{"id":323,"date":"2019-06-24T18:54:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T18:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primal-live.co.uk\/young-farmers-staging\/?p=323"},"modified":"2019-12-10T18:56:50","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T18:56:50","slug":"carluke-yfcs-scott-bourman-lifts-50th-stockman-of-the-year-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sayfc.org\/carluke-yfcs-scott-bourman-lifts-50th-stockman-of-the-year-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Carluke YFC’s Scott Bourman Lifts 50th Stockman of The Year Title"},"content":{"rendered":"
Last having a club member win the title in 1988, Carluke YFC\u2019s past Club Chairman brings the title back to Lanarkshire for the third year! \u00a0Scott accomplished the day of judging with a colossal score of 620 in the afternoons sought after Stockman of the Year.<\/p>\n
Alongside his fellow 17 finalists, Scott undergone an extremely high tension afternoon of presenting demonstrations on cattle and sheep, plus writing up and delivering sets of reasons to 2019\u2019s judges within the cattle rings. The breeds in which the competitors had to deliver on in the afternoon session were the Blackface and Charollais sheep, Ayrshire and Holstein dairy cattle and the Limousin and Angus beef cattle. Pipped at the post was 2018\u2019s Young Farmer of the Year Andrew Neilson of Avondale YFC gaining 613 points followed by James Graham of Stirling, Strathendrick & Strathkelvin YFC continuing his time at the top with a score of 610.
\n2018\u2019s runner up of Young Farmer of the Year and now Stockman of 2019 \u2013 Scott commented;
\n\u201cLike most, I\u2019ve attended practices for this renowned and prestigious competition for over 10 years and this goes to show the true dedication and determination that members pour into it!
\nI can\u2019t thank the trainers and those who help to pull it all together enough \u2013 long may this legacy live on and I feel overwhelmingly privileged to win in such a historic year for the event\u201d. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSAYFC are proud of 2019\u2019s competitors in their months of dedication to prepare and practise, showcasing their stock-judging skills at the premiere fixture in Scotland\u2019s farming calendar!
\nRanking both sheep and cattle on various criteria and providing reasons for their choice to independent judges draws the crowd and visitors each year from across the country, uniting rural communities and showcasing top-class agricultural expertise.<\/p>\n