The pig championship was awarded to Kenny Gracey, from Tandragee, Co Armagh, and his July-born pure bred British Saddleback gilt Forthhill Dinah. Mr Gracey now goes on to compete at the Great Yorkshire Show for the coveted Pig of the Year title. Receiving the reserve rosette was Trevor Shields’ Large White junior gilt Glenmarsh Champion [...]
The Pedigree Welsh Pig Society held its 4th Annual Show and Sale of Welsh, Large White and Duroc pigs at Beeston Castle Auction. Although entries were not as high as last year, breeders and buyers came from all over the country.Thirty-nine pigs were put forward for sale, with those sold achieving an average sale price [...]
In the pig ring, a six year old girl took the top honours in the supreme overall pig championship with her British Lop sow. Catherine Nicholas, with the help of her mother Rachel, showed August 2010 born Catrin Harmony around the ring. Taking the supreme female champion title and overall champion title, this one is [...]
The sun is shining once again at the Royal Welsh Show, and the Taking Stock team are in need of sunglasses and sun cream rather than wellies and brollies. Here are the individual pig breed champion results below: WELSH PIGS Mary Jones’ Mabon Lucky Girl 15; res, Mr & Mrs Teifi Evans & Son’s Goldfoot [...]
In the pig rings, the title of overall supreme pig champion was awarded to a British Lop sow from Guy and Melany Kiddy, Gamlingay, Bedfordshire. The January 2012 born Balsham Sunshine 40 is homebred, and sired by Greenway Charles. The Kiddy family have been coming to the Great Yorkshire Show for nearly 20 years and [...]
Here are the individual pig breed champion results: BRITISH SADDLEBACK K & K Matthews’ Lowpark Grand Duchess; res, Mr K & Mrs J Gracey’s Forthill Dictator. HAMPSHIRE Mr A & Mrs S Hutson’s Burma Peterbilt; res, Mr JR Sutcliffe’s Colyeat Judy. LARGE WHITE Mr S J S Loveless’ Portbredy Blackberry; res, Mr J J Newth’s [...]
British Lop Emma and Mark Edgar’s gilt, Bakers Actress 27; res, K and B Arden’s gilt, Goosetree Sunshine. Any other white breed D Hobbs’ Landrace boar, Sunrise Hamster 3010; res, Mr A J Moss’s Welsh boar, Flansham Emperor Berkshire Mr Ray Daniells’ gily, Chelston Royal Sapphire 81; res, Mr Ray Daniells’ gilt, Chelston [...]
BRITISH LOP M N & E V Edgar’s Bakers Actress 27; res, M N & E V Edgar’s Bakers Charles 15. LARGE BLACK C Clements’ Breckles Jewel 103; Mr & Mrs S Westron’s Choller Black Lady 17. BRITISH SADDLEBACK J Wreakes’ Victoria Lottie 306; res, J Wreakes’ Victoria Lottie 150A. GLOUCESTER OLD SPOT Mrs C [...]
Duroc or Hampshire Mr S J S Loveless’ sow; res, A P & P C Rose’s boar Gloucestershire Old Spot Mrs Judith Sims’ gilt, Winterwood Princess 213th; res, Mr J Newth’s sow, Shepton Muriel 10 Large Black P G Snell & Sons’ gilt, Sock Doreen 190th; res, Suzanne Westron’s boar, Choller Malcolm 6 Large White [...]
A Large Black has taken the first of the interbreed championships of the day. Sock Doreen 186th is homebred by Martin Snell of Mudford sock, Yeovil, who showed her in the ring. By Tofts Super 329th, this September 2010 born sow did one better this year, having been placed reserve interbreed at last [...]