YFCU to hold agri conference

Tickets are now available for YFCU's 'Shaping Our Agri-Culture' conference taking place on Saturday 26 January.

Peter McCann

5 January 2019

Young Farmers' Clubs of Ulster launching its annual conference

The Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) is holding a full-day conference on Saturday 26 January 2019 under the theme “shaping our agri-culture”.

Those attending the event at La Mon Hotel in Belfast also have the choice of three farm walks in the morning, to either the sheep farm of John and Billy Martin, the dairy farm of Roger McCracken or Neil Patterson’s arable and poultry farm.

Workshops

A range of workshops will take place after lunch and the event will close with a dinner in the evening, with guest speaker Alan Jagoe, former president of Macra na Feirme and CEJA.

The event costs £35 for YFCU members, £45 for an Ulster Farmers’ Union members and £55 for non-members.

Places can be booked by calling YFCU headquarters on 02890 370 713.

The programme for the conference is available by clicking here.

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