Wales Farmer 20 YFC June 2013


FIELDING WINNERS: Members of Radnor YFC, the overall winning county at the Wales YFC Field Day.


Members go back to their roots at field day


TRADITIONAL and mod- ern rural skills were show- cased at the Wales YFC


field day in Rhuthin. Throughout the dayyoung


people from across Wales took part in competitions which retain close links with the agricultural industry and rural skills such as the ATVchallenge,fencing and stockjudging. Aled Johnson, Wales YFC’s


activities and international com- mittee chairman said thatthe event had been aresounding suc- cess.


“Thanks to all our sponsors


and supports,wewereableto hold afull dayofcompetitions formembers.Each year we take the Field Daytoadifferent part of Wales,and this year we were fortunate to be hosted by Ynys Môn, Eryri and Clwyd.” “Each of the competitions we


hold at the Field Dayrequires a lot of work on the members’ part. “Manyofthem require


detailed knowledge of safety reg- ulations and best practice,so thereisastrong element of infor- mal learning taking place,which can onlybeapositive thing that


adds to the overall spectacle of the event.” After afull dayofcompetition


at Rhuthin Livestock Market, the federation gaining the highest marks wasRadnor,with Pembrokeshireinsecond place and Gwent Federation in third. The event wassponsored by


theFUWand supported by many local businesses,which loaned stock and machinery forthe vari- ous competitions. Wales YFC also owethe suc-


cess of the daytothe judges and stewardswho gave their time to assist with the event.


TAKING STOCK: County president of host federation Clwyd, Huw Williams, presents the winning trophy to Gwent’s senior stockman of the year team –Carys Jones, Will Probert, Rhys Whittingham and Trevor Bowen.


Results


ATV challenge 1st –Radnor 2nd –Pembrokeshire 3rd –Meirionnydd


Fence erecting 1st –Montgomery 2nd –Gwent 3rd –Brecknock


SAFELY DONE: Glyn Roberts, FUW, presents the efficiency with safety trophy to Pembrokeshire YFC’s Berwyn Warlow, Caryl Bevan, Alistair Lawrence and Simon John.


Efficiency with safety 1st –Pembrokeshire 2nd –Radnor


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Senior stockman of the year –team 1st –Gwent 2nd –Carmarthenshire 3rd –Ceredigion


Senior stockman of the year –highest-placed individuals 1st –Carwyn Pugh, Brecknock 2nd –Delyth Jones, Ceredigion 3rd –Dafydd Lewis,


Carmarthenshire


Junior stockman of the year –team 1st –Radnor 2nd –Gwent 3rd –Brecknock


Junior stockman of the year –highest-placed individuals 1st –Aled Groucott, Gwent 2nd –Elin Havard, Brecknock 3rd –Cain Angharad Owen, Ynys Môn


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