The championship rosette was awarded to Quilly Farms’ Sahara Goldwyn Ambrosia, under the watchful eye of dairy stalwart John Gribbons. This Braedale Goldwyn daughter was exhibited by Andrew Kennedy and is from the prolific female Toystory bloodline. Her dam, Smiddiehill Toystory Ambrosia, made 27,000gns at the Smiddiehill dispersal sale in 2008. Ambrosia was purchased for [...]
The long wool breeds reigned supreme in the sheep ring. Clinching the interbreed title was the champion Charollais female Miss Dior, bred and exhibited by Elizabeth McAllister. This shearling ewe is sired by Ballyhibben Kickstart and is out of a homebred dam. Standing in reserve was the Suffolk champion from the 100-strong pedigree Suffolk Lakeview [...]
The resilience of the Northern dairy farmers never wares; as a result the monthly pedigree club show and sale again produced a good quality turnout of fresh young cows and heifers and determined buyers. Having said that even the most serious producers exercised a little more caution at this sale, no doubt because of the [...]
The Nottinghamshire-based Coachhouse pedigree Limousin herd of the Heald farming family had a field day at CCM Skipton’s premier ‘Craven Limousin Day,’ the annual Spring show and sale of pedigree bulls and females. Husband and wife Barry and Gill Heald, who farm with their son Matthew at Home Farm, Grove, Retford, won four of the [...]
With its sole entry, Garrowby Farms, of Garrowby, York, won the supreme championship for the second year in succession at the 2013 Northern Limousin Extravaganza at CCM Skipton. Garrowby Farms’ Clive Rowland saw his first prize pedigree Limousin heifer, Garrowby Hiccup, who turns one-year-old this month, progress to first become female champion, then overall champion. [...]
TL and CP Wynne, Hendre Glan Alwen, Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr, Corwen, Denbighshire, with their bull Alwen Gersom, secured a fine top price of 6,600gns at the North West Midlands and North Wales Limousin Club’s May Sale held at Welshpool Market. Eighteen bulls in all sold to a very good average of £4,124, a record for [...]
A small entry of Charolais bulls at the breed society’s final official spring sale sold to a top of 6,200gns. Sale leader was the first prize winner Moelfre Galliano TI +47, SRI +37 from Kevin Thomas, Capel Iwan, Newcastle Emlyn. A 19 month old by Gretnahouse Vigorous and out of a dam going back to [...]
The interbreed beef championship was awarded to the champion Limousin Millbrook Ginger Spice for a consecutive year. She was exhibited by her breeder William Smith, from Oldcastle, Meath. This two-year is sired by the noted Wilodge Vantastic and out of Milbrook Baby. She made history last year, becoming the first junior interbreed champion to go [...]
British Blues Champion: Mr William Martin’s heifer Springhill Goldengirl, from Newtownards, Co Down. Born in January 2011 she is sired by Gitan Du P’tit and out of Springhill Countrygirl. Reserve: Keadyview Livestock’s Keadyview Gorgeous, from Coleraine, Co Londonderry. The July 2011-born heifer is sired by Harrison De Platte and out of Woodview Carol. Beef [...]
