caldwell, NFU representative with Claire Fulton, Isabella Gregg and Jack Orr

YFCU public speaking finals By The Newsroom

David Thompson and Oisin McAteer from Randalstown YFC secured second place for Co Antrim. Left to right, sponsor Johnston Gilpin Ltd, CAFRE, William Richmond and Selwyn Graham, Ian Harvey MBE, YFCU president Peter Alexander, sponsor Johnston Gilpin Ltd and John Deere representative

Young farmers to go head-to-head in machinery handling competition By The Newsroom

Martin Rodgers, Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster, Emma Curistan, Finnebrogue Artisan, and Dr Lynsey Hollywood, Food and Drink Business Development Centre, Ulster University

UU and YFCU team up for innovative new course By The Newsroom

The Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster has hosted a mental health training weekend at La Mon Hotel just outside Belfast for the new YFSeesYou ambassadors in the organisation

YFCU hosts YFSeesYou ambassador training By The Newsroom

Left to right: Matthew Jones, Gouldings NI, Joel Milligan, Collone YFC, Tony McIvor, Gouldings NI

YFCU have great success with new arable competition By The Newsroom

YFCU sheep stockjudging competition held virtually for the second year running By The Newsroom

Corporate membership - Danske Bank By The Newsroom

Fancy a career in farming? Here are some land mobility opportunities in NI By The Newsroom

Peter Alexander, Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster president, and Rodney Brown, head of agri-business, Danske Bank

Danske Bank continues its YFCU platinum sponsorship By The Newsroom

£270,000 investment in the future of farming By The Newsroom

Pictured, left to right, Wayne Cunningham, sales director at Fane Valley Feeds, Hannah Kirkpatrick YFCU vice president and Thomas Barnett, retail manager at Fane Valley Stores

Fane Valley announced as YFCU stock judging competition sponsor By The Newsroom

2021 focus is on climate change By The Newsroom

Prizes galore for Collone YFC By The Newsroom

Senior agribusiness manager Seamus McCormick said: “The banks will have to re-assess their approach to farmer: customers if changes to the current subsidy arrangements come to pass.”

Farm finance: the ‘Day-3’ focus of the 2021 YFCU agri-food conference By The Newsroom

Sam Chesney

Poots outlines his farming vision at YFCU conference By The Newsroom