Our Young Farmers Club has temporarily closed due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Hopefully we’ll be back in the summer! In the meantime, keep washing hands! 
Winter/Spring 2020
February 1st First Aid Training, Yalding
February 6th Business Meeting
February 20th Ten pin bowling, Tunbridge Wells
February 29th Fourth Big Farming Quiz
March 12th Team Food Challenge
March 17th YFC is currently suspended during to the outbreak of COVID-19. We hope to resume normal young farmering later in the year! Keep washing those hands!
Autumn Programme 2019
September
5th Annual General Meeting, Matfield Village Hall
14th Weald of Kent Ploughing Match, Horsmondon
26th New Members Evening, Marden Sports Club
October
5th Ashford YFC Dinner and Dance, Headcorn
10th Cheese night! Marden Sports Club
19th & 20th, Kent YFC Fence Erecting, Pasture Management and Biodiversity training, Maidstone
24th Pumpkin Picking and Carving, Collier Street
November
2nd Kent YFCs Night time Navigation, Canterbury
14th Visit to pig farm, Hawkhurst
18th TBC, South East Prime Stock YFC Stock Judging, Ardingly
25th Ashford Cattle Show
28th Farm Safety Talk, Marden Sports Club
December
12th Ice Skating, Tunbridge Wells
January
9th Competitions Practice, Marden Sports Club
11th Kent YFCs Winter Competitions Day, Sutton Valence
23rd Poultry butchery – bring an oven ready chicken! Cranbrook
Summer 2019
May
9th Stock Judging Practice, including dairy, grain and hay, Staplehurst
23rd Weald Granary visit
30th Visit to mixed farm, Ivyhatch
June
8th YFC Day at South of England Show
13th Kent YFC Dairy Stock Judging competition
27th Visit to deer farm, Lye Green, Crowborough
July
5th-7th Kent County Show
11th Visit to strawberry farm, Mereworth
25th Visit to sheep farm, Headcorn
August
8th Summer Sporty Social, Collier Street
22nd Summer BBQ social with calf show preparation, Ivyhatch
25th & 26th Edenbridge Show
September
5th Annual General Meeting TBC, Marden
14th Weald of Kent Ploughing Match, Horsmonden
Winter & Spring 2019
January
Thursday 10th, Practice for Kent YFC Winter Competitions Day, Marden
Saturday 12th, Kent YFC Winter Competitions Day, Sutton Valence
Thursday 24th, Jump In, Tonbridge
February
Thursday 7th, Cake Night, Marden
Thursday 21st, 10 Pin Bowling, Knights Park, Tunbridge Wells
Saturday 23rd, South East Area YFCs Spring Competitions, Hadlow College
March
Saturday 2nd, Weald of Kent YFCs Big Farming Quiz 2019, Marden
Thursday 14th, Talk on No Till Farming by Guy Eckley, Marden
Thursday 28th, Business Meeting, Marden
April
Thursday 11th, Visit to NP Seymour Ltd, Cranbrook
Thursday 25th, Mystery Evening, TBC.
May
Thursday 9th, Visit to dairy farm, Staplehurst
Thursday 23rd, Visit to grain store Mereworth TBC
Thursday 30th, Sussex cattle Ivyhatch TBC
Autumn Programme 2018
September
Saturday 15th Weald of Kent Ploughing Match, Four Oaks Farm, Headcorn, all day
Thursday 27th, Visit to local butcher, Hawkhurst
October
Thursday 11th, Club AGM, Marden
Thursday 25th, Pumpkin Picking & Carving, Marden
Tuesday 30th, Club Officer Training, County Showground
November
Thursday 8th, Dream Teams, Marden
Thursday 22nd, Visit to a Sheep Farm, Headcorn
Monday 26th, Ashford Cattle Show
December
Thursday 6th, Club Social, Marden
Thursday 13th, Christmas trip Curling
Summer Programme 2018
May
Thursday 10th, Dairy Stock Judging Training
Thursday 24th , Preparation for Open Farm Sunday
June
Saturday 2nd, National Sheep Association Next Generation Event
Saturday 9th, South of England Show YFC Day
Sunday 10th, Open Farm Sunday at Mote Farm
Thursday 14th, Visit to LJ Betts, salad farm
Thursday 28th Preparation for Kent County Show
July
Fri – Sun 6-8th Kent County Show, County Showground
Thursday 12th, Brattle Farm Museum, Staplehurst
Thursday 26th, Far Acre Vineyard, Marden
August
Thursday 9th Hammond Collection of Micro Cars, Staplehurst
Thursday 30th Business meeting, Marden
