YOUNG Farmers’ Club members from across Wales travelled to Aberystwyth to attend the federation’s recent AGM. 

The weekend also played host to a number of steering groups, council meeting and the inaugural chairman’s ball.

 During the AGM the winners of various YFC awards were announced.

Members from the Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire YFC Federations had reason to celebrate after winning the Western Mail Trophy after they scored the highest number of points in all Wales YFC programmes of work throughout the year.

Ceredigion also took home the Beynon Thomas trophy for the highest points scored by junior members in Wales YFC programmes of work.

The NFU Cymru trophy for the county with the largest increase in membership was awarded to the Brecknock Federation with an increase of 10 per cent.

Members also elected a number of officials for the forthcoming year at the meeting with BBC Radio Cymru presenter Geraint Lloyd elected as the Wales YFC president for his second term in office; Dafydd Jones, Meirionnydd YFC, was elected as chairman; and Katie Davies, Pembrokeshire YFC as vice chairman for the forthcoming YFC year.

 At the steering group meetings, council members discussed their programmes of work for the forthcoming year.

New sub-committee chairmen and vice chairmen were also elected to take charge of the committees for the next 12 months.

The 2018/19 Wales YFC officers are: Wales YFC president, Geraint Lloyd, Ceredigion; Wales YFC chairman, Laura Elliott, Glamorgan; Wales YFC vice chairman, Dafydd Jones, Meirionnydd, competitions chairman, Elen Williams, Glamorgan; competitions vice chairman, Erica Swan, Clwyd; rural affairs chairman, Hefin Evans, Carmarthenshire; rural affairs vice chairman, Lee Pritchard, Glamorgan; events and marketing chairman; Carys Jones, Carmarthenshire; events and marketing vice chairman, Aled Thomas, Pembrokeshire; international chairman, Angharad Edwards, Pembrokeshire; international vice chairman, Rhiannon Davies, Ceredigion; youth forum chairman, Alaw Mair Jones, Ceredigion; youth forum vice chairman, Sioned Phillips, Pembrokeshire.

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