Staffordshire Federation of Young Farmers Clubs

Welcome to the Staffordshire Young Farmers Website

Keep coming back to keep up with all that's happening in Staffordshire YFC.

For any questions, our email address is countyoffice@staffsyoungfarmers.org.uk

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Acting County Organiser

Claire Palmer

Miss Claire Palmer is now working in the office as the Acting County Organiser. Please make sure you introduce yourself when you call. Please make sure you introduce yourself when you call.

Staffordshire Successess

West Midlands Area Competitions Weekend - March 2009

Congratulations to all who took part in this in March – Staffordshire YFC came 1st overall for the weekend!

The Safety with Efficiency Team came 2nd, the Fence Erecting Team got 4th, and the Junior Farm Safety teams were 3rd and 6th.

NFYFC Awards

The Merrick Burrell Award is given for biggest percentage membership increase. Staffordshire YFC won this for their increases in membership between 2006 and 2008, which follows on from when we came 2nd in 2007. Well done to all clubs and members!

West Midlands Area Member Of The Year Awards

Laura Parry, Harriet Wilson and Steve Hill collected prizes in the West Midlands Area Member Of The Year competition, held at Oakengates Theatre, Telford.

Sponsored Bike Ride

Under 18s event a big success!

The Sponsorship Money raised is approximately £2000 and will be donated mainly to the Air Ambulance, and some of the funds being used towards the UEC Athletics Day being held on Sunday 12th July – watch this space for more details. Thank you to everyone who helped arrange the Bike Ride and to those who supported in any way on the day.

See loads of pictures here!

Please help us!

How has the recession affected you?

Our NFYFC president Lionel Hill has asked for feedback from the West Midlands Area on the effects of the recession. This evidence can then go forward, via the West Midlands Rural Affairs Forum to Government. The questionnaire is simple, but members are free to comment on any way that the Recession affects them. Please distribute the questionnaire to as many members as possible.

Download a form here in pdf format.

Download a form here in Word format.

Staffordshire Member in the Chair!

Bryce Mackellar, from Stone YFC, is the National Chairman for Young Farmers Clubs. Bryce is following in the footsteps of Keith Stevens from Acton Trussell, who is the only other Staffordshire member to be Chairman of the National Federation of Young Farmers Clubs.

Bryce said "I am really looking forward to the next year as National Chairman when I will be meeting many more Young Farmers from England and Wales. The challenge is immense and I am hoping to reintroduce the traditional YFC skills and encourage the return to traditional business meetings."

West Midlands Area of Young Farmers Clubs

Staffordshire is a member of the West Midlands Area group of YFC counties, along with Herefordshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. There is now a WMA website - Click here or on West Mids Area on the selection bar above.

Trailer Training and Testing

Special deal for SFYFC members

Staffordshire YFC have now negotiated a discounted hourly rate of £25 plus vat instead of £30 plus vat for all current members of Staffordshire YFC to take the necessary training and test at Bassetts Transport Training, Tittensor. The training and tests are booked direct with Bassetts but you will need to take a form that Julia has in the County Office, signed to confirm that you are a member of Staffordshire YFC. For further details and the necessary form, please contact Julia at the County Office, or click here.

Year of Food and Farming

Despite the wet start to the day, Staffordshire Young Farmers’ spirits were not dampened as they welcomed school children from North Staffordshire to a day to remember on Hill Chorlton Farm, Baldwins Gate and a chance to meet farmer John Lomax on 25th June. The emphasis for the day was about everyday food that the children eat and what processes it goes through from the “field to fork.”

The schoolchildren came out for the day from Silverdale Primary School, Newcastle and The Valley County Primary School, Oakamoor near Cheadle. They saw cows being milked in the milking parlour – and learned where their milk from the supermarket starts life. They had a chance to look at a tractor and plough; watch sheep shearing; meet ‘Fran’ the friendly cow and try to milk her; bottle fed a day old calf; visit a pets corner with chicks, rabbits and guinea pigs; and have a go at the guessing the eggs.

See some photos here.

Duke of Edinburgh Award

NFYFC is now an operating body for the Award, which means that members can apply to take part in the Award, direct to NFYFC. For any further information please look at the NFYFC Website www.nfyfc.org.uk where you will find an Application Form, or contact NFYFC on 0247 685 7220 or email post@nfyfc.org.uk

Mobile Phone Recycling

Raise funds for the Federation by recycling your old phones - envelopes available from the County Office.

The Day The Queen Met Staffordshire YFC

The Queen visited Staffordshire on March 31st 2006 to mark the 800th anniversary of Staffordshire County. As part of her day, she came to the County Showground to meet various people and groups, which included representatives of Staffordshire YFC. There is a full report and pictures here.