Scottish judge impressed with Irish National Calf Show

Scottish judge impressed with Irish National Calf Show

09.02.2015

Scottish breeder Willie Brown jnr was impressed with the quality entry at the Irish Aberdeen-Angus Association’s National Calf Show, held at Tullamore in October. “It’s been a good show with strong classes, and some excellent calves,” said Mr Brown, who was on his first-ever trip to Southern Ireland, who hails from the noted 95-cow Drumdow herd based at Turnberry in …

Black Beauty Bonanza moves to a Friday

Black Beauty Bonanza moves to a Friday

The Black Beauty Bonanza show of Aberdeen-Angus calves and yearlings will be held at Thainstone Centre on Friday 21st November, with the show starting at 1.00pm followed by the junior showmanship competition in the evening starting at 6.30pm. Competitors in the senior class of the junior showmanship will have all morning to clip and prepare their calves for showing. It is hoped that …

Rull does the double at Cornwall Calf Show

Rull does the double at Cornwall Calf Show

Leading the way at the Cornwall Calf Show in the Aberdeen-Angus calf classes, as well as taking the native championship was Ed and Clare Jones and Family with their February 2014-born bull calf Rull Fusion P164. By the senior herd sire Netherton Big Edition H460, he is out of Rull Frances K114, herself a Muirhall Top Deal E006 daughter who …

Quality throughout for Winter National Show

Quality throughout for Winter National Show

Agri Expo has once again played host to the Aberdeen-Angus Winter National Show with Hamish Slater of the Deveron herd judging what he described as “a phenomenal show of cattle throughout the classes.” Winning the overall female championship, heifer calf and overall calf championship was Bryan Ronan and Carol Stephens with the April-born Jerusalem Duchess P308, a Rawburn Julio Eric …