Fenland herd on winning form at Royal Norfolk Show

Fenland herd on winning form at Royal Norfolk Show

04.07.2016

Young Aberdeen-Angus enthusiast Robbie Moore was on winning form at Royal Norfolk Show under judge Marion Tilson of the Wedderlie herd when his cow, Rawburn Mary Princess L315 took the top spot, shown with her heifer calf, Fenland Mary Princess R004 at foot.  The cow, by Rawburn El Torro H774 and out of Huxton Mary Princess C130, was Robbie’s foundation …

Dartrey herd takes the overall at Newry Show

Dartrey herd takes the overall at Newry Show

27.06.2016

Clinching both the overall and reserve overall championship under judge Richard Beattie was Messrs Mills and Johnson. Standing top of the Aberdeen-Angus classes was the February 2015-born Dartrey Exceed R237, a Rawburn Rugged H861 son out of the Liss Kewi J047 daughter, Tollymore Exceed M553.  Standing reserve was the April 2015-born Dartrey Red George R311. This one is by the …

Tree Bridge herd does the double at Lincoln Show

Tree Bridge herd does the double at Lincoln Show

Doing the double at Lincoln Show under judge Callum Hillhouse was David and Penny Evans with their April 2009-born cow Tree Bridge Polly Perkins J241. By Chapelton Dark Mahmoud E826, this one is out of a Lockerley Kouros Z330 daughter and is the dam of the past successful show bull Tree Bridge Plymouth. She then went on to take the …

Mogeely herd takes top honours at Charleville Show

Mogeely herd takes top honours at Charleville Show

No overall supreme breed championship was awarded at the annual Charleville show, instead a top male and top female prize was presented. Judge Tommy Beirne, Co Leitrim, found his overall female champion in the form of Mogeely Miylo P291 exhibited by Albert and Jennifer DeCogan, Killamuckey, Castlemartyr, Co. Cork. This heifer has enjoyed an incredible run of form recently, having secured …

Millbawn Laura R218 wins Athlone Show

Millbawn Laura R218 wins Athlone Show

Conor Craig and Amanda Bogan, Co Longford, claimed the supreme breed championship at the 2016 Athlone Show under judge Ben Ryall, Co Cork, with Millbawn Laura R218. This September 2015-born heifer calf is by the noted AI bull Ardrossan Admiral A2 and is out of Knockmountagh Laura N606. No stranger to show success, this young calf was also the breed …