ABP Angus Youth 2020 finalists are announced
The teams are from Ballymena Academy; Castle Tower School; Cross and Passion College Ballycastle; Magherafelt High School and Omagh Academy.
As part of the finalist programme, each team has been presented with a ‘mini-herd’ of five Angus cross calves compliments of ABP.
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Proceeds from their sale will be rewarded back to each team.
All finalists will also benefit from a learning and development programme.
This will entail working on forward-looking research assignments that challenge them to explore innovative techniques and proposals for the future benefit of sustainable beef production in Northern Ireland.
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Hide AdTo help overcome some of the difficulties presented by Covid-19 restrictions, ABP has adapted the first stage of the finalist programme to online learning. This starts with an induction to the ABP Food Group business and its Angus Blade farming protocols.
The finalists will also be given interview and presentation skills training for the world of work as well as insights into the strategic use of digital media to help promote the goals of their projects.
Congratulating the finalists, on behalf of ABP and the Northern Irish Angus Producer Group, managing director of ABP in Northern Ireland, George Mullan said: “We are delighted to welcome five new teams on to the ABP Angus Youth Challenge finalist programme.
“This has been a particularly difficult year for the education and wellbeing of young people.
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