Dairy Shorthorn Journal 2022

Dairy Breed of the Future: native breed, natural grazers

The Shorthorn Society of United Kingdom & Ireland

Contents:

Council and Staff Members 3

Breed Secretary Report 5

President’s Message 7 ‘T’ is the Year letter for 2023 7

Field Officer Report 8

Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022 9

Lifetime Achievement Award 11 100 Tonne - Churchroyd Peggy 13 EX94 6E 12

New Members and Prefixes 12

Winners of Gold Cup Year Ends 2021 13

Winners of Diploma Awards Year Ends 2021 13

Golden Girl Geri 15

Thanks for the memories 17

Star Brood Cows 18

Milk Yield Certificates 2022 21

Type Classification Results 23

Young Member Profile - Joseph Kirkham 27

Young Member Profile - Paige Jepson 29

All Britain Dairy Shorthorn Awards 2022 Photographic Competition 30

2022 AGM, Judging Day and Herd Visit 39

National Show Champion 2022 - Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 42

North East Shorthorn Breeders Association 44

North West Shorthorn Breeders Association 48

North Midlands Regional Association of Shorthorn Breeders 58

South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association 66

New Zealand Milking Shorthorn Association 71

American Milking Shorthorn Society 73

Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society 75

Shorthorn Society of Australia 77 Tour of America 78

17th World Shorthorn Conference 2022 86

Almost The End of the Line...Times Two 101

Dairy Shorthorn judge set to make Dairy Show debut 102 Women in Ag 106

Meet the Dairy Shorthorn judge 108

Foldspride Sale Report 2021 115

Penrith Dairy Shorthorn Show & Sales 115 Leek Show & Sale - October 119

Dairy Shorthorns fly at Exeter! 119

Royal Ulster Winter Fair 2021 122

Shorthorn Society Showing Regulations 123

Dairy Shows 2022 124

Membership Fees, Merchandise, Newsletter and Website page 152

Advertisers:

AJ & RG Barber Limited 45

Allflex UK 69

Amercian Milking Shorthorn Society 72

Amber Dairy Shorthorns 55

Ballytrain Dairy Shorthorns 14

Blue Merle 100

Boothdale Dairy Shorthorns 51

Breckney Dairy Shorthorns 147

Brimclose Organic Dairy Shorthorns 105

Broadlane Dairy Shorthorns 116

Burbrook Dairy Shorthorns 150

Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society 74

Churchroyd Dairy Shorthorns 2

CIS 100

Cotonhall Dairy Shorthorns IFC

Cogent 10

Crystalyx 114

Daimat Dairy Shorthorn 123

Dalton Tags 76

Drisgol Dairy Shorthorns 111

Dunham Dairy Shorthorns 150

Farmers Guardian BC

Field Farm Tours Limited 53

Greatwood 100% Pure Dairy Shorthorns 118

Irthingelt Dairy Shorthorns 6

Jane Steel 152

KBA 98

Leek Auctions 11

Lisnamulligan Dairy Shorthorns 141

Mancetter Dairy Shorthorns 70

MSD Animal Health 136

Moorriggs Dairy Shorthorns 26 Morrisons Farming 99

New Park & Park House Dairy Shorthorns 16

Nightingale Dairy Shorthorns 22

North East Shorthorn Breeders Association 43

North Midlands Regional Association of Shorthorn Breeders 56-57

North West Shorthorn Breeders Association 46-47

Northern Dairy Shorthorns 61

Oxton Dairy Shorthorns 28

The Pure Bred Dairy Shorthorn Association 36

Rantonall Dairy Shorthorns 4

Rowanmoor Dairy Shorthorns 122

Strickley Dairy Shorthorns 112-113

South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association 65

South Wales & Mid Western Shorthorns 64

Shorthorn Sires UK IBC

Tanat Dairy Shorthorns 130

Twells Dairy Shorthorns 120-121

Disclaimer: Although we obtain information contained in our Journal from sources we believe to be reliable, we cannot guarantee its accuracy. The opinions expressed in the Journal are those of its editors and contributors and may change without notice. Any views or opinions expressed in the Journal may not reflect those of the Society as a whole.

Front cover picture: World Shorthorn Conference 2022

Society Patron: HRH The Princess Royal

Council Members 2022 Society Staff Members

Region 1 - Northumberland, Durham, Tyne & Wear, Cleveland, Yorkshire and Humberside

I Collins: 07761 965493 | irgcollins@gmail.com

S Dixon: 07770 776454 | shaun@warrens-group.com

Region 2 - Cumbria, Lancashire and Isle of Man

P Armstrong: 01931 712607 | armstrong.moorriggs@hotmail.com

T Moscrop: 07729 174607 | moscropthomas@yahoo.co.uk

Region 3 - Cheshire, Merseyside, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Greater Manchester, Gwynedd, Clwyd and Powys

DG Wainwright: 07968 757956 | wainwrightdavidg@gmail.com

R Kite: 07834 360755 | rkitecotonhall@hotmail.co.uk

Region 4 - Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Gt London, Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Isle of Wight

J Fisher: 01623 860764 | jonathanr.fisher@hotmail.co.uk

J Wyatt: 01953 498221 | office@pearnwyatt.co.uk

Region 5 - Hereford & Worcs, West Mids, Warwicks, Gloucestershire, Dyfed, Glamorgan, Gwent and Carmarthen

E Davies: 01994 230377 | markdavies8@btconnect.com

G James: 07984 442281 | g.james327@btinternet.com

Region 6 - Hampshire, Wiltshire, West Sussex, Somerset, Dorset, Avon, Devon and Cornwall

S Slade: 01769 580087 | zen108337@zen.co.uk

NR Osborne: 07969 234178 | john.tobarn@googlemail.com

Region 7 - Scotland Vacancy Vacancy

Region 8 - Ulster Vacancy Vacancy

Region 9 - Munster, Leinster, Connaught with Cavan Vacancy Vacancy

Past Presidents

Mr Dennis Craig: 07796 792721 | e: new_park_farm@yahoo.co.uk

S Thomas: 07787 563242 | drysgolgoch@btconnect.com

J Robinson: 01539 722294 | james.michelle2@sky.com

N Madeley: 01746 785571 | neil.madeley@btopenworld.com

Special Members

W Young: 07785 971614 | youngwendy1973@gmail.com

D Winnington: 01785 824402 | davidlovesdebbie@live.com

A G Rothen: 07903 560785 | whitegatefarm@outlook.com

A Reilly: 07739 968492 | thecow49@gmail.com

A Whittle: 01823 400910 | houndsmoorfarm@outlook.com Vacancy

Co-opted Member

F Mannerings: 07769 176279 | f.mannerings@hotmail.com

D Madeley: 07930 612759 | dmdaimat@gmail.com

“Who to contact and for what”

President: David Winnington tel: 07854 027072 e: davidlovesdebbie@live.com

Breed Secretary: Ros Rimmer tel: 07762 614768 e: breedsecretary@shorthorn.co.uk

Claire Ward Office Manager & Shorthorn Sires UK tel: 02476 696 549 e: claire@shorthorn.co.uk

Graham

tel: 07828 483995

e: grahambellwithshorthorns@hotmail.co.uk

Rachael Madeley Publicity

tel: 07855 138810 e: rachael_madeley@hotmail.com

Core hours: 9.30 am - 4.00 pm Monday to Thursday

The Shorthorn Society

Society Pavilion, Avenue M, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, CV8 2RG tel: 02476 696 549 email: claire@shorthorn.co.uk website: www.shorthorn.co.uk

Bell Field Officer

Breed Secretary Report

2022 has been a momentous year for the Shorthorn Breed celebrating the bicentenary of the Coates Herd Book and hosting the World Conference Tour and celebration in July.

The uncertainty of COVID knocked back the planning of the World Conference and there was a question mark as to whether it would go ahead right up until the end of February this year, but the organising committee bit the bullet and went for it. The feedback from sponsors, host farms and delegates has been nothing but complimentary, the World Conference Tour & Celebrations certainly exceeded all expectations. A big thank you to all Sponsors who made the event possible, the organising committee and Society members who supported and took the time to join the celebrations, it was very much appreciated. I hope you all enjoy reading the World Conference Article in this Journal.

Highlights for me personally was the introduction of the youth participation in the World Conference. The young members were tremendous additions to the Shorthorn family and long may this youth aspect continue for other World Conferences. Secondly and by no means least the attendance of The Princess Royal at the welcome drinks and the Great Yorkshire Show was a privilege. To have our Patrons support and for her to take the time to talk and engage with every single delegate, sponsor and exhibitor was beyond my expectations. The Princess Royal very kindly presented the very first Lifetime Achievement Award to Graham Madeley which was a huge honour. Congratulations to Graham for receiving such recognition.

2022 also saw the return of nearly all the Agricultural Shows. It never ceases to impress me how much hard work, dedication, and passion the exhibitors put into showing their animals. The Society are very aware that the Shows are a great shop window for our breed, so, thank you to all exhibitors for their continued commitment and helping to promote the breed all around the UK. I always get great feedback about our breed at shows that I attend, they certainly catch people eyes.

Penrith & Leek continue to hold regular specialised sales of Dairy Shorthorns, 2022 has seen good quality stock coming forward to sell and good trades being achieved. These sales have also led to several new members joining the Society.

As I write this article, I am pleased to report registrations are up in comparison to the same point last year, which is very encouraging, both Graham, Claire and Rachael work hard to help and encourage as many breeders to register animals as possible, with sales of sexed semen growing we hope this will led to a steady growth in registrations.

Conference Day of the World Conference Tour was very well attended and everyone who was there took something away from it, as a Society it re-enforced the need for the breed to push on with genomics to keep up with other breeds, also some very interesting talks on regenerative farming empathised how the Shorthorn can be very much a big part in the UK’s sustainable farming practices. The take away message from the conference day for me was that “data is the key to farming efficiently”. Thank you to the Moscrop family for hosting the AGM and Judging day and to Shaun Dixon and Grace Holliday for taking on the responsibility of Co-Ordinating the Young Members, the Society look forward to building on this success in 2023.

As always, I would like to give a big shout out to those the make things happen within the Society; Claire, Graham and Rachael who are a great team to work with and to all the Council and Committee members who give up their time to attend and drive to meetings.

Please take the time to find out who your regions council members are, they are there to represent, help and listen to you as members and bring feedback to our Society meetings.

Ros Rimmer Breed Secretary

President’s Message

I would like to start this message with a thank you to all of our members who have welcomed me and encouraged me since taking this honorary role of President of the Shorthorn Society.

I look back at the past presidents over the years and see giants of the farming fraternity and famous cattle breeders and feel very humbled but at the same time a real sense of great honour and humility to have this once in a lifetime experience. I hope I will be able to do the role justice.

As Vice President and just before I took up the mantel of President, I had the opportunity to join in some of the activities of the World Conference. It was obvious that a lot of time had been spent organising such an adventure, and an adventure it was. Debbie and I were only able to spend a few days with the tour but during that time we enjoyed spending time with delegates from all over the world. I am very proud of our staff and the organising committee who arranged such a interesting, fun, and informative range of events. On top of this the Conference itself was very successful, with a room full of people with a variety of reasons to be there. As I have travelled since I have met people from other breeds who are still speaking highly of the Celebrations. I have heard recently that as a direct result of the Conference we have had new members and also more SSUK sales. This was an amazing celebration of 200 years of our herd book, the oldest in the world.

Shorthorn Sires UK is our semen sales marketing arm and has had a good year with the profits going directly into sourcing the very best bulls within the breed and also helping our society financially. I would encourage members to support this great work that is being done by the directors along with our staff. In doing so you will be sourcing some of the most diverse and best Shorthorn genetics available for your herd and supporting our Society.

At this point I want to say a very big thank you to our staff, Ros, Claire, Graham and Rachael, for all the hard work they put into making our society one of the best there is. They all put their heart and soul in to making our society run smoothly and each go above and beyond our expectations.

I think back when I was a youngster with a dream to register and show our Dairy Shorthorns. I was encouraged and supported by many of the older, more experienced members of the day and the Shorthorn Society who helped me register our herd to a more valuable pedigree status with generations of ongoing information which fuelled my interest and passion for the breed. More than that I felt I had joined a bigger family who had also caught the bug!

‘T’

Is the Year Letter for 2023

Having just attended an extremely well organised All Breeds All Britain Calf Show, I reflect on the past 40 years and our Society is still the same family nurturing the young people within our breed. But it is those young breeders who impressed me most. To see their enthusiasm and incredible skills in handling their animals is so encouraging for the future of our breed. Our breed shone that day due to a mix of experience, stockman’s love of their cattle and their pride for their outstanding stock, it was an amazing sight to see and everyone was having a really good time. All of this makes me even more excited for our future.

As I travel, I see people taking notice. Within the breed we have a cow to suit everyone on all systems. Under the current high input cost, world dairy farmers want a low cost, easy managed hard working cow. We have that cow and it is our mission to shout that out to the cattle world. So, I would encourage you all to tell your friends, encourage them to have a try, sell them some quality stock that they can register offspring. Invite them to local events and let them experience what we and our cows have to offer. In doing this we will be sharing with others the exciting opportunities we have been afforded ourselves.

With all this said, I look forward to journeying with you as we continue to champion our Shorthorn Breed, encourage one another, young and old, while we continue to enjoy shining our distinctive light into the world of dairy cows.

David Winnington

Field Officer Report

Writing this report is always an opportunity to reflect on the year’s events and what a monumental year it has been for the Shorthorn breed!

The curtain raiser of the show season was the UK Dairy Expo in Carlisle with the Fisher family of Mossrigg, triumphant in the face of stiff competition. I am writing these notes having just returned from the All Breeds All Britain Calf Show in Peterborough, one of the last shows of the year and once again it was the Fishers claiming the top spot with a Bushmills Jazz daughter in what was an outstanding display of calves.

In the time in between these two events there have been numerous displays of quality Dairy Shorthorns exhibited up and down the country with the pinnacle being the marvellous turnout of almost 70 Dairy Shorthorns at the Great Yorkshire Show (which was designated our National Show for the bicentenary year). Congratulations to the Collins family with their the incredible achievement of taking the top three spots in the Championship line with three Churchroyd Wildcard daughters up against extremely strong competition. Everyone who took part should be rightly proud of their contribution to this great spectacle of quality cattle.

Despite all of the political and economic turmoil in the world and the continuing covid pandemic the World Shorthorn Conference kicked off at the beginning of July with Dairy and Beef Shorthorn enthusiasts from four continents gathering together for an intensive programme of herd visits that covered the length and breadth of Great Britain, with the Great Yorkshire Show being the centrepiece of the tour. Both the Beef and Dairy Shorthorn breeders put on spectacular display for the international visitors and general public alike. The cherry on top of the cake was the presence of our Patron, The Princess Royal, who went out of her way to engage with all of the show people who had turned out a superb line up of cattle for her to inspect. I was honoured to take part in narrating the Dairy parade and later of having the privilege of introducing the well deserved Lifetime Achievement Award to Graham Madeley of the Rodway herd, an accolade that The Princess Royal presented.

The actual Conference in the historic surroundings of Lumley Castle was extremely well received by all of the attendees, a top-class line up of speakers delivered very well presented papers on the theme of the collection of data to enable a sustainable future. The whole effect of the Conference had been to raise the profile and enhance the reputation of British Shorthorns both nationally and internationally.

One of the strong messages that came from the Conference was the need to establish a genomic base for our breed so that breeders will have the tools to make sure that genetic progress can be maintained at the same level as our competition. With this aim in mind we have taken advice from industry experts and we are currently seeking to work with dairy shorthorn associations across the world to establish a useful and reliable database.

Sales of semen continue to be buoyant with a definite swing towards sexed semen in favour of conventional semen as farmers realise the benefits of this product. Daughters of the widely used Bushmills Jazz are coming into milk and reports from across the country are positively encouraging, likewise Churchroyd Pharaoh and Churchroyd Pure Class calves are receiving good reviews as are youngsters by Oxton Fever. Uptake of semen from Amber Firefox and Shaunlea Gold Rush has been brisk and Cotonhall Solomon has also been in popular demand including international interest. The newest additions to the stud, Cotonhall Spartan and Amber Magnum are already sparking excitement.

Shorthorn Sires UK strive to give breeders a choice of well bred bulls that offer genetic improvement in production and type. I want to thank all of farmers who have purchased semen from SSUK, it is only through your support that we can continue to invest in the new bulls that will take our breed forward.

Another high point for me was the AGM and Judging weekend hosted by the Moscrop family in Cumbria. Shaun Dixon and Grace Holliday did a great job of demonstrating showmanship skills to the youngsters on the Saturday, the kids then enthusiastically put those skills into action in practical workshops on clipping and handling, as well as having a go at Judging. On the second day Shaun stepped up again as master judge for the Judging school that followed the AGM. It is vitally important that current and aspiring judges attend this event on a regular basis in order for show societies to have an available pool of talent to call upon to officiate at these important shop window events. Many thanks to those who attended and gave excellent reasons. Thanks also to Thomas and the team for all of the hard work put in to enabling the event to happen.

Regular sales of Dairy Shorthorns have been taking place at Penrith and Leek, high prices being paid and demand for the breed seemingly outstripping supply. Some buyers of pedigree stock have been impressed enough with their purchases to join the Society with a view to protecting their investment and register the offspring of the animals they have bought.

We are living in challenging times, there are signs of seismic changes on the horizon. I firmly believe that our breed has the adaptability to deliver profitable milk and meat production in a sustainable way for the future.

Please feel free to contact me at any time to discuss anything related to breeding pedigree Dairy Shorthorns.

Graham Bell

Queen Elizabeth II 1926 – 2022

The Royal family has been involved with Shorthorns for many generations both as breeders and Patrons of the Society.

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born on 21st April 1926, the first child of Albert, Duke of York and his Duchess, the former Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon. Her reign encompassed a period that saw some of the greatest changes in economical, social, industrial and technological developments yet she remained a defining symbol of our age until her death on 8th September 2022.

Elizabeth married Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh as he became on 20th November 1947 at Westminster Abbey. They lived a full life before he died a few weeks short of his 100th birthday in the height of the covid pandemic. The Queen poignantly mourned her loss alone. In 1948 their first child Charles was born followed by a sister, Anne in 1950. Two more sons would follow after a long gap, Andrew in 1960 and Edward in 1964. She is survived by their four children, eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.

Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II was the 42nd in a line of Kings and Queens of England in addition to being head of state of 15 other countries stretching from Fiji, Australia and New Zealand to the Bahamas and Canada. For seven decades she was head of the Commonwealth whose 54 countries comprise of 2.1 billion people, thats one third of the globes population! On 9th September 2015 Elizabeth became our longest reigning sovereign in British history, surpassing her great great grandmother Queen Victoria. In February 2022 she celebrated her platinum jubilee and her reign of 70 years and 214 days was the longest of any British monarch and the longest verified reign of any female monarch in history.

During her reign she was served by fifteen prime ministers, she met five Popes and more than a quarter of all the American presidents plus hundreds of national leaders. She is by far the most travelled monarch in history travelling the Commonwealth and the length and breadth of Britain year in and year out. Elizabeth was Patron to over 600 organisations and charities and the Charities Aid Foundation estimated that she helped raise over £1.4billion for her patronages during her reign.

Yet through all this exposure and public fascination she never uttered a controversial word, engaged in partisan politics, or scarcely expressed an opinion. In private she was said to be of a witty and sharp nature but these traits were kept private as she devoted her life to service bound by a faultless sense of duty. Her greatest enthusiasm was for the countryside, particularly equestrianism and Pembroke Welsh Corgis.

Queen Elizabeth II we thank you for your selfless, courageously confident, loyal and above all dedicated service to the throne and to us the people.

You were truly an inspirational woman.

Lifetime Achievement Award

In honour of the Bicentenary celebrations this year the Shorthorn Society decided to honour a recipient with the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award. Regional clubs were asked to nominate two members to be taken forward to F&A who would deliberate and narrow down the nominees before council cast their votes. The decision was made back in March 2022 and kept quiet as the recipient would be awarded this honour by The Princess Royal at the Great Yorkshire Show, this years National Show and the highlight of the World Conference tour. On July 12th Graham Bell had the honour of announcing the winner. Below is his speech:

“The herd started in the 1930s, taking over from his father and older brother in the 1980s our award winner took the herd to even greater heights. Exhibiting his cattle and promoting the breed in every part of the country, he has also been in demand as a judge at all the major shows. He has studied red cattle over four continents whilst being a marvellous ambassador for the Dairy Shorthorn. He has served on the Shorthorn Society council for several decades and serving two terms as President. He was instrumental in setting up Red Cattle Genetics, now Shorthorn Sires UK in the 1970s which has been crucial to the development and sustaining of the breed. Now an elder statesman he is always on hand to offer sage advice and in this our bicentenary year he has taken on the role of World President. Your Royal Highness, Ladies and Gentlemen the recipient for the Lifetime Achievement Award is Mr Graham Madeley”

100 TonneChurchroyd Peggy 13 EX94

6E

Churchroyd Peggy 13 EX94 6E definitely doesn’t owe us anything. She was born 15.04.2008, sired by one of our most prolific homebred sires Churchroyd Victor EX96. Her dam was Churchroyd Peggy 9 EX90 daughter of Marleycote Maverick EX90, who was also granddam of Churchroyd Peggy 19 EX94 and her granddam was Churchroyd Peggy 6 EX93, another prolific show cow. Unfortunately, the love of showing didn’t quite follow through into Churchroyd Peggy 13 who was more than a handful in any ring. We did try 3 times before we realised, she was never going to take to it, she was winning senior cow at South West Dairy Show 2014 and in 2016 3rd place production inspection at Cheshire Show and 3rd place senior cow at Great Yorkshire. Despite her dislike of showing she did have the looks classifying EX 6 times including her 9th lactation. But production was the name of her game, completing her 100 tonne part way through her 10th lactation, her production index was over 110 on no less than 6 occasions and she had an average fat 4.33% and protein of 3.31%.

It is definitely the case that all Churchroyd Victor daughters have just got better with age.

New Members and Prefixes

Name Address Prefix

B&B Partners Moorfields Farm, Lask Edge, Lask Edge Road, Nr Leek ST13 8QQ

MOORFIELDS Henry & Louise Cheape Strathtyrum Farm, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9SF STRATHTYRUM

Miss Cicely Brayshaw Backsbottom Farm, Roeburndale West, Lancaster LA2 9LL BRAYSHAW

Georgia Bowman - Junior New Park Farm, Westgate in Weardale, Co Durham DL13 1PE

Archie Lee - Junior Park House Farm, Westmere Road, Raskelf, York YO61 3LS

Matthew Elphick The Pastures, Bower Hill Lane, South Nutfield, Surrey RH1 4EH BRAYS

Danielle Dixon - Junior Rushy Lea, Wear Bank, Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham DL13 3NX

Jonathan P Crow Wappenshall Farm, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire TF6 6DE WAPPENSHALL Goodwood Estate Co LtdHome Farm, Goodwood, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0QF GOODWOOD

J Taylor & Son Neiverley Barn, Staley Bonsall, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 2BB

NEIVERLEY

I James Clos Farm, Rhoshill, Cardigan SA43 2TX CLOS

R Jordan Roundpark House, 44 Abbey Road, Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh BT92 0NF ROUNDPARK

P Whetham

H Garland

Little Orchard, Pendomer, Nr Yeovil, Somerset BA22 9PH ST.ROCH

Lower Pilehayes Farm, Woodbury, Salteron, Exeter EX5 1QE POPPLE

B Wear Hilltop, Windover Farm Office, Butcombe, Blagdon, Bristol BS40 7XG

Countess Karen Spencer Spencer Farms, Althorp House, Althorp, Northamptonshire NN7 4HQ

Josh Robinson Hall Farm, Orton, Penrith, Cumbria CA10 3RF

ORTONHALL

Churchroyd Peggy 13 - 100 tonne

Winners of Gold Cup Year Ends 2021

Total Weight of Fat & Protein over three

Overall Winner Animal Class Lactations Qualifying Lactations

SE Dixon & GR Holliday Shaunlea Geri 9 VG85 1, 2 & 3 2464

Overall Reserve Winner

GG Baynes & Son Marleycote Peggy 47 GP81 2, 3 & 4 2359

Honourable Mention

J Hole & Sons Amber Princess Anne 110 1, 2 & 3 2104

Winners of Diploma Awards Year Ends 2021

J Hole & Sons Amber Favourite Claire 64 2, 3 & 4 1994

J Hole & Sons Amber Lovely Lily 35 5, 6 & 7 1929

J Hole & Sons Amber Lucina 88 2, 3 & 4 1915

J Hole & Sons Amber Millicent 37 1, 2 & 3 1910

J Hole & Sons Amber Dainty Princess 230 1, 2 & 3 1828

J Hole & Sons Amber Freida 22 1, 2 & 3 1819

J Hole & Sons Amber Sweet Fragrance 21 2, 3 & 4 1817

J Hole & Sons Amber Princess Alida 36 1, 2 & 3 1804

J Hole & Sons Amber Dainty Princess 232 1, 2 & 3 1613

J Hole & sons Amber Merry Maid 66 1, 2 & 3 1501

J Hole & Sons Amber Barrington Iris 207 2, 3 & 4 1431

Shaun Dixon & Grace Holliday presented the Gold Cup by Ros Rimmer

Golden Girl Geri

The Gold Cup is arguably the most coveted award in the breed. Combining elements of production, inspection and management, the trophy is regarded as an award for all-round excellence. This year the trophy was presented to Shaun Dixon and Grace Holliday at this years National Show for Shaunlea Geri 9, quite possibly the youngest cow to receive such an accolade in the history of the competition.

The Gold Cup was inaugurated in 1926, largely through the efforts of the President of the Dairy Shorthorn Society for that year, the late Mr J L Shirley. The diplomas are awarded in respect of cows, registered in the Coates Herd Book, which breed four calves at separate calvings and complete three lactations of 305 days or less. She must have produced a 6,000kg average with a minimum total of 7% Fat and Protein combined average, and a minimum average of 3.2% Protein over three consecutive lactations within a period of three years and four calendar months.

This year’s Gold Cup winner, Shaulea Geri 9 VG89, calved her fifth back in March having produced a life time yield of 51,134kg with butterfat peaking at 5.42% fat and 3.83% protein. She is certainly one super milking machine housed in the Marleycote herd of G G Baynes. Sired by Marleycote Dilemma whose dam was the Marleycote Songstress 8 EX91, a multiple Gold Cup winner in 2014 and 2012 and having produced an astounding 124,005kg lifetime yield. Shaunlea Geri 9 is following in her foot steps stacking up her accolades as she is currently the top PLI cow in the breed, a spot which she has retained for two years, making history as the highest Dairy Shorthorn cow recorded at PLI672.

This year is the first time Shaunlea Geri 9 was eligible for the Gold Cup, she averaged 10,066kgs across her first, second and third lactations with a combined fat and protein of 8.24% topping the league table with an impressive 2464 total combined solids. Shaunlea Geri 9 is back in calf with her sixth, due in March next year to Cotonhall Joyland and has already recorded figures which will qualify her for next years Gold Cup. Her average daily yield since first calving, including dry days is an astounding 32,6kgs daily and she has only ever had eight straws of semen for six pregnancies demonstrating that the Shaunlea Geri 9 not only produces in the parlour but is a cow that consistently shines in every area.

The Geri family are prolific breeders at Shaunlea, showing that solid genetics really are the foundation for breeding great cows. This is a family that Shaun and Grace understandably have huge faith in, to consistently breed top quality animals in both type and production, Shaunlea Geri 9 has five generations of VG or EX behind her. Shaunlea Geri 9’s mother Shaunlea Geri 6 ET VG88 by Hylite Barbwire-Red was UK Dairy Day Champion in 2017. Whilst her grand dam Strickley Geri 15 EX93, a Drisgol Watzon daughter produced six successional daughters that have been shown and placed first or second. This includes Shaunlea Geri 10 who remained unbeaten in the show ring in her lifetime and son Shaunlea Gangster who has progeny placing in the top three at this years All Breeds All Britain Calf show and UK Dairy Day 2022 Champion Marleycote Olive 27 VG88.

Golden girl Shaunlea Geri 9’s son, aptly named Shaunlea Gold Rush was taken on by Shorthorn Sires UK, selling out of sexed semen incredibly quickly. At home she has three young daughters; one was born in 2019 by Llandovery Vipor, one born in May 2021 by Apples Absolute Red and this years daughter by Cotonhall Galaxy made her debut at All Breeds All Britain calf show. There is only great things in store for these youngsters with such a top class pedigree behind them.

Huge congratulations to Shaun and Grace on such an outstanding achievement. The enthusiasm and passion to breed quality Shorthorns is second to none and may this be the first award of many.

Shaunlea Geri 9

Thanks for the memories

It must be around 27 years since I first joined Council and never expected to gain high office, I was content to offer my comments when I had an input. During this time, I enjoyed the social element of the meetings at Stoneleigh but maybe not the drive home afterwards.

It was a shock to be invited to stand as Vice President and with the support of my family I accepted. I made history by being the first President to be appointed through Zoom and more important to me, one of the few residents of County Durham, if not the first.

Due to COVID, my first year was almost a non-event with all meetings being virtual. The second year, however, has more than made up for it. Margaret and I enjoyed our trip to Devon for the AGM in 2021 and then the President’s Dinner, which had to be in County Durham was a huge success (at least I think so) and then to be invited to Windsor at the beginning of the Conference Tour and to meet Princess Anne was fantastic. It was while we were in Windsor that we met Malcolm Douglas from Australia who told us he lived in Stanhope although he pronounced it Stan-hope as many people do. We corrected his pronunciation as Stanhope is a small town just down the valley from home and is pronounced ‘Stanup’. Then there was the Great Yorkshire Show. Again, to meet Princess Anne and witness the fantastic turnout of Dairy Shorthorns. A huge thank you to all exhibitors and handlers in the parade and the Princess did us proud as Patron when she spoke to all the handlers in the parade. To witness my Granddaughter Georgia present the flowers from The Society to Her Royal Highness made me a very proud Granddad.

Judging day came and the huge classes were a sight to be seen. Congratulations to all prize winners and especially to the Collins family on their championship line up.

The speakers at the conference were very informative and the Banquet at night I enjoyed very much. I did wonder if our visitors from overseas could understand the local dialect.

Thank you to the Moscrop family for hosting this year’s AGM and Young Members Day and thanks to Ros, Claire, Graham and Rachael for organising it. Both days were thoroughly enjoyed.

A lot of memories have been created.

Dennis Craig

STARS NAME

H.B. NO. PED % ANIMAL DOB SIRE

6 HOOTON LILY FAIR 161ST 02665700 87.500% 07/09/1999

6 CHURCHROYD KIRKLEVINGTON 5TH 02666553 65.625% 07/10/1999

6 RODWAY CLARIBEL 26TH 02666570 53.907% 02/01/2000

6

ELKINGTON AMBER PRINCESS 4TH 02667164 84.375% 03/07/1999

6 STRICKLEY PANSY 02671080 46.875% 16/07/2001

6 CASTLEDALE RUTH 3RD 02671409 82.032% 30/10/2001

6 TONELEA PANSY 183RD 02672395 45.704% 03/11/2001

6

HOOTON MUSICAL BOUQUET 31ST 02674492 84.375% 29/05/2002

6 OXTON FOGGATHORPE 610TH 02686701 100.000% 18/09/2007

6

BROOKSTEADS JILLY 02686988 50.000% 10/10/2007

6 AMBER FAVOURITE CLAIRE 30TH 02687159 32.422% 11/11/2007

6

KILSALLY SNOWFLAKE 9TH 028688038 55.078% 13/01/2008

HOOTON FAIR RESULT

ORCHARDHOME ENCHANTER

KINGSDALE LIBBY’S REBEL - ET

ELKINGTON KING WILLIAM

STBVQ RUBENS

WINBROOK KING HENRY

SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)

HOOTON FAIR PERFECTION

OXTON ZEBEDEE

RANTONALL JACOB

AMBER PEREGRINE

KILSALLY DUTCH TED

6

CHURCHROYD HEATHER 43RD 028688076 42.579% 27/01/2008

ATTWELL ATOM

5

HOOTON LILY FAIR 109TH 02640498 50.000% 31/08/1992

5 HOOTON LILY FAIR 119TH 02645780 50.000% 25/05/1994

5

DUNHAM HEATHER 48TH 02654061 87.500% 14/01/1996

5 CASTLEDALE STRAWBERRY 2ND 02656686 75.000% 18/10/1996

5

CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 13TH 02658171 72.657% 20/06/1997

5 RODWAY RED ROSE 20TH 02660081 31.250% 28/09/1997

5 RODWAY FLOWER 9TH 02660082 40.625% 25/10/1997

5 WREAY DAINTY PRINCESS 02661154 92.188% 08/06/1998

5 COTLEY ERIN 68TH 02662403 81.250% 04/10/1998

5 RODWAY LADY BARRINGTON 9TH 02663096 39.844% 12/08/1998

5 CHURCHROYD LADY BARRINGTON 12TH 02663897 25.000% 08/03/1998

5 STRICKLEY STARLET 51ST 02668113 50.000% 23/06/2000

5

CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 19TH 02670094 73.829% 24/03/2001

ALBRECHT ROCHESTER RED

ALBRECHT ROCHESTER RED

MAXTON EDWARD

HOOTON FAIR RESOLVE

KENPREST MISTER PRESIDENT

WREAY RED DUKE

WREAY RED DUKE

SEQUA BARRA SHORTY 4TH

COTLEY TROOPER

VALENTINE INSPIRATION

SFL JUBILANT LEGEND RED

WINBROOK DIAMOND

HOOTON FAIR MEASURE

5

MARLEYCOTE PETAL 94TH 02671034 71.094% 05/08/2001

WINBROOK KING HENRY

5

MARLEYCOTE PRINCESS JILL 17TH 02671038 62.500% 13/09/2001

5 COTLEY FOGGATHORPE LASS 150TH 02672341 32.813% 15/09/2001

5

MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE BATES 78TH 02673542 42.188% 08/05/2002

5 STRICKLEY GERI 02673648 17.188% 23/08/1996

5

AMBER GREY DOLLY 10TH 02674520 62.500% 18/08/2002

5 CHURCHROYD HEATHER 24TH 02675184 32.813% 23/12/2002

5

AMBER PRINCESS ANNE 58TH 02677152 50.000% 14/08/2003

5 RODWAY MARIE 63RD 02677988 55.829% 30/10/2003

5 CHURCHROYD PEGGY 7TH 02679064 50.000% 05/07/2002

5 DRISGOL CLARIBEL 3RD 02680381 71.875% 18/09/2004

MARLEYCOTE THORNDALE PRINCE

SHALAMA FIREMAN RED (ET)

KELLCREST ICE MAN

NEWBOLDS OPPSTAD

AMBER DAINTY RANGER

JEROM

AMBER DAINTY RANGER

RODWAY MARIO 4TH

STBVQ RUBENS

AMBER IZAAK 3RD

WINBROOK KING HENRY 5 AMBER BARRINGTON IRIS 129TH 02681635 27.344% 29/05/2005

5 CASTLEDALE RUTH 4TH 02680464 82.032% 01/11/2004

ALMERE PERICLEES 5 RANTONALL JOY 67TH 02681988 100.000% 13/08/2005

RANTONALL JACOB 5 CHURCHROYD GOLDEN DROP 30TH 02682317 50.000% 05/08/2005

MARLEYCOTE COSMONAUT 5 CHURCHROYD GENTLE 59TH 02682318 37.125% 09/08/2005

CARROUSEL REGIMENT RED (ET) USA

STARS NAME

H.B. NO. PED % ANIMAL DOB SIRE 4 AMBER LOVELY LILY 31ST 028691935 52.735% 17/05/2009

AMBER CLASSIC PRINCE 4 ELKINGTON PRINCESS ANNE 10TH 028692281 39.062% 09/07/2009

LOUGHDALE RISING STAR RED ET 4 CHURCHROYD NICOLA 9TH 028692287 39.258% 10/07/2009

CHURCHROYD VICTOR 4 AMBER VERACITY 17TH 028692625 31.251% 14/07/2009

AMBER PEREGRINE 4 RODWAY TABIA 5TH 028693562 42.774% 18/12/2009

NEJAY ERNIE 4 CHURCHROYD PEGGY 15TH 028695507 49.610% 11/05/2010 CHURCHROYD VICTOR 4 GELLI WISCONSIN TIP TOE 028696844 28.125% 04/11/2010

APRIL DAY WISCONSIN-RED 4

CHURCHROYD LILIAN 17TH 028698117 47.656% 02/01/2011

CHURCHROYD VICTOR 4 CHURCHROYD BUTTERBUR 6TH 028698114 29.484% 21/03/2011

KC ROSES CHATTER RED 4 COTONHALL JOY 5TH 028698296 50.000% 13/04/2011 BIG APPLE RED ET 4

CHURCHROYD BRONTE WILDEYES 35TH 028698623 63.867% 15/05/2011

CHURCHROYD KING KONG 4 AMBER FAVOURITE CLAIRE 43RD 029698949 16.211% 23/05/2011 KAMPS-HOLLOW ARUDOLF-RED 4 AMBER FILLPAIL FAY 41ST 028699535 32.422% 18/07/2011

AMBER RED FALCON 4 DUNHAM ROSEMARY 58TH 028700057 65.430% 03/12/2011 KAYL WALKABOUT 4 CHURCHROYD PEGGY 19TH 028700196 48.633% 25/10/2011 NEJAY PRINCE 4TH 4 DUNHAM ROSEMARY 59TH 028701012 68.458% 08/01/2012 KAYL WALKABOUT 4 DUNHAM PANSY 55TH 028701019 65.918% 26/01/2012 KAYL WALKABOUT 4 WILLOUGHBY ROSE 76TH 028701242 48.633% 16/01/2012 HOOTON KING CHARLES

Milk Yield Certificates 2022

100,000kg Certificate

IRG Collins & Partners

Churchroyd Peggy 13 EX94 101,626 kg from 30.03.2011 to 08.12.2021

75,000kg Certificate

R Kite

Cotonhall Cherry 4 EX91 93,679 kg from 03.03.2013 to 15.02.2021

J Hole & Sons Ltd

Amber Favourite Claire 42 EX93 75,691 kg from 29.12.2012 to 23.10.2020

Amber Fillpail Fay 41 EX90 75,502 kg from 07.12.2013 to 11.09.2020

50,000kg Certificate

R Kite

Cotonhall Joy 7 EX91 62,167 kg from 20.04.2014 to 14.02.2021

Cotonhall Pingerley Sonnschein EX95 61,848 kg from 21.02.2015 to 24.06.2021

Cotonhall Duchess Ann 16 EX91 58,486 kg from 15.04.2014 to 22.08.2021

Cotonhall Endeavour Imogen EX93 4E 50,837 kg from 17.10.2016 to 08.10.2021

J Hole & Sons Ltd

Amber Princess Alida 34 EX90 56,182 kg from 17.01.2017 to 21.04.2021

Amber Lovely Lily 37 GP82 55,654 kg from 15.09.2015 to 28.07.2020

Amber Millicent 35 EX92 55,376 kg from 11.09.2015 to 02.11.2020

Amber Lucina 86 GP84 51,720 kg from 22.06.2016 to 17.12.2020

Amber Barrington Iris 193 EX91 51,477 kg from 06.09.2015 to 14.12.2020

Amber Dainty Princess 201 EX90 50,499 kg from 02.12.2016 to 14.05.2020

SE Dixon & GR Holliday

Shaunlea Geri 9 VG89 50,065.00 kg from 16.06.2018 to 25.03.222

Mr

Mr Ifan James - CLOS

VG 86 1 DRISGOL DAPHNE 134 028733471 BLACKWOOD PARK BUTTERNUT

Mr Rob G Kite - COTONHALL

EX 94 5 COTONHALL MAURICE MOONLIGHT 028714964 COTONHALL MAURICE

EX 93 5 COTONHALL BUTTERNUT SAPPHIRE 028716350 BLACKWOOD PARK BUTTERNUT

EX 93 5 COTONHALL LANDMINE PRINCESS ANNE 028712604 PANORAMA LANDMINE (IMP SEMEN AUS)

EX 93 5 ATTWOODS TABIA 3 028711808 DRISGOL MADONNAS PRINCE

EX 92 6 COTONHALL ENDEAVOUR IMOGEN 028709790 TONELEA ENDEAVOUR

EX 91 4 COTONHALL JACKPOT LADY BARRINGTON 028717244 COTONHALL JACKPOT

EX 91 4 COTONHALL LORD WILD QUEEN P 028716780 LORD RED P

EX 91 5 COTONHALL VISCOUNT JOY 028714945 LLANDOVERY VERBS VISCOUNT (IMP SEMEN AUS)

EX 91 4 COTONHALL WHISKEY TULIP P 028713773 COTONHALL WHISKEY P

EX 91 7 COTONHALL JOY 7TH 028701950 SIR RIDGEDAL RUSTLER RED

EX 90 3 COTONHALL ERAGON PRIMROSE P 029737378 ERAGON P

EX 90 3 COTONHALL RIO SAPPHIRE 028733246 COTONHALL RIO

EX 90 3 COTONHALL JOYLAND ROSEPETAL 2 028733227 COTONHALL JOYLAND

EX 90 3 COTONHALL JOYLAND MOONLIGHT 028733225 COTONHALL JOYLAND

EX 90 3 COTONHALL ONLY JUST NELLIE 028730254 GEN I BEQ ATTICO RED ET HCDOHH3C

EX 90 3 COTONHALL JACKPOT SONNSCHEIN 028730246 COTONHALL JACKPOT

EX 90 3 COTONHALL FELIX DEWDROP 028720918 OXTON FELIX (ET)

EX 90 3 COTONHALL JAGGER SAPPHIRE 028718008 COTONHALL JAGGER

EX 90 4 COTONHALL REFLECTION MOONLIGHT 028716782 HOOTON FAIR REFLECTION

EX 90 4 COTONHALL JACKPOT JOYCE 028716772 COTONHALL JACKPOT

EX 90 4 COTONHALL AMBROSE DUCHESS ANN 2 028716059 COTONHALL AMBROSE

EX 90 4 COTONHALL MAURICE LADY BARRINGTON 028714959 COTONHALL MAURICE

EX 90 5 COTONHALL RELOAD MEADOW QUEEN 028712109 COTONHALL RELOAD

EX 90 8 COTONHALL GEORGE SAMANTA 028712077 COTONHALL GEORGE

EX 90 9 COTONHALL CHERRY 4TH 023697605 ORBE-VIEW S STRM HVEZDA

VG 89 3 COTONHALL CAMPARI KIRKLEVINGTON 2 028716769 YOU TUBE CAMPARI

VG 88 2 COTONHALL TUCK MOONLIGHT 028733618 RIVERSLEIGH TUCK

VG 88 2 COTONHALL JOYLAND DUCHESS ANN 028733218 COTONHALL JOYLAND

VG 88 3 COTONHALL TUCK CLARISSA 028720916 RIVERSLEIGH TUCK

VG 88 3 COTONHALL JOTAN LOFTY 028717986 JOTAN RED

VG 88 3 COTONHALL AMBROSE DUCHESS ANN 2 028716059 COTONHALL AMBROSE

VG 88 3 COTONHALL TUMULT CHANCY 028714027 HUIJBEN RED TUMULT

VG 88 6 COTONHALL ONYX LADY BARRINGTON 028707517 COTONHALL ONYX

VG 87 1 COTONHALL DYNAMIC EMPRESS 028734993 COTONHALL DYNAMIC

VG 87 2 COTONHALL PIMP JOY 028733620 TREETON PIMP (IMP SEMEN AUS)

VG 87 1 COTONHALL TUCK LILY FAIR 028733619 RIVERSLEIGH TUCK

VG 87 2 COTONHALL JOYLAND DAIRYMAID 028731028 COTONHALL JOYLAND

VG 87 3 COTONHALL CIGAR SWEET HAZE 028730245 9-6025 VR CIGAR

VG 87 3 COTONHALL JACKPOT CHERRY 028720729 COTONHALL JACKPOT

VG 87 3 COTONHALL ERAGON DUCHESS ANN P 028714012 ERAGON P

VG 87 6 COTONHALL TITAN JUDY 023711130 COTONHALL TITAN

VG 86 2 COTONHALL PIMP SAPPHIRE 028733621 TREETON PIMP (IMP SEMEN AUS)

VG 86 1 COTONHALL JUPITER NELLIE 028733567 COTONHALL JUPITER

VG 86 2 COTONHALL TUCK DAIRYMAID 028733238 RIVERSLEIGH TUCK

VG 86 2 COTONHALL JOYLAND MONICA 2 028733224 COTONHALL JOYLAND

VG 86 2 COTONHALL JETHRO TULIP P 028733216 COTONHALL JETHRO

VG 86 2 COTONHALL JOYLAND MONICA 028731029 COTONHALL JOYLAND

VG 86 2 COTONHALL JOYLAND JOY 028730797 COTONHALL JOYLAND

VG 85 2 COTONHALL JURASSIC STARLET P 029733604 COTONHALL JURASSIC P

VG 85 3 COTONHALL RHAPSODY ALICIA 029717991 GRASHOEK RHAPSODY HCD0

VG 85 1 COTONHALL BLITZ SAPPHIRE 028734973 COTONHALL BLITZ

VG 85 1 COTONHALL BLITZ JOY 028734971 COTONHALL BLITZ

VG 85 1 COTONHALL RICOCHET VI 028733599 COR BLOO RICOCHET

VG 85 1 COTONHALL BLAZE NELLIE 028733561 COTONHALL BLAZE

VG 85 1 COTONHALL JENSON SPARKLE 028733554 COTONHALL JENSON

VG 85 1 COTONHALL BULLSEYE STEPHANIE P 028733553 BALLYTRAIN BULLSEYE

85 2 COTONHALL ROSCO CRIMSON 028733539

VG 87 2 DRISGOL DINNIE 54 028716980 DRISGOL CHARLIE

VG 87 4 DRISGOL DARLINGTON CRAN 84 028715239 GELLI PRINCE CHARLES (ET)

VG 87 5 DRISGOL DIANA 128 028712790 DRISGOL MURPHY

VG 86 1 DRISGOL DAINTY PRINCESS 104 029733515 BUSHMILLS JAZZ (ET)

VG 86 1 DRISGOL BELLADONNA 402 029733513 BUSHMILLS JAZZ (ET)

VG 86 1 DRISGOL BELLADONNA 401 029733493 DELTA NORBERT HCD0

VG 86 1 DRISGOL ROSE 164 029733491 DELTA NORBERT HCD0

VG 86 1 DRISGOL ROSE 163 029731500 DRISGOL SCOT

VG 86 1 DRISGOL BELLA 142 029731471 DRISGOL SCOT

VG 86 1 DRISGOL WATERLOO 180 028734597 BUSHMILLS JAZZ (ET)

VG 86 1 DRISGOL BELLADONNA 407 028733410 BUSHMILLS JAZZ (ET)

VG 86 1 DRISGOL DAPHNE 126 028731480 DRISGOL BRUNO

VG 86 2 DRISGOL BRIDESMAID 105 028730650 LLANDOVERY VIPOR

VG 86 2 DRISGOL GAMMA 57 028730637 LLANDOVERY VIPOR

VG 86 2 DRISGOL ROSE 159 028730632 COTONHALL AMBROSE

VG 86 2 DRISGOL WATERLOO ROSE 6 028730567 PANORAMA ANTICIPATION

VG 86 2 DRISGOL FLEUR 6 028730562 CHURCHROYD WILD CARD

VG 86 2 DRISGOL SONGSTRESS 78 028721438 GELLI PENDULUM

VG 86 2 DRISGOL GAMMA 52 028720510 BLACKWOOD PARK BUTTERNUT

VG 86 4 DRISGOL DIANA 166 028718376 TOPSPEED KODAK

VG 85 1 DRISGOL DIANA 196 029733514 BUSHMILLS JAZZ (ET)

VG 85 1 DRISGOL DAPHNE 129 029731483 DRISGOL BRUNO

VG 85 2 DRISGOL DELILAH 134 028736369 PANORAMA ANTICIPATION

VG 85 1 DRISGOL BELLA 146 028733424 BUSHMILLS JAZZ (ET)

VG 85 1 DRISGOL DAISY SOVEREIGN 41 028733402 BUSHMILLS JAZZ (ET)

VG 85 1 DRISGOL DIANA 194 028733385 BUSHMILLS JAZZ (ET)

VG 85 2 DRISGOL DIANA 191 028731487 DRISGOL DAIRYMASTER

VG 85 1 DRISGOL BELLA 143 028731472 DRISGOL BRUNO

VG 85 2 DRISGOL CLARIBEL 92 028721425 GELLI PENDULUM

VG 85 2 DRISGOL BELLADONNA 368 028720573 BLACKWOOD PARK BUTTERNUT

VG 85 2 DRISGOL BRIDESMAID 96 028720328 DRISGOL CHARLIE VG 85 2 DRISGOL DAISY 123RD 028689879 GLANHIRWEN REBEL PRINCE Mr G Royle - DUNHAM VG 88 0 DUNHAM ENDEAVOUR 028733689 DUNHAM ATLAS VG 86 4 DUNHAM MARGARET 136 028714756 DUNHAM LOFTY VG 86 5 DUNHAM WINEBERRY 28 028711261 DUNHAM ROYAL FLUSH VG 85 2 DUNHAM DUCHESS ANN 99 028717676 DUNHAM PIONEER Mr and Mrs I L Harries - GELLI EX 92 4 GELLI TP DARLINGTON CRAN 028730439 STRICKLEY TRUE PERFECTION EX 92 4 GELLI PRINCE TIP TOE 028712292 NEJAY PRINCE 4TH EX 91 5 GELLI PERFECT JILL 028711107 STRICKLEY TRUE PERFECTION VG 88 2 GELLI BUTTERNUT APPLEMAN 028720145 BLACKWOOD PARK BUTTERNUT VG 88 3 GELLI BUTTERNUT FOGGATHORPE 028714101 BLACKWOOD PARK BUTTERNUT VG 88 3 ASHGROVE RED ROSE 18 028714073 RODWAY RHODES (ET) VG 88 4 GELLI PRINCE FOGGATHORPE 028712291 NEJAY PRINCE 4TH VG 87 1 GELLI ALADDIN PEGGY 029730102 ALADDIN RED VG 87 2 GELLI BUTTERNUT ANWEN 028720149 BLACKWOOD PARK BUTTERNUT VG 87 2 GELLI BUTTERNUT PEGGY 028720146 BLACKWOOD PARK BUTTERNUT VG 86 1 GELLI MORTIMORE DARLINGTON CRAN 028731414 DRISGOL MORTIMORE VG 85 2 GELLI RICOCHET DARLINGTON CRAN 028737051 COR BLOO RICOCHET VG 85 2 GELLI BUTTERNUT TIP TOE 028714099 BLACKWOOD PARK BUTTERNUT J Danforth - HAYDIKE VG 85 1 OXTON OR WILDEYES 1002 027731358 OXTON ROYAL (ET) DW & GN Renfree - HAYVALLEY VG 86 1 COTONHALL COMANCHE

THUNDER ET

EX 90 3 BRAFELL MADONNA 8 028716995 BRISCOLL LAIRD

VG 86 4 LISNAMULLIGAN JANE 7 028716961 TWELLS PRINCE

G G Baynes and Son - MARLEYCOTE

VG 88 2 MARLEYCOTE OLIVE 27 028730117 SHAUNLEA GANGSTER (ET)

VG 88 3 MARLEYCOTE PATRICIA 31 028720685 MARLEYCOTE ROYAL FLUSH

VG 86 1 MARLEYCOTE OLIVE 27 028730117 SHAUNLEA GANGSTER (ET)

VG 86 3 MARLEYCOTE PRINCESS JILL 44 028718532 MARLEYCOTE DILEMMA

S Armstrong - MOORRIGGS

EX 90 0 WINBROOK CLARIDGE 028720090

OXTON CLARITY (ET)

EX 90 4 MOORRIGGS SWELL 6 028712774 WINBROOK SPIKE 2

VG 89 3 MOORRIGGS WILDEYES 14 028720436

BLACKWOOD PARK BUTTERNUT

VG 88 0 OXTON BELFAST 027731379 OXTON FRANKLIN

VG 87 2 MOORRIGGS WILDEYES 15 028720437 BLACKWOOD PARK BUTTERNUT

WINBROOK CLARIDGE

VG 86 1 MOORRIGGS BESSIE BROWNEYES 23 028734656

VG 86 2 MOORRIGGS WILDEYES 18 028731276 KILSALLY REDFORD

BLACKWOOD PARK BUTTERNUT

VG 86 2 MOORRIGGS FLEUR 8 028721038

VG 86 2 MOORRIGGS SUGAR 3 023720438 COTONHALL TITAN

VG 85 1 MOORRIGGS SPARKLE 24 028731277 WINBROOK BRUTUS

G & E Thomas - OAKMOOR

EX 90 3 DRISGOL DINNIE 66 028720486

PANORAMA ANTICIPATION

EX 90 3 DRISGOL BELLADONNA 364 028720314 PANORAMA ANTICIPATION

VG 85 1 OAKMOOR DINNIE 028733934 DRISGOL BRUNO

Oxton Farms - OXTON

EX 92 4 OXTON LILY FAIR 028716646

OXTON CLARITY (ET)

EX 91 0 OXTON FORTRESS 027731014 OXTON ROYAL (ET)

EX 91 8 OXTON FOGGATHORPE 715TH 027701236 OCEANBRAE LOGICS PLATO (IMPORTED SEMEN)

EX 90 0 OXTON FEVER 027730371 OXTON CLARITY (ET)

EX 90 3 OXTON CLARITY WILDEYES 954 027720264 OXTON CLARITY (ET)

EX 90 3 OXTON PLATO WILDEYES 919 027717415 OCEANBRAE LOGICS PLATO (IMPORTED SEMEN)

EX 90 5 OXTON SOB WILDEYES 840 027711719 OXTON S.O.B.

VG 89 3 OXTON ZUMBA WATERLOO ROSE 67 027720113 MAPLETON VLY J ZUMBA

VG 89 4 OXTON WINFALL WILDEYES 927 027717762 OXTON WINFALL

VG 88 3 OXTON RIC WILDEYES 970 028721152 COR BLOO RICOCHET

VG 88 3 OXTON ZUMBA FOGGATHORPE 920 027720926 MAPLETON VLY J ZUMBA

VG 88 3 OXTON FELIX LADY ANNETTA 72 027720116 OXTON FELIX (ET)

VG 88 4 OXTON RC LILAC P 027718145 WENVOE ROSALINDS COMMANDER

VG 88 4 OXTON ZUMBA DUCHESS 244 027715315 MAPLETON VLY J ZUMBA

VG 87 2 OXTON RIC WILDEYES 970 028721152 COR BLOO RICOCHET

VG 87 2 OXTON CLARITY DUCHESS 249 027730006 OXTON CLARITY (ET)

VG 87 3 OXTON SOCRATES SERENE 13 027720924 OXTON SOCRATES

VG 87 3 OXTON FELIX CLARA 2 027720256 OXTON FELIX (ET)

VG 87 3 OXTON FELIX WILDEYES 933 027718133 OXTON FELIX (ET)

VG 87 3 OXTON WINFALL WILDEYES 926 027717775 OXTON WINFALL

VG 87 4 OXTON OC WATERLOO ROSE 64 027717213 OXTON CLARITY (ET)

VG 86 2 OXTON RONALD FOGGATHORPE 028734924 OXTON RONALD (ET)

VG 86 1 OXTON ZUMBA WILDEYES 1016 027733139 MAPLETON VLY J ZUMBA

VG 86 2 OXTON WINFALL WILDEYES 985 027730377 OXTON WINFALL

VG 86 2 OXTON SOCRATES SERENE 13 027720924 OXTON SOCRATES

VG 86 3 OXTON NS LILAC 49 027720255 NEWPARK SNOWMAN

VG 86 3 OXTON NS JOY 027720253 NEWPARK SNOWMAN

VG 86 3 OXTON DSF WINSONIA 113 027718469 DUNSANDLE SHADES FUGITIVE

VG 86 4 OXTON FR FOGGATHORPE 885 027718140 HOOTON FAIR RESOLVE

VG 85 1 OXTON ZUMBA WILDEYES 1020 027733364 MAPLETON VLY J ZUMBA

VG 85 1 OXTON FR WILDEYES 1017 027733130 HOOTON FAIR RESOLVE

VG 85 1 OXTON FRANKLIN WINSONIA 119 027733009 OXTON FRANKLIN

VG 85 1 OXTON WINFALL WILDEYES 985 027730377 OXTON WINFALL

VG 85 2 OXTON IRONMAN FOGGATHORPE 936 027730374 OCEANBRAE IRONMAN-P ET

VG 85 2 OXTON

RANTONALL WILD QUEEN 42ND 027705784 KINSEL LORD BARRINGTON

RANTONALL BLUSH ROSE 22 027716698 RANTONALL EDWARD

HOOK RUBY WATERLOO 63 027714781 TREGEAR POYNINGS TRUMPETER 12TH

RANTONALL BURROWS 39A 027712912 RANTONALL NOAH

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Mr P E Bailey & Sons - TANAT

EX 93 5 TANAT GREY ROSE 028712384 STRICKLEY TRUE PERFECTION

EX 91 5 TANAT UNA 2 028712816 NEJAY ERNIE

EX 90 3 TANAT DUCHESS GWYNNE 028716030 HOOTON FAIR REFLECTION EX 90 4 LLECHWEDD WIZARD DAFFODIL 028713305 COTONHALL WIZARD

VG 88 3 TANAT WINEBERRY 028716749 TANAT STELLBOUND YOGI

VG 87 2 TANAT BONTJE 2 028717539 TANAT STELLBOUND YOGI

VG 87 3 TANAT FFAWYDDOG 2 023715287 NEJAY ERNIE

VG 86 1 TANAT DUCHESS GWYNNE 4 028730911 IRTHINGVALE MEGGAMAN

VG 86 2 COTONHALL RUPERT LADY 028730721 SUNNYBANK RUPERT ONYX

VG 86 2 TANAT GENTLE 028730120 IRTHINGVALE MEGGAMAN

VG 86 3 TANAT DUCHESS GWYNNE 3 028717832 TANAT STELLBOUND YOGI

VG 85 1 TANAT IVY 2 028731425 IRTHINGVALE MEGGAMAN

VG 85 2 TANAT SOLO 2 028730122 IRTHINGVALE MEGGAMAN

VG 85 2 TANAT WILDMAID 3 028730035 IRTHINGVALE MEGGAMAN VG 85 2 TANAT PANSY 028720760 IRTHINGVALE MEGGAMAN VG 85 2 TANAT DEWDROP 3 028717540 TANAT STELLBOUND YOGI Mr N R Osborne - TOBARN EX 94 7 MARLEYCOTE PATRICIA 20 028708684 NEJAY ROYALTY EX 93 5 MARLEYCOTE FLEUR 56 028709735 LLANDOVERY VERBS VISCOUNT (IMP SEMEN AUS) EX 92 5 TOBARN DESTRY SAMANTA 028712394 SCIENTIFIC DESTRY ET BLF CVF RC VG 88 3 TOBARN BLIZZARD VIOLET 4 028720108 MARLEYCOTE BLIZZARD (ET) VG 88 3 TOBARN BLIZZARD SAMANTA (ET) 028720005 MARLEYCOTE BLIZZARD (ET) VG 88 4 MARLEYCOTE DAFFODIL 23 028713602 PANORAMA ANTICIPATION VG 87 1 TOBARN REIVER SAMANTA 028733116 MARLEYCOTE REIVER

Young Member Profiles

Describe yourself in five words: Noisy, Very Chatty, Hard Working, Funny and Cow Mad

What is your connection to Shorthorns? Junior Manager of the Weaverdale Herd of Dairy Shorthorns

What is your most memorable showing moment? This year winning the Interbreed Champion handler at Staffordshire Show with my homebred calf Weaverdale Sharon Rose 24 and then the next day leading her in the Grand Parade to be presented with the trophy.

Favourite Dairy Shorthorn

Weaverdale Phyllis is my favourite cow. She was born the morning of our dispersal sale and mum said I could keep her. She later became my handling calf and she helped me win my first showmanship class. She has since become a rather large family pet!

Interests and Hobbies Cows Cows Cows! I love to show, to compete both in the cattle classes and the showmanship, showing is a hobby I get to share with my mum. When not showing I love milking cows!

Favourite Quote Who me!?

Favourite Book

Tom Pemberton ‘Make Hay While The Sun Shines’

Interesting Fact about yourself I’m just absolutely cow mad!

Where do you see yourself in 5 years time? Milking cows at my Grandad Patterson’s farm. This is where my passion started when I was three years old, milking with my mum and Grandad. This is the dream and what I am working towards. So, watch this space!

Young Member Profiles

Name: Paige Jepson

Age: 25

Location: Congleton - Staffordshire / Cheshire Boarder

Occupation: I am currently a Lecturer at Reaseheath College but work on a Dairy Farm

Describe yourself in five words: Ambitious, Bubbly, Outgoing, Confident, Hardworking

Connection to the breed

My love for the shorthorn breed came when I was working at Martin Tidmarsh’s (Foldspride) dairy Farm in my home village of Biddulph Moor. I then got involved with the halter training and showing of the breed. It was a dream to have my own herd of Dairy Shorthorns. When Martin sadly sold up, I decided to spend my house deposit on 5 of my favourite milking cows. Lilac (Foldspride Lilac 2), Sparkle (Foldspride Wren), Lucinda (Amber Luncia 108), Fudge (Cotonhall Rupert Fudge) and Starlet (Cotonhall Jackpot Startlet). I now have 7 Dairy Shorthorns which I keep on a farm where I work in Congleton.

Most Memorable Showing Moment

This has to be when I attend Staffordshire Show 2022 with my first Rowanmoor heifer. I had trained them myself and entering my first show was very daunting, but everyone was very welcoming and supportive. Lilly (Rowanmoor Lilac Lilly) won her Calf Class and then on the second day won the Calf Show. I also entered my first handling class where I came Reserve Champion which I was over the moon about!

Favourite Dairy Shorthorn

I can’t possibly have a favourite when I only have 7. All have them have contributed to my herd and helped me achieve my dream. Starlet (Cotonhall Jackpot Starlet) is the naughtiest!

Interests and Hobbies

Alongside the cows I also have a huge passion for dogs and dog training. I currently own 6 Border Collies and 1 Beaded Collie most of which I bred myself. I compete in Obedience and Agility with my dogs and aim to qualify to Crufts each year. I am heavily involved in the Young Kennel Club (YKC) and have recently become a Kennel Club Member. I attend YKC summer camp every year where I am a team leader with children 6-16. I like to do a lot of running, cani-cross with the dogs before I head to milking in the morning along with hiking and going on adventures.

Favourite Quote

I am quite partial to saying ‘I will be back in two shakes of a lambs tail’

Favourite

Film / Music

Not going to lie I am a massive Disney fan! I do love 101 Dalmatians and can rattle off most of the lyrics and words to Mama Mia and The Greatest Showman. Love Pop music and listen to Capital and sing to the cows most mornings! .

Interesting Fact about yourself

I won Overall Young Person of the Year award in 2019, due to my volunteering in the Young Kennel Club, which was voted for by the public.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?

In 5 years time, I see myself growing my herd of Dairy Shorthorns and begin herd manager where I keep my cows.

Junior Calf

Honourable Mention: Cotonhall Felix Dewdrop

Nominated: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 54

The Pure Bred Dairy Shorthorn Association

Ensuring the Future of the Pure Bred Dairy Shorthorns

BASKERVILLE-LEESE DAIRY SHORTHORNS

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Louise and Isabel Leese Field View, Ellenhall, Eccleshall, Staffs, ST21 6JQ t: 07866550120

THE MANCETTER HERD OF DAIRY SHORTHORNS

Mr & Mrs A G Rothen

White Gate Farm, Quarry Lane, Mancetter, Warwickshire. CV9 2RB e: whitegatefarm@outlook.com t: 01827 717884

THE

BRADDEN HERD OF NORTHERN DAIRY SHORTHORNS

Charles Castle

4 Bury Hill, Bradden, Northants. NN12 8EG e: charles.castle@talk21.com t: 01327 860519

THE BRYMORIAN HERD OF DAIRY SHORTHORNS

Brymore Academy Cannington, Bridgewater. TA5 2NB t: 01278 652369

THE GREATWOOD HERD OF DAIRY SHORTHORNS

Mrs. Julia French - Secretary Greatwood Cottage Farm, Offley Brook, Staffordshire. ST21 6HA e: ladybird13@tiscali.co.uk t: 01630 620495

THE KENPREST HERD OF DAIRY

SHORTHORNS

Ken Prestidge

Rose Farm, Ash Lane, Church Fenton, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, LS24 9QZ

e: ver7acity@aol.com t: 07771 267625

THE NIGHTINGALE DAIRY SHORTHORNS

Florence Mannerings Kent e: f.mannerings@hotmail.co.uk t: 07769176279

THE ROSWOOD HERD OF DAIRY SHORTHORNS

Julian Greenwood Kearsley Farm, Hawarden, Flintshire e: juliangreenwoodhaulage@yahoo.co.uk t: 07931 609710

THE ST. ARVANS HERD OF DAIRY SHORTHORNS

DW & GL Charles Mill Farm, Trellech Grange, Chepstow, Gwent NP6 6QN t: 01291 689359

THE RANTONALL HERD OF DAIRY SHORTHORNS

David Winnington

Moor End Farm, Gnosall, Staffordshire ST20 0JB e: davidlovesdebbie@live.com t: 07854 027072

Greatwood Strawberry Dairymaid

All Britain Dairy Shorthorn Awards

2022 Photographic Competition

SSUK | Judge Mr W Whiteford

Honourable Mention: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 54 Sire: Ladino Park Talent Bred & Owned by IRG Collins & Partners

Winner: Mossrigg Barrington Duchess 15 Sire: Bushmills Jazz Bred & Owned by JM & J Fisher and Daughters

Reserve: Cotonhall Bullseye Duchess Ann P Sire: Ballytrain Bullseye Bred & Owned by R Kite

All Britain Dairy Shorthorn Awards

2022 Photographic Competition

Scenic

3rd: S Smith

1st: R Kite

2nd: F Mannerings

2022 AGM Judging Day and Herd Visit

The AGM and judging day kindly hosted by the Moscrop family was a busy yet rewarding 2 days.

Day 1 was the young members day where Grace and I were mentoring fourteen enthusiastic young members, working with them to improve aspects of showmanship, clipping and judging as well as general tips for halter training. As I said in my welcome speech, the main aim of the day was for everyone to join in, learn a little but most importantly have fun. Showmanship was first on the agenda so several mock showmanship classes were set up and a few pointers given as the class developed. Everyone had a go, asked lots of questions and hopefully learned a little ready for their next show. Clipping was next and as I admitted on the day I am far from an expert in this field but we all worked together and again participation was excellent. Thomas had spent some of his valuable time training a pen of calves ready for this and they behaved impeccably.

Once the clipping was over we did an impromptu judging practice. It was the adults turn to lead the calves while myself and a team of the youngest members of the group worked out the placings. It was great so see the confidence these young members had and after some deliberation they worked out their final lineup and reasons why. It was also great to see them pointing out to the adult leaders things they had learned in the showmanship class and putting them right on foot placement!!

It may be me getting soft in my old age but I left on the Saturday with a feeling of warmth that I was now in a position to help the future of our breed develop their skills in the same way people had for me many moons ago when I was new to everything. I was delighted at the enthusiasm and drive in the young members team and gave me heart that our great breed is in good hands for the future.

The Sunday saw us back for the AGM and Judging school. First on the Agenda was the AGM which whilst being the formal part of the day enlightens the breeders on the progress the Society is making and this time saw Denis Craig step down after completing his two years as President. Denis has certainly had an unusual time as President spending his first year in front of a computer in zoom meetings but we thank him for his service. Accepting the Presidential honour is David Winnington, Rantonall Herd, we wish David the best of luck.

After the formalities had been dealt with and Arthur Whittle had given us the run down of the years end I had the task of master judging for the day which I always enjoy. Again credit to the Moscrop family for turning out 6 great cattle for the judging class. I lead off with a real handy winner. Great balance and dairy strength to this cow topped off with a tremendous udder in full bloom. Such height and width in the rear udder. A real show stopper. It was the power and strength through the front end of my winning cow that gave her the advantage over a very similar roan cow in second place. Again a cow with a fantastic udder in full bloom. It was the correctness and bloom in the udder that gave her the advantage over a real tall powerful young cow in third. Third over fourth was a close placing as I really admired the cow in fourth as she had had two extra calves than the rest of the class.

She showed great breed character and wearability and it was this extra maturity and capacity that gave her the advantage over a sweet immature junior cow in fifth place. There was a lot to like in this cow she had great balance and bone quality and would like to see how she develops after another calf. Fifth over sixth giving the advantage on balance and body capacity over a real modern junior cow in sixth.

Grace with the assistance of Wendy and Rachael worked out the scores while reasons were given over the microphone. There were some seriously good reasons given from those who took part but I do feel we should all be setting an example to the young members by giving reasons and it is good practice for us all for so we are on top form when asked to judge a show.

After the judging was completed we grabbed lunch and a delicious ice cream graciously supplied by the Moscrop family before we ventured for a look around the herd. Thomas and his family have lived and worked at Ryeclose farm since the 1950s and the business has continued to grow and adapt since Thomas has taken over. The business now milks 500 cows; 350 British Fresian and 150 Dairy Shorthorns, with about 900 head of beef cattle that are either finished or sold as stores. The cattle here are hardy functional cows, that are expected to graze on the 465 hectares grass based system. Herd average sits around 7,600kgs with 4.3%BF and 3.4%P. The cows in the field looked content and you can tell that the Shorthorns certainly fit well into the system. Thomas, Stephen and Mark are breeding a robust cow that needs to graze, good legs and feet are paramount to walk the one mile track network around the farm as well as good fertility and longevity. Families that stood out here are the Vi’s and Talula’s which have been prolific breeders for the family.

Finally I would like to once again thank the Moscrop family for their unrivalled hospitality and providing a great venue and quality cattle for us to work with and to Grace for being the organized one and keeping me right for the weekend.

Shaun Dixon

National Show Champion 2022Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63

Here is the story of the 2022 National Show Champion Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63, owned & bred by IRG Collins & Partners. Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 in her first lactation was classified GP83 2 years old and produced 7151kg 3.60% fat 2.86% protein in 305 days. She calved her second at the end of June in time for the National Show held at The Great Yorkshire Show that tied in with the World Conference tour this year. Bronte Wildeyes 63 was scored on her 2nd Iactation the week before the show, very fresh at VG88 before her first showring debut at the National show. Winning the junior cow class just edging out her twin sister Bronte Wildeyes 62! In the Breed Championship the twin sisters claimed the grand Champion and Reserve titles under the eyes of judge Gwyndaf James. Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 then made one more outing this year at the Dairy Show at Bath and West winning her class and taking out the Breed Champion title by judge Paul Harrison. Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 also won Reserve Interbreed Champion at both shows making it a very successful year in the ring for this super uddered young cow.

Breeding:

The Bronte Wildeyes originated from Billy Goodmans Bronte Herd. Hence why they are called Bronte Wildeyes. IRG Collins & Partners already had a different Wildeyes family line so come up with the idea to keep the two Wildeyes lines separate. The Bronte Wildeyes have taking out numerous breed titles and more with Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 51 EX93 by Treeton Pingerley crowned Interbreed and Breed Champion at The Great Yorkshire Show 2021 and her dam Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 39 EX93 2E by Churchroyd Pluto winning UK Dairy Expo 2017. Then you have Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31 EX90 3E sired by Stadel that won the National Show as milking heifer in 2011. Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31 is the mother to highly ranking PLI and Type sire Churchroyd Wild Card EX95 who is the sire of this year’s National Champion Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63. Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 38 EX94 2E by Churchroyd Victor gave 10, 1 50 3.31% fat 2.97% Protein in her 5th lactation. She is the mother to the Wild Card twins. Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 62 the twin sister was scored VG89 max 2nd calver as she was a few weeks ahead of her calving in. These twin sisters both have incredible udders making them hard to split. Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 has a 2021 daughter by Churchroyd Koala that was show at the 2022 All Breeds All Britain calf show along with having a bull calf this time by Churchroyd Pharaoh, who’s dam won the National title 3 years on the run making him a exciting prospect. Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 is bred to sexed Stormhunter. This future looks very bright with the pedigrees backed up in this family to keep producing champions in the winners circle in future.

Rob Kite

North East Shorthorn Breeders Association Herd Competition Results

2021 | Judge: Jonathan Fisher

LARGE HERD

1st IRG Collins & Partners Churchroyd

2nd P & C A Harrison Breckney

3rd J Fisher Willoughby

SMALL HERD

1st C Hayward Hooton

2nd= Messrs Craig Newpark P & D Throup Ellerghyll

BEST YOUNGSTOCK

1st IRG Collins & Partners Churchroyd

2nd P & C A Harrison Breckney

3rd J Fisher Willoughby

MAIDEN HEIFER

1st P & C A Harrison - Breckney Goldie 37

2nd IRG Collins & Partners - Churchroyd Wild Queen 4

3rd IRG Collins & Partners - Churchroyd Tulip

HEIFER IN CALF

1st P & C A Harrison Breckney Goldie 31

2nd IRG Collins & Partners Churchroyd Golden Drop 41 3rd A E Wilkes Kidstones Wild Queen 2

JUNIOR COW IN CALF

1st P & C A Harrison Breckney Goldie 23

2nd IRG Collins & Partners Churchroyd Heather 111 3rd= C Hayward Hooton Lily Fair 285 P & D Throup Ellerghyll Pauline 3

SENIOR COW IN CALF

1st P & C A Harrison Breckney Goldie 15

2nd Oxton Farms Oxton Reagen 3rd IRG Collins & Partners Churchroyd Amanda Red 15

I would like to start by thanking the club for asking me to judge the competition which I very much enjoyed. We started at Paul and Ann Harrison’s Breckney herd where the great Goldie family reside.

Next up was the society president Dennis Craig’s Newpark and Parkhouse herds deep in the hills and valleys of County Durham where we saw some good cows, a lot of great young stock.

Mr and Mrs Throups was the next stop, not many here but great quality stock as usual.

The Collins family were our hosts where as always you see great cows from great families and then there’s the show cows in their home setting just running out with the rest of the herd. Alex Wilkes`s good cows were also at Churchroyd.

Down the A1 to Chris Hayward’s Hooton herd where we saw Hooton Redrum and a few of his very milky daughters. Then on to Jonathan Fisher’s Pond farm to see another good herd of Shorthorns.

Oxton Farms was the next stop, what a setup and what a herd of purebred cows expertly managed by Andy Reilly.

Last visit was to Wendy and James’s to see the Churchroyd youngstock where preparations were underway for the All Breeds All Britain Calf Show.

Thank you again, Jonathan and Joanne Fisher Mossrigg Herd

North East All Breeds Calf Show 2022

Showmanship classes: Rebecca Channing

Intermediate handler

1st Molly Collins

3rd Georgia Bowman

5th Ash Reilly

6th Will Flint

Mature handler

3rd Sophie Bowman

Shorthorn Champion handler & Reserve Interbreed handler: Molly Collins

Reserve Shorthorn Champion handler: Georgia Bowman

Calf classes: Judge: Sarah Liddle

Calf born after 01/03/22

1st Newpark Barbara 8

2nd Oxton Winwood Foggathorpe 1033

Calf born between 01/12/22 and 28/02/22

1st Churchroyd Amanda Red

2nd Kidstones Heather 10

3rd Churchroyd Heather 141 4th Oxton Clarity Winsonia 126

Calf born between 01/09/21 and 30/11/21 1st Kidstone Wildqueen 4 2nd Churchroyd Strawberry 17 3rd Oxton Fortress Wildeyes 1072 4th Oxton Vaughan Wildeyes 1071

Calf born between 01/05/21 and 31/08/21 1st Churchroyd Peggy 35 2nd Churchroyd Lady Rose 48 3rd Churchroyd Nicola 37 4th Churchroyd Nicola 38

Calf born between 01/01/21 and 30/04/21 1st Churchroyd Nicola 33 2nd Churchroyd Strawberry 16 3rd Churchroyd Gwen 37 4th Churchroyd Fay 24

Champion calf: Churchroyd Peggy 35 Reserve champion: Churchroyd Amanda Red

AJ & RG Barber Ltd

North West Region of Dairy Shorthorns - Herd Competition Report

2022

| Judge: Florence Mannerings

1641 miles in 6 days….

What a week!!!

With my sister, Philippa & my dog, Morris along for the ride our first stop was Martin Jackson in Thirsk and boy did he start us off with a bang! The first Shorthorn I saw was his calf, Bilbro Empress 3; a calf so stylish she stuck in my head throughout the whole trip and ended up in 2nd place, and with a bit more age on her side would have easily topped the class. After being utterly spoiled and treated to a terrific market breakfast we were off on the road again to Co. Durham.

A fair few miles along stunning, winding roads and we were at Newpark Farm being given a lovely lunch by Dennis & Margaret Craig. A farm so beautiful in a landscape unchanged by modern times; their beautiful Shorthorns fitting into the scenery like peas in a pod. Overall, it was the youngstock from both Newpark and Parkhouse (Victoria Bowman) herds that stuck out for me here with strong, hardy, well grown and stylish heifers of all sizes. Namely, Newpark Barbara 8 and Parkhouse Pansy 12; two classy calves with super strength and character and were exactly the type of calves I would aim to breed at home.

Next stop, a few more miles up to Berwick (and yes; this is still all Day 1!). Final herd to judge of the day was Bekka Blenkharn’s Rawghyll herd. Having only moved to this farm a couple of months previous to my visit I was very impressed with how well they had settled there. There was a wide variety of cows to be seen from a multitude of different herds; a style of cow there to suit everyone’s tastes. I especially liked their in-calf heifer Rawghyll Lady Hermione 2 who was compact & strong with a very promising udder. But what was really lovely was Bekka’s clear passion & enthusiasm for the breed.

We have family very near to Berwick so that was where we laid our heads for the night and were informed of realistically how long our travels the next day would be… which was a slightly daunting thought and had us rising a lot earlier than previously anticipated ready to fit everyone in in good time!

Now, I’m not sure many of us would class Fife as technically in the North West… but did I mind? Not at all. Located on the beautiful coast of Scotland, I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to Adam Lawson and the Lisnamulligan herd of Dairy Shorthorns. Milking Shorthorns alongside their pedigree Friesians, these cows were bred for longevity. It was Dam & Daughter Lisnamulligan Lady Barrington 3 & 5 that really caught my eye. With the Dam in her 8th lactation and looking like she could go on for years and years with strength on top and neat in her pins; she is the type of cow any farmer would want in their herd. She is also the Dam of Lisnamulligan Lotto, a bull I very much admired who I’m sure is passing on that strength and longevity to all his progeny.

After picking up Philippa & Morris from the beach and stocking up on car snacks we were on route across to Cumbria (a thoroughly enjoyable journey with incredible views; much nicer & emptier than Southern roads!!) to the Parton herd from the Hewson family. We didn’t have any individual cows to judge here but, wow, what a treat to see so many Shorthorns together in one herd going back so many years. There were many of the traditional, strong, working Shorthorns that I love to see; and it was the uniformity of these cows that stuck out for me in the overall herd competition. Luckily, we brought the Kentish sunshine with us to Cumbria and later that day were treated to a lovely walk around the Mossrigg Dairy Shorthorns from the Fisher family in some glorious evening sunshine in the serene Eden Valley. For a smaller herd, I was seriously impressed by the class and style of these animals. Such strong genetics through their families where you could easily see traits being handed on from Dam to Daughter.

Mossrigg Barrington Duchess 13, one of their heifers in milk, had an outstanding mammary system and a neat frame with depth that she quickly took the top spot in my head and held it for the duration of our trip.

If you read Philippa’s article about this trip, you will notice the first paragraph is about choosing between places to stay… well, this was the night we ended up in a ‘rustic’ log cabin which turned out to have no running water, no electricity, no light & no signal! So, after an interesting candlelight cheese & wine dinner we had a fairly early night before heading off to Thomas Moscrop’s farm in the morning.

Farm 2 of Day 3 was Phil Armstrong’s Moorriggs herd. Having never met Phil before we didn’t know what a treat we were in for. It was an absolute delight to be shown around by a farmer so passionate and enthusiastic about each and every single one of his cows - I really loved it. I have never known a farm with so many twins and triplets in one herd (and Phil of course knew every single one and all their relations); fertility sure is high in Thrimby! The herd overall was of brilliant uniformity, strong cows really utilising shorthorn traits. Winbrook Claridge has left a strong stamp on his progeny; all of them have presence with strong, tidy frames and a very smart style. Moorriggs Fleur 9 especially took my eye and won the very competitive heifer in-calf class. She is an especially smashing heifer, strong on top, really well set tail head, superb length, tracks up and shows great promise underneath.

Touring around the Irthingelt herd…what a way to start Day 3! A very big and impressive farm that was all go when we arrived. We started off with the bull pens which had both Philippa & I mesmerised by the fantastic bulls in these great facilities. I was impressed by the size and length of Oxton Clarity; however, it was Cotonhall Solomon who really stood out for me. I couldn’t fault this bull; he stood so well with a leg strong in each corner, super hard on top, a compact frame with depth and cleanliness throughout. I saw a lot of bulls, but Solomon always stayed the clear winner in my head. All of Thomas’ youngstock were so well matched and uniform in type; all well grown and strong, highlighting all the best Shorthorn traits. I especially liked the progeny of Irthingelt Wildeyes Tommy; he has clearly stamped the stock well, all of them with strong frames, hard tops and shorthorn character.

We then had our final herd of the day which was David Jackson’s Tahuna Herd. A small herd but thoroughly enjoyable being shown around by such an enthusiastic breeder with great pedigree knowledge. Rushylea Cockbird Lass 10 was the outstanding animal of the herd for me. A Northern Dairy Shorthorn with superb strength on top and fantastic length, so strong on her legs and correct overall that she was the winner of the purebred class despite being young because I see such promise and could not fault her; I look forward to seeing her when she calves!

After a night at Ullswater and a lake walk in the morning Day 4 started off at David Dent’s Winbrook herd. There is a word that comes to mind when thinking about David’s youngstock and that is ‘class’. Having sold up the milking herd there is mainly youngstock now, but you can see a lot of work goes into these animals; all so well grown and correct, it is no wonder they do so well in the sales. There were a few older cows to see, and I was very impressed by Winbrook Jill 144, a 14yo cow in calf with her 11th, walking really well, pins still set correctly in place with a super hard top; just would love to have seen her in milk!

Quick trip up the road to Lorna Brogden’s next where on a mainly sheep farm there are a few beautiful dairy shorthorns fulfilling Lorna’s passion for the breed! I especially liked Brownbur Vi 2; an in-calf heifer with good length and capacity, strength through the shoulder and a promising bag underneath.

Next up was Mac Findlay and the Redhouse herd. Mac and his family have the only full herd of Normandy cows in the UK with a few Shorthorns in there too. I was amazed by these spotty cows and the fact they are all milked via robots but also on a grazing system. It was great to see the cows happily out at grass and able to wander back in whenever they liked to be milked - a very impressive system. The standout Shorthorn for me was Redhouse Vi; a smart in-calf heifer with a high rear udder and fantastic depth and although she didn’t quite make it into the placings, I think she shows great promise.

Final herd of the day was the Beaconview herd from the Handley family. The first cow I saw was Beaconview Lottie 7 - a 2nd calver and the word that comes to mind is simply ‘wow’. What a tremendous cow; I saw her and knew that she was my winner; outstanding mammary with a high and wide blooming rearing udder, a tidy, compact and strong frame with good depth and capacity and just outstanding overall dairy character. But what was really impressive is that Lottie was not on her own showing this class; so many cows in the herd matched in uniformity and had tremendous character, locomotion and style from senior milkers through to youngstock and that is why they had to be my herd winners. It was a real treat to see so many wonderful Shorthorns.

We then stopped off to get drinks and nibbles in Kendal before spending a cosy night in at the Robinsons catching up on Bake Off. I was up early in the morning to milk with James and Henry - couldn’t miss out of the opportunity to see the cracking Strickley herd going through the parlour! Strickley farm is so well renowned not only for the tremendous herd of Dairy Shorthorns but also for its landscape and the terrific work the Robinson family do to better our environment which was enlightening. What was striking about the Strickley herd was the longevity. My winning cow on both inspection and production was Strickley Oak Barrington 22; a super cow in calf with her 12th and still so incredibly strong on top, parading tremendously well with such depth and capacity and a youthful udder.

Many others in the herd were over their 6th lactation and looking like they will keep going forever - the Goldie family particularly were fantastic.

Our final stop was Christopher Ward in beautiful Lancashire with his Luneview herd. Feeling slightly tired and sad that our trip was ending, Christopher was the perfect tonic to perk us up! We thoroughly enjoyed chatting and laughing with such a positive, enthusiastic and joyful person with so much love for the shorthorn breed. We especially enjoyed being driven around in the quad bike trailer which provided us with many thrills and laughs! The standout cows for me were the progeny of Tregear Pansman 3rd. It was great for me to see that an Original Population Dairy Shorthorn sire was producing such uniform, milky, strong, correct animals that were youthful and were clearly going to last and last.

And there ended our judging. Thank you so much to the North West region for having me to judge your herd competition; it was an honour to be chosen and I thoroughly enjoyed my week - you are a fab bunch! I feel very lucky to be part of the wonderful Shorthorn community.

Florence Mannerings

North West Region of Dairy Shorthorns - Herd Competition Results 2022

| Judge: Florence Mannerings

Class 1 - Large herd

1st Beaconview Herd John Handley

2nd Moorriggs Herd Phil Armstrong

3rd Strickley Herd Messers Robinson

4th Parton Herd Hewsons

Class 2 - Small herd

1st Newpark Dennis Craig 2nd Winbrook David Dent

3rd Tahuna David Jackson

4th Redhouse Mac Findlay

Class 3 - Youngstock - large herd

1st Irthingelt Thomas Moscrop

2nd Strickley Messers Robinson

3rd Moorriggs Phil Armstrong

4th Beaconview John Handley

Class 4 - Youngstock - small herd

1st Winbrook David Dent

2nd Newpark Dennis Craig

3rd Parkhouse Victoria Bowman

4th Mossrigg Jonothan Fisher

Class 5 - Heifer in calf

1st Moorriggs Fleur 9 Phil Armstrong

2nd Beaconview Anne 5 John Handley

3rd Rawghyll Lady Hermione 2 Bekka Blenkharn

4th Brownbur Vi 2 Lorna Brogden

Class 6 - Heifer in milk

1st Mossrigg Barrington Duchess 13 Jonothan Fisher

2nd Lisnamulligan Fairy 18 Adam Lawson

3rd Moorriggs Wildeyes 23 Phil Armstrong

4th Strickley Annabella 194 Messers Robinson

Class 7 - Cow to have calved twice

1st Beaconview Lottie 7 John Handley

2nd Moorriggs Lacey Phil Armstrong

3rd Strickley Goldie 251 Messers Robinson

4th Winbrook Peeress Rose 30 Mac Findlay

Class 8 - Progeny of one bull

1st Irthingelt Wildeyes Tommy Thomas Moscrop

2nd Tregear Pansman 3 Christopher Ward

3rd Winbrook Claridge Phil Armstrong

4th Churchyroyd Wildcard Messers Robinson

Class 9A - Bull on inspection

1st Cotonhall Solomon

Thomas Moscrop

2nd Lisnamulligan Lotto Adam Lawson

3rd Strickley Bob Messers Robinson

4th Oxton Franklin Christopher Ward

Class 9B - Bull on inspection and production 1st Cotonhall Solomon Thomas Moscrop 2nd= Lisnamulligan Lotto Adam Lawson

Strickley Bob Messers Robinson

3rd Oxton Franklin Christopher Ward

Class 10A - Cow on inspection 1st Strickley Oak Barrington 22 Messers Robinson 2nd Lisnamulligan Lady Barrington 3 Adam Lawson 3rd Beaconview Pansy 5 John Handley 4th Strickley Goldie 236 Messers Robinson

Class 10B - Cow on inspection and production 1st Strickley Oak Barrington 22 Messers Robinson 2nd Strickley Goldie 236 Messers Robinson 3rd Lisnamulligan Lady Barrington 3 Adam Lawson 4th Beaconview Pansy 5 John Handley

Class 11 - Purebred animal 1st Rushylea Cockbird Lass 10 David Jackson 2nd Lisnamulligan Royal Kathleen 2 Adam Lawson 3rd Oxton Ns Waterloo Rose 71 Christopher Ward 4th Winbrook Jill 144 David Dent

Class 12 - Dam & Daughter 1st Lisnamulligan Lady Barrington 3 & 5 Adam Lawson

2nd Tahuna Millness Rosebud 2 & 3 David Jackson 3rd Winbrook Peeress Rose 30 & Redhouse Peeress Rose Mac Findlay 4th Winbrook Clara 31 & Rawghyll Clara Bekka Blenkharn

Class 13 - Calf born in 2022 1st Newpark Barbara 8 Dennis Craig 2nd Bilbro Empress 3 Martin Jackson 3rd Moorriggs Bessie Browneyes Phil Armstrong 4th Parkhouse Pansy 12 Victoria Bowman

North West Region of Dairy ShorthornsCalf Show Results

2022 | Judge: Ian Collins

Calf born between 1st July 2021 and 31at December 2021

1st Parkhouse Pansy

2nd Newpark Gertie

3rd Parkhouse Pansy

4th Newpark Daffodil

Calf born 2022

1st Moorrigss

2nd Newpark Barbara 8

3rd Newpark Margaret 35

4th Moorriggs Lacey 3

Champion Calf: Moorriggs Bessie Browneyes 30

Reserve Champion Calf: Newpark Barbara 8

Pred bred by exhibitor

1st Newpark Barbara 8 & Newpark Barrington 14

2nd Moorrigs Bessie Browneyes 30 & Moorrigs Lacey 3

3rd Newpark Margaret 35 & Parkhouse Pansy 12

Progeny (2 or more)

1st Pure Class (Dennis Craig & Philip Armstrong)

2nd Newpark Freeman (Dennis Craig)

3rd Newpark Freeman (Dennis Craig)

Group of 3

1st Newpark Gertie 23, Parkhouse Pansy 10 & Parkhouse Pansy 11

2nd Newpark Daffodil 15, Newpark Barrington 14 & Newpark Barbara 8

Handler 18+ years

1st Sophie Bowman

2nd Lorna Brogden

3rd Victoria Bowman

4th Michael Bowman

Handler 12 – 17

1st Georgia Bowman

2nd Jack Henderson

Handler Under 12

1st Poppy Armstrong

2nd Lacey Armstrong

3rd Ralph Henderson

4th Amelia Hamilton - Armstrong 5th Ida Henderson

Junior Champion Handler: Poppy Armstrong

Overall Champion Handler: Georgia Bowman

Reserve Champion Handler: Poppy Armstrong

I Collins with Poppy and Phil Armstrong

Herd Competition

If you had to pick between these two hotels, which would you choose? Option one offers fresh beds, space, unlimited food and even an electric back scratcher. Option two offers limited space, a small shared bed, no heating and no lights. If you are with the same mindset as me, then next time you stop in Cumbria, you will be sleeping with a herd of Shorthorns and avoiding cheap log cabins booked on ‘Airbnb’.

It seems to me that all you shorthorn farmers are rather rebellious. Whether it’s choosing to farm shorthorns despite past (and occasionally present) family member’s distaste for the breed or choosing to keep less productive cows to rear calves despite typical modern farming’s tendency to waste them; you don’t seem to let things get in the way of your visions of farming.

For me, this is rather special. It highlights the inventiveness that you all harness to provide individual and tailored care to your stock. Nowadays, the world seems caught up in greed, self-interest, and envy. What I saw in all of your farms was a great sense of community.

I consistently saw strong connections not only between farms, but within farms through your respect and interaction with the natural environment. I am in admiration of this, and believe that this conscientious spirit - which is alive in every one of you - is what made this trip so enjoyable. I do hope you all keep rebelling and secure this wonderful approach to farming for our future. Now - for the awards which really matter (sorry Florence)! Cow I’d most like to keep goes to Dennis Craig’s Barbara for her cheeky attitude and overall style.

Best mode of transport goes to Christopher Ward for giving us a grand tour in his marvellous quad bike trailer. David Dent claims the prize for best millionaires’ shortbread. Best claim to fame goes to Martin Jackson for his Hollywood heifer Bilbro Tulip. Best goats go to the Fishers. Best horse goes to David Jackson. And, finally, best at eating pringles instead of helping with directions goes to me.

I really did have a wonderful week admiring your farming - so thank you again to all the lovely shorthorn farmers of the North-West region (and Fife).

Shorthorn

2022 | by: Philippa Mannerings

North Midlands Region of Dairy ShorthornsHerd Competition Report 2022

| Judge: Marshall Crank

When I was asked to judge the North Midlands Herd Competition I felt truly honoured. I accepted the invitation and asked Rebecca to assist me with the photography, clerical tasks and to accompany me on my travels.

We set off on Friday 19th August with the plan that Anne had emailed to me with all the arrangements for the first weekend of judging.

First stop was the Cotonhall herd, the Kite family. Rob was our guide for the morning and very accomplished at it he was. His knowledge of the shorthorn breed is truly exceptional. Rob has used a lot of his own genetics that is seen to great effect, quality is seen right through the Cotonhall cattle ranging from young to old. The highlights for me were Cotonhall Joyland Daughters, the Moonlights in the dam and daughter class and the really smart Amber Corona Bull. Rob is doing a great job exploring breeding opportunities to help keep our breed moving with the times.

Next stop was The Burbrook herd Richard Harper, in the beautiful Cheshire countryside, not big in numbers these days but some really good mature cows that were looking in fine fettle. Unfortunately, his Royal Cheshire Show Champion Drisgol Belladonna 349 wasn’t there for inspiration on this occasion and the Nejay Foggy 91 cow was dry. After a quick cup of tea we returned home for the evening.

Saturday 20th August, day two. First stop was The Boothdale herd David Wainwright, another small herd but some good cattle on view starting with some Churchroyd Pharaoh daughters in the young stock. The Duchess family having the largest representation in the shorthorn milking herd with the heifer Boothdale Duchess 46 catching

my eye she is one for the future. With the Boothdale Lily Fairs, Rosie Belle’s & Broom’s also in attendance. Then off into Wales to the picturesque White Stone Valley, home to the Bailey brothers The Tanat herd. Shorthorns have been chosen for their adaptability due to the terrain. Frank was our host for the afternoon with some really good, smart and more dairy looking shorthorn cows than I was expecting due to the hilly nature of the location. In the milking herd the daughters of Irthingvale Megaman stood out but the highlight for me was the heifer in milk Tanat Grey Rose 3. After a late lunch we headed home again for the evening.

Cotonhall Joyland Duchess Ann

The White Stone Valley

Sunday 21st August we set off to Gary & Anne Norbury’s Broadlane herd, starting off with a group of young heifers mostly by Broadlane Vinnies Lad. We moved onto the incalf & bulling heifer field where we also found Broadlane Barrington Premier 2 who caught my eye, from the Poppy Barrington Family, he is a very smart young bull one to keep an eye on. Onto the milking herd with some cracking cows and cow families on show, The Muriel’s Wild Eyes, Violets & Lady Barrington’s to name a few, with the dam grand dam and sisters of the young bull in attendance Poppy Barrington 10. 16. 21 & 22. Then a lovely lunch and catch up with Gary & Anne and off to the next herd.

The Royle Family’s Dunham Herd. Stuart was on hand to guide us around this large herd of good hard working milky shorthorn cows, displaying a type throughout, bred totally from the use of stock bulls no A.I. used here, the younger members being by Dunham Atlas. But the Brinsbury Barney daughters took centre stage for me with some striking individuals, in particular Dunham Pansy 87 is a really smart heifer. The trend set by Atlas and Barney continued in the young stock; the future is bright at Dunham. Then on to the final stop. Rob, Liz & Kayle Boote, the Kayl herd is in the small herd section but is full of quality cows. Featuring the Lily Fairs, Proud Countess & Rosie Bell families to name a few with great representatives from all of those families. My picks would be Lily Fair 18 & 19. This ended the first three days of Judging we headed home looking forward to next Friday when we were to start again.

Friday 26th we set off to The Brookside herd of Edward & Matthew Kirk in the small herd section. There were some quality cows on view and the young stock featured some really striking individuals by Bushmills Jazz the one that partially stood out for me was Brookside Jazz Darlington. We then headed north to the next herd.

The Amber herd of James & Julie Hole. Our guides for the afternoon were Mick and his wingman Josh, after a superb lunch we set about inspecting this well established large herd that I admired from the start with great cows & heifers in every direction you looked. The highlights for me were Amber Lady Annetta 88. Amber Millicent 37, and the heifer Princess Anne 143 my ideal shorthorn cows. They are absolute beauties. Millicent was in the dry cow field at the time of inspection. Also there were two older cows that had produced almost 100 tonne of milk looking on great form, which is always good to see. Then we headed home to recharge for the final day.

Saturday 27th Rantonall herd with David & Debbie Winnington in the large herd section. Here the cattle are more of a traditional type displaying longevity, tremendous legs and feet and are very much all of a type they are doing a great job for David. The highlights for me were The Rantonall Stephen daughters and Rantonall Kirklevington 37 then there was the queen of the herd, Rantonall Songstress 50 all shining examples of the breed and all this achieved without the use of outside genetics. Proving the fact that blending isn’t always necessary providing you’re using the right bulls of which David is clearly a master. We enjoyed a lovely lunch and headed off to see some useful young stock for the future.

Next we had a new herd in the making, The Rockstar herd of The Poole Davies family. On entry to the farm the cows were grazing in the field, the shorthorns had been separated from the rest of the herd so they could be viewed to their best advantage. Being in the small herd section and newly established, the bought in cows making up the herd are of good quality throughout. There was also a promising group of young stock, most had been bought in, however some Rockstar youngsters had started to appear. Thuma showed great enthusiasm in the breeding of their cattle, the family’s dedication to the breed shows the herd will have a promising future. That concluded the judging so we headed home to finalise the results.

I have to say it’s been an absolute pressure and privilege and I have thoroughly enjoyed judging the cattle in this region. I have found it challenging at times with the high standard and the broad range of types from extreme to traditional that makes this Dairy Shorthorn breed unique.

There is something for everyone. And I can and did appreciate them all! The placings were extremely close from top to bottom in most of the classes. So congratulations must go to all the breeders on such a high standard of cattle throughout this region. You are all winners and you should all be very proud of the standard you have achieved!

Finally, the welcome & hospitality we received has been excellent so thank you to each and everyone of you, now last but not least a special thank you to Anne Norbury for arranging this herd competition as always top class again. Marshall Crank

Rantonall Kirklevington 37

Junior Calf born in 2022

1st Cotonhall Reiver Joy - s: Marleycote Reiver R Kite

2nd Cotonhall Cupid Nellie - s: Cotonhall Cupid R Kite

Intermdiate calf born between 1st July & 31st December 2021(a)

1st Cotonhall Illuminate Duchess Ann - s: Amber Illuminate R Kite

2nd Cotonhall Merryman Duchess - s: Wreay Merryman R Kite

3rd Cotonhall Illuminate Barrington Duchess - s: Amber Illuminate R Kite

4th Burbrook Pure Class Meg 2 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class RW Haper

5th Spitewinter Wildeyes Teressa 9 - s: Amber Corona J & J Hollingworth

6th Rowanmoor Pure Lunar - s: Churchroyd Pure Class P Jepson

7th Burbrook Rose - s: Breckney Graham RW Haper

Intermdiate calf born between 1st July & 31st December 2021(b)

1st Rowanmoor Lilac Lilly - s: Breckney Graham P Jepson

2nd Weaverdale Starlet - s: Cotonhall Jagged Edge GM & SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham

3rd Rantonall Joy 156 - s: Rantonall Real Joy J French

4th Weaverdale Rosepetal - s: Churchroyd Pure Class GM & SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham

5th Weaverdale Sharon Rose 24 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class

& SM Pattinson &

Judge: Mrs E Davies

Paige Jepson with Champion calf

Judge Lyn Davies with Champion R reserve L Champion handler Lucy Neville L reserve Paige Jepson R Calf line up

Young Members

ABLINGTON HERD - Pure Bred and BRWS stock occasionally for sale

W H & S J Rawlins, Ablington Farm, Nr Salisbury, Wiltshire. SP4 8JX - Tel: (01980) 652701

BRIMCLOSE HERD OF ORGANIC DAIRY SHORTHORNS

D & S Slade, Southcott Farm, Chawleigh, Chulmleigh, Devon. EX18 7HP - Tel: (01769) 580087

BRINSBURY HERD

Chichester College, Stablebarn Farm, Blackgate Lane, Pulborough, West Sussex. RH20 1DDTel: (01243) 786321 ext 1047

THE BRYMORIAN HERD OF DAIRY SHORTHORNS

Brymore Academy, Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset. TA5 2NB - Tel: (01278) 652369

CANNSMILL - NORTHERN DAIRY HERD

Mr B J S Bellas MBE, Billhole Cottage, Cann’s Mill, Black Dog, Crediton, Devon. EX17 4QG Tel: (01884) 860232

THE CARGENWEN HERD - Visitors Welcome

J T Rowe, Windmill Farm, Lower Penponds, Camborne, Cornwall. TR14 0QJ Tel: (01209) 713704

GOODWICK HERD

K J & M J Osborne & Partners, Whitchurch Farm, Ston Easton, Somerset. BA3 4DW Tel: (01761) 241668

HALE HERD - Visitors Welcome

R F Collins, Hale Farm, Honiton, Devon EX14 9TQ Tel: (01404) 42148

THE HORETHORN HERD

K & P Moorse, Clare Farm, Stowell, Sherborne, Dorset. DT9 4PD - Tel: (07870) 273282

LYNDALE HERD

Mr M J Chilcott, Silverdale, Townsend Farm, 5 Langland Lane, Catcott, Bridgwater, Somerset. TA7 9HR - Tel: (01278) 722085

THE PECKETSFORD ORGANIC HERD

T Cligg, Pipplepen Farm, South Perrot, Beaminster, Dorset DT8 3HS Tel: (01935) 891199

REDHILL BEEF SHORTHORNS Brenda Wear, Hilltop, Butcombe, Bristol BS40 7XG Tel: (01275) 474271 (5 mins Bristol Int Airport)

TONELEA HERD

Arthur Whittle, Houndsmoor Farm, Milverton, Taunton, Somerset. TA4 1PU - Tel: (01823) 400910

WESTONIA HERD

R Stockton, 40 Swincombe Rise, The Brambles, West End, Southampton, Hants SO18 3NL Tel: (02380) 471983 2023 DIARY DATES THE SOUTH WEST DAIRY SHOW -

Secretary: Arthur Whittle - houndsmoorfarm@outlook.com Richard Osborne - rcosborne67@gmail.com

Eddie Walton at Okehampton Calf Show 2022 with Lyndale Dainty Clarissa by Churchroyd Pure Class

South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association Herd Competition Results

2022 | Judge: R Crank

Class 1 - Herd

1st Brimclose D & S Slade

2nd Horethorne K and P Moorse

3rd Cargenwen J Rowe

4th Lyndale M Chilcott

Class 2 - Cow Family

1st Brimclose Magic D & S Slade

2nd Horethorne Lyndsay K and P Moorse

3rd Tobarn Samanta N & R Osborne

4th Cargenwen Solo J Rowe

Class 3 - Senior Cow

1st Brimclose Judy 12 D & S Slade

2nd Marleycote Patricia 20 N & R Osborne

3rd Cargenwen Little Jane 95 J Rowe

4th Lyndale Hurricane Heather M Chilcott

Class 4 - Junior Cow

1st Horethorne Elsie K and P Moorse

2nd Tobarn Blizzard Samanta N & R Osborne

3rd Sharptor Ronson Strawberry 21 AC & DC Walters

4th Brimclose Elsie 10 D & S Slade

Class 5 - Calved Heifer

1st Horethorne Hannah K and P Moorse

2nd Sharptor Snowwhite AC & DC Walters

3rd Hale Tiny 5 R & F Collins

4th Tobarn Jazz Samanta 2 N & R Osborne

Class 6 - Bull Progeny

1st Treeton Pingerley D & S Slade 2nd Hale Victory R & F Collins

3rd Kundes Golden Logic Adventure M Chilcott 4th Rodway Ronson AC & DC Walters

Class 7 - Incalf Heifer

1st Brimclose Maud 27 D & S Slade

2nd Lyndale Dainty Demi M Chilcott 3rd Hale Rose 63 R & F Collins

4th Horethorne Rose K and P Moorse

Class 8 - Maiden Heifer Over 12 Months

1st Lyndale Dainty Clarissa M Chilcott

2nd Horethorne Sonnschein K and P Moorse 3rd Tobarn Bullseye Patricia N & R Osborne 4th Hale Filkins 125 R & F Collins

Class 9 - Heifer Calf 6 - 12 Months

1st Cargenwen Crumple 12 J Rowe 2nd Tobarn Bullseye Patricia 2 N & R Osborne 3rd Lyndale Justine M Chilcott 4th Hale Duchess 54 R & F Collins

Class 10 - Heifer Calf Under 6 Months

1st Sharptor Rosebud 10 AC & DC Walters 2nd Tobarn Fever Betty Pimms N & R Osborne 3rd Sharptor Bullseye Snowwhite 2 AC & DC Walters 4th Lyndale Dainty Crystal M Chilcott

Class 11 - Dairy Shorthorn Bull Over 12 Months

1st Hale Peerless R & F Collins 2nd Brimclose Jaguar D & S Slade 3rd Brimclose Diamond D & S Slade

My partner, Emma and I, travelled down late afternoon on Monday 19th September to commence judging the next day. Once we arrived at the hotel we were kindly picked up shortly after by Michaela and her husband Richard. Where we were taken on an enjoyable tour of the local area of Glastonbury, and Wells, before enjoying a lovely Italian meal. We would like to thank them both for their time and warm welcome to the region. Tuesday morning we began the first day of judging. We travelled to visit Kevin and Pam Moorse, The Horethorne Herd. Kevin greeted us and firstly showed us his dry cows, as well as a few recently calved cows. We then went on a short walk to find the milking herd, where I was very impressed by the quality of the herd, they were very uniform, dairy and milky throughout. Moving on to look at a field of maiden heifers who looked very promising for the future. We headed back to the yard to look at the young calves, and for some lunch kindly provided by Kevin’s wife Pam. Whilst at the Moorse’s, we also viewed Henry Rawlings entry who are certainly well looked after by Kevin whose knowledge and enthusiasm was really impressive.

Horethorne Elsie

We would like to thank Kevin and Pam for their hospitality. That afternoon we headed to Honiton to view the Hale herd of Roy and Fred Collins. Although I feel we arrived 10 minutes too early, as we were able to help unload a trailer of hay before we saw the cows. We started by walking around the milking herd, where it was easy to see the passion both Roy and Fred have for breeding cows.

Hales Peerless

Whilst viewing the milking herd, we also saw the stock bull, Hale Peerless, his daughters look exciting for the future. It was then a short drive down the road in Fred’s truck where we saw the young stock, dry cows, as well as a promising group of in calf heifers. We would like to thank you both for your time.

That evening we headed for St Austell ready for the next day. On Wednesday morning we went to John Rowe’s, where we enjoyed light refreshments on arrival, as well as a chat with John and his mother, before heading outside to view the cows. This herd was very uniform and the longevity of the herd was impressive. As well as John’s knowledge of each cow. It was then a short walk uphill to the young stock, where the views were picturesque. We headed back to the yard to see the calves before going out for lunch with John. Lunch was very enjoyable and we would like to thank John and his mother for their very generous hospitality.

We then set of for the Sharptor herd of Courtney Walters at which we saw the small but impressive herd of shorthorns. The entire herd showed dairy qualities and style throughout. We headed back to the yard to view the young stock who are a credit to the family. Whilst enjoying some light refreshments with Mr and Mrs Walters, we were impressed with the success their granddaughters wins at local shows.

After an enjoyable stay in Bude it was only a short drive to our first farm of the day. We were warmly greeted by Amy Osborne, it was a delight to see such enthusiasm and passion for the breed. We viewed the individual entries for the classes before been given a tour of the herd. It was then onto view the young stock, which was hard not to be impressed by as they certainly look very promising for the future.

We departed Cornwall and headed for Somerset to the Brimclose herd of David & Sarah Slade. Before viewing the herd Sarah had prepared a welcomed lunch, with our hunger now at bay, our tour of the herd began. I was extremely impressed with the facilities that have recently been built. I was struck by the dairyness and quality of the udders that the herd showcased as well as being good on their legs and feet and very youthful. The herd is in safe hands with the young stock coming through as they are also looking impressive. Thanks must be given to the Slade family for their hospitality.

We began the final day with a tour around Brymore Academies school farm. We were made to feel very welcome by the students and we were impressed by their enthusiasm for British Agriculture despite them not coming from farming backgrounds. Upon viewing the herd I could see that the facilities were exceptional and were kept immaculate by the students, a real credit to them.

It was then just a short drive to Martin Chilcott’s Lyndale herd, where we were greeted by Martin’s sister before commencing our tour of the herd. Martin’s knowledge of the herd was second to none, it was a pleasure to see an abundance of roan cows in one field. I was particularly impressed by the dairyness of the herd. We then viewed the in calf heifers and young stock of which both groups were very stylish. We returned for a bite of lunch, kindly provided by Martin’s sister. We thoroughly enjoyed our time with them both. We can’t thank them enough for their hospitality and the block of cheese!

It was then up the M5 for home, we arrived home on the Friday evening having thoroughly enjoyed every minute of our tour of the region. It was a pleasure to meet the members and would like to thank them all for their hospitality, warm welcome and their time. It was a pleasure to have been asked to judge this year’s herd competition.

Lyndale Dainty Clarissa

South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association Farm

Visit 19th June 2022

On Sunday 19th June the South Western Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association visited the family home of Margaret Burroughs, daughter of the late Mr Gilbert Withers.

Mr Withers has been an avid supporter of the Shorthorn breed. Gilbert took over his family Gateshayes Herd at the young age of 14 and almost immediately won the Bradfield cup for the best herd average for any breed in the county. Gateshayes cattle were always impeccably bred and correct and Gilbert himself was a great show man with many show accolades/ Championships to his name. Gilbert had an amazing memory of cattle and could remember pedigrees and features of particular cattle many years afterwards.

His daughter Margaret carried on the family tradition with her cattle skills by winning YFC Stock judging both nationally and Internationally. She went on to marry Mr Raymond Burroughs and started their own shorthorn herd with the prefix Whimple.

Even after Gilbert Withers death his legacy continues with a fund being made available to help further the breed, this has been used more recently to help with promoting the breed at events such as The South West Dairy Event. Also helping to fund opportunities for young people to further their knowledge of the Dairy Shorthorn breed.

The club were welcomed into Gateshayes Farm, Nr Exeter now farmed by Margaret Burroughs’ family. Her daughter Helen Bowker and her husband Lester gave us a comprehensive tour of their extensive dairy unit and toured their farm on a tractor and trailer.

Not only do they have the dairy side of the business they also have many acres of apple trees which are used for cider production. Alongside this they also grow Christmas trees which are sold in their successful Christmas shop with the added help of their resident reindeers!

The club would like to thank the family for welcoming the members onto their farm and for giving a very interesting tour of the farm. Also thanks must go to the family for their continued support of the Shorthorn Breed.

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Counties Shorthorn Breeders Association Herd Calf Show at Okehampton

2022 |

The 2022 Southern Counties Calf Show and Young Handlers competitions was held at Okehampton Show on a very hot August day.

It was pleasing to see 7 entries forward in the 6-12 month class which is where I found my Champion calf from the Whittle family - Adsborough Ruby and also from this class I found my Reserve Champion from the Chilcott/ Walton team - Lyndale Dainty Julietta.

by Brenda Wear

All the young handlers were impressive, especially in the heat. It was good to see several herds/families represented including Brymore School.

The Clubs glass goblet for the best handler went to Josh Walton with Izzy Collins closely behind.

Thank you to all who ventured out on a very hot day.

Brenda Wear

Farm with more freedom

New Zealand Milking Shorthorn Association

2022 started off with a lot of disruption from Covid as it was our first wave throughout the New Zealand community. The New Zealand Dairy Event had reduced entries numbers imposed on the eve of the 3 day event, this lead to reduced entries and no public sectors which was very disappointing as its our main Championships, also it is looked forward to by our gathering milking shorthorn community. Our annual conference in March held by the Taranaki branch was regrettably cancelled too which is our main holiday for most breeders.

However, by May and June regional club AGMs and Prize Winning dinners for On farm competitions and Production Awards were held as usual with central district club celebrating 100 years in 2023.

Our Sire Proving Scheme Bulls for use this spring are Northbrook Delta Roan and Brecon Dealer P with white daughters calving by Brecon Kaikoura and Northbrook Noah. We are looking forward to seeing them getting their proofs. Our other recent bulls have been getting a 100 daughters on first crop, Genomics remains a work in progress for us.

Hopefully a few members will be able to travel to the International Red Dairy Breed Meeting in Estonia in July 2023 now that travel has finally opened up for new Zealanders.

Any UK breeders wanting information or herds to visit in New Zealand on holiday or looking for a working holiday please make contact with info@nzmilkingshorthorn.nz

Zac Tocker

Anieka templers cow with Oxton Fever heifer calf

Amercian Milking Shorthorn Society

Hello from the United States! Greetings from the United States. The 2022 American Milking Shorthorn Society national convention and annual meeting was held in Champaign, Illinois. I attended as the AMSS Executive Secretary after one week of training and continued to learn about our society and breeders. The convention is a yearly highlight for many of our breeders as they catch up with each other, learn about changes within the Society, and see good cattle. Awards presented to our breeders included the Harry Clampitt Young Breeder Award which went to Cory and Kristen Salzl (Corstar) of Litchfield, Minnesota and the 2022 AMSS Citizen of the Year Award presented to Harold White of Marathon, New York. Marcia Clark was re-elected as President and Kylie Preisinger was elected as Vice-President of the AMSS Board of Directors for 2022-23.

The national junior heifer show crowned Halpin’s Rockstar Dixie (Halpin’s Muddy Rockstar TW) and Heavenly Fire Sunshine (Clayside Roman Fire) as champions. The AMSS national sale was topped by Top Shelf Bentley Lydia ET, with a closing bid of $5,700. The dam of this heifer is Trillow Zeus Lala ET, who was named the 2021 AMSS Cow of the Year a day earlier. The second highseller of the day was Mikes-Dar Transform Legit, the 2021 Reserve All-American Sr 3-year-old, selling for $5,000. Our national show season is underway as I am writing this report. The Grand Champion of the Northeast National Show went to Taylor Farm’s Ruben’s Spitfire (Innisfail Eddas Ruben EXP) and Reserve Grand Champion was Cold Spring Presto Zoey (North Stars Presto ET EXP). At the Eastern National show, judged by Rob Kite, Lazy M Wildside Gennette EXP (Ourway Walk on the Wild Side) was named Grand Champion, with Reserve Grand Champion going to Hard Core C-Tie Sundance ET (Lands Brook Mega C-Tie EXP ET). Entries for our International show held at World Dairy Expo were very strong with almost 240 head walking the colored shavings. Lazy M Wildside Gennette EXP (Ourway Walk on the Wild Side) received her second Grand Champion honors of the year, with Reserve Grand Champion going to Pine-Valley-P Junebug EXP (North Stars Presto ET EXP).

In addition, we have a new production record holder in the breed. Lazy M Pirelli Zoe EXP (E90) is now the overall Milking Shorthorn milk and protein leader. At 6 years 1 month of age she produced 41,860 lbs of milk (18,987 kg) at 3.4% fat (644 kg) and 3.0% protein (562 kg). Zoe is owned by Herman & Mike Maier of Stitzer, WI and was the Honorable Mention All-American Summer Yearling in 2016.

Lazy M Pirelli Zoe EXP (E90)

Taylor Farm’s Ruben’s Spitfire

Lazy M Wildside Gennette EXP

While the number of dairy herds in the United States continues to decline, our registrations, transfers, memberships, and number of cows classified remained strong through 2021. The AMSS herdbook registered over 2,300 animals with nearly 1,000 transfers. We also classified 1,060 animals in 180 herds nationwide. We had just over 480 adult memberships and 780 junior memberships.

The AMSS continues to grow and reach more breeders with the help of our forward-thinking board of directors. Our database is in the process of being transferred over to ABRI. This will make registering cattle and accessing reports and data much easier for our office and our breeders. Internationally, we continue to work with several countries seeking semen and embryo options that will improve the breed by importing and exporting the best genetics.

Sales across the country have brought new breeders and new junior members into the American Milking Shorthorn Society. It is exciting for our breeders to consign their best in an effort to continue expanding the Red, White, and Roan. The number of AMSS animals exhibited at state and national shows also continues to increase and folks are taking note of the great strides the AMSS has made as a breed.

From the AMSS office staff, board of directors, and the membership of the American Milking Shorthorn Society, we wish everyone a joyous holiday season and a great 2023.

Kate Gulley AMSS Executive Secretary

Milking Shorthorn Update from Canada

by Ryan Barrett, SecretaryManager, Canadian Milking Shorthorn Society

Hello to our British Dairy Shorthorn friends. 2022 has been a much more normal year for most of us, with the return of in-person events and international travel, along with many other things.

In July, we were able to hold our first inperson Field Day and Annual Meeting since 2019. The day was hosted by President John Eccles and his family at their farm in Dromore, Ontario. We had a great turnout of Shorthorn friends both new and old while viewing the Laralor herd.

At the Annual Meeting, we announced three winners of major Society awards. The 2022 CMSS Cow of the Year is Prinsville Pingerly Star, owned by Prinsville Dairy Farms of Bloomfield, Ontario. Recipients of our Distinguished Service Award are long-time Milking Shorthorn breeders Brodie and Brenda Cupples (Northend) of Errington, British Columbia. As well, Oceanbrae Farms (the Barrett family) were named Master Breeder for the second time, based on the points accumulated by the cattle they have bred. Congratulations to all of these herds on their success and for their contributions to the breed.

Across Canada, we have seen a significant drop in entries for dairy shows, including local, regional and national level shows. Consequently, the CMSS decided to continue with a Virtual Show in 2022, with results due to be published in late October. Visit our Facebook page or website to view the results. Thank you to our judge, Michael Tuhan from the Riversleigh Illawarra herd in Australia.

Our sire-proving program with Semex continues to build momentum in offering top Milking Shorthorn genetics to breeders both here in Canada and around the world. Oceanbrae Royal Bentley (Royalty x Jurist) received his first proof in 2022 and he debuted as the #1 Active LPI sire and #3 overall, with a balanced proof for milk, components, conformation and management traits. A number of his daughters were exhibited at World Dairy Expo in October. Also excelling in the show ring are daughters of Oceanbrae Foster (Pingerly x Logic), due for a proof in early 2023. In September, Semex released semen on Kuszmar Mercury Stargazer (Remington x Mudslinger), an American sire with an outcross pedigree to most bloodlines in Canada or the United Kingdom. We have another bull lined up for release later in 2023, so stay tuned.

Pingerly Star - Cow of the Year

One of the major initiatives for our Society this year was to start building a reference population of genotyped animals in order to explore genomic evaluations for Canadian Milking Shorthorns. Through successful applications to a number of different provincial or regional genomic research funds, we have been able to genotype more than 500 animals so far in 2022. A number of these animals are either AI sires or deceased cows that had hair or blood samples in storage, so we will also hopefully be able to use genomic testing for parentage verification in the near future. Our goal is to get to at least 800 animals tested by early 2023. Ideally, we would like to combine our genotypes with those from other countries in order to build an international reference population. For both the UK and Canada to benefit from each other’s genomic data, we will need to have UK Dairy Shorthorns submitted to Interbull, so that we can exchange genetic evaluations. I hope that this will come in due course.

Our Embryo Expansion Program also continued in 2022, where the CMSS subsidizes the cost of purchasing embryos for approved new breeders. It is hoped that this will introduce Milking Shorthorns to herds that might not otherwise have Milking Shorthorn genetics, particularly herds in parts of the country where there aren’t many Milking Shorthorns (ie. Western Canada, Quebec). We received more great applications this summer and selected three herds to participate this summer.

Best wishes to British Dairy Shorthorn breeders from your friends in Canada.

Ryan Barrett

Prinsville

Shorthorn Society of Australia

After two years of restrictions and uncertainty around organising events, some levels of normalcy have started to return here in Australia, with shows now back on the agenda. International Dairy Week (IDW) 2022 was one of the first major shows to return. With the “cloud” of Covid outbreaks still hovering, exhibit numbers were somewhat reduced, particularly from interstate, with the risk of border closures still imminent. Despite this, the quality of animals on show was still at an absolute premium. Spectator numbers were noticeably low, but the beauty of modern technology meant that the Illawarra show livestream was viewed by a huge number of people from all over the world.

The IDW Supreme Champion Illawarra, Llandovery JR Joan 982, epitomises the Longevity that the breed has become renowned for. A 7th lactation ten year old, Joan exhibits ideal productive and functional type. She also happens to be the dam of “Jazzy” standing at Genetics Australia, and now Gorbo Stormy Jon has entered collection for Agri-Gene. Being a SunSupreme son, Jon has created a great deal of excitement with both his dam and PGD classified EX95.

Another exciting young bull has just become available in Llandovery Queens Emperor. Emperor is a maternal brother to Glenbrook Queens Prince – with the dam being the much admired Llandovery Jordens Queen EX94 3E. This time the Sire is the high indexing and high fat and protein % bull in Eagle Park Dwayne.

Sales of Illawarra semen have been strong, boosted by the addition of an Illawarra bull to the ST Genetics team. Demand for sexed semen has been well above supply, with newer breeders especially utilising it as a tool to increase their Illawarra numbers as quickly as possible.

Currently in Australia the Illawarra breed is evaluated within the “Red Breeds” data set, alongside Ayrshires and Aussie Reds (predominantly Scandinavian/Viking genetics). In the near future we are looking forward to the Illawarra breeding values being expressed as a separate data set, which will make it easier to evaluate Illawarra Sires relative to the actual breed average.

Bushmills Jazz now has daughters milking in Australia, with early reports being very favourable. There are several young bulls around by Jazz out of high quality dams, and these will be watched closely as A.I. prospects as we monitor the performance of the Jazz daughters further into lactation.

Oxton Fever, Cotonhall Solomon and Oxton Finnan are other UK bulls that have more recently become available in Australia.

It was pleasing to be involved in a constructive zoom meeting initiated by Ryan Barrett involving representatives of Milking Shorthorn related breeds from around the globe. Collaboration is likely to be our best chance at achieving useful Genomic information and continuing this dialogue amongst breed societies will give us the best chance of success. Progress has been limited on the Genomics front for Illawarras thus far, but time has enabled us to assess our options and hopefully navigate the best way forward. We now have plans in place to start genotyping select individuals, commencing with Dams of bulls in A.I. and groups of daughters sired by proven bulls with high reliability. Our genetic evaluation centre Datagene has already started genotyping Illawarra bulls, with a plan of adding as many Sires as they can source straws from to their data set.

Michael Tuhan Illawarra Development Program Chair

Champion Cow lineup from International Dairy Week 2022. IDW Senior Champion is 2nd from right; Llandovery JR Joan 982 EX95. Photo courtesy Fleur Ferguson.

Tour of America

Rob Kite

I was honoured to hear I’d been selected to judge the Open Milking Shorthorns at the All American Dairy Show. I was also invited to tour America, to visit shorthorn breeders with the opportunity to view their genetics.

My whirlwind trip of three weeks to America started on the 17th September 2022, from London Heathrow to Harrisburg in Pennsylvania to the All American Dairy Show. I made sure to land a day early incase of any flight cancellations. As I made my way down to London Heathrow it was a busy journey due to thousands of people travelling to the capital to see the late Queen Elizabeth lying in state before her funeral on the 19th of September 2022.

I had one day to rest at the Hotel and get ready to judge the Junior Guernsey show on the first day. The standard of animals presented was very high from the juniors, with my champion cow going on to stand reserve champion the following day in the Open show.

We currently have 10 Guernsey’s ourselves, so it was great to meet and catch up with breeders on the Wednesday following my Open Milking Shorthorn show, to catch up on genetics with them. The Junior shows in America are cattle owned or leased to shows by exhibitors under the age of 25.

On Tuesday 20th September 2022 it was the Open Milking Shorthorns show day. Classes came in thick and fast keeping the judging in hand, a very refreshing task. The quality and numbers were very good. My Junior Champion was All-in Deuce Liza P, Reserve was Heavenly Lookin’ Good and Honourable Mention Lands-Brook KNH Chilli Pepper. Liza P is a lovely dairy animal with an awesome open frame, she walked on great feet and legs with a wide muzzle and hard level topline. This winter calf was really on form and turned out well to fully deserve Junior Champion on the day over two dairy, clean boned heifers in Reserve and Honourable Mention.

Senior Championship

Harrisburg Intermediate Champions

My overall Championship trio was Lazy M Wildside Genette, Hard Core C-Tie Sundance and Hard Core Lottery Fireworks. My Champion cow was the winning senior 3 year old second calver, she’s a super dairy cow with strength and width from nose to tail with a stunning mammary system snugly attached high and wide.

Wednesday 21st of September 2022 at the All American show I was able to watch the last day of judging in the Open Shows of other breeds before the grand championship of breed sections that afternoon, along with catching up with the exhibitors. A very impressive show piece to celebrate the winners and awards, presented from the states county pageant Queen who was heavily involved. This show is the second largest showing of cattle in America after World Dairy Expo. To see how hard the staff and volunteers work to deliver such a professional show was great. With the show completed it was then to Maryland for one night with the Hess family before a day full of seeing herds.

First up was the BJ Colours of the Nailor family. It was good to catch up with Brian after they had shown in Harrisburg. Only a small portion of Shorthorns in the milking herd but plenty of them in the youngstock pens for the future as it looks like they have no trouble getting heifer calves in the last few years!

Lazy M Wildside Genette

BJ Colours Lucky Strike Noble P was a very appealing young cow that I believe would suit a number of UK and overseas breeders. She was modern but had strength and substance to produce good yields and proving Shorthorns can deliver in herds with Holsteins.

Milking yearling class (Expo)

Also her dam BJ Colours Stanley Neveah EX91 was a very good aged cow milking on her 5th lactation and due to Gold Mine Pirelli, a mating that will be very interesting to see the outcome of. BJ Colours Comanche Australia was a very nice milk heifer along with a good number of Comanche daughters in yearling pens that all looked very balanced for conformation. Lunch was enjoyed at Delightful Dairy where we were treated by Katie Long, Katie is the sister to Jenny at Misty Meadows, our next destination.

That afternoon was spent viewing the Misty Meadows herd of Jennifer Malott and family. Baby calves by Henkeseen CyRide and youngstock by Wildholm Ironmans Oak P. The bull Jenny used as her stock bull were certainly the stand out progeny. A quick view of the milkers along with the new Lely milking robot shed being constructed. A promising young cow just fresh was Misty Meadows Rosebud P, sired by Lucky Strike out of a Barbwire Red Dam. I was seeing a lot of Circle B Lucky Strike P as he was used a lot, being available in sexed straws and carrying the polled gene made him a favourable choice.

Leaving Jenny to complete the milking we headed off to see the Cool Springs youngstock of Allen Hess in their barns. They were in great condition and show ready being on a simple hay ration and pellets, along with the chance to see my Junior champion of the show Liza P at home. Allen will either house milkers at farms near by or sell on to suitable buyers when fresh calved. He feeds the youngstock morning and evening between his full time job which seems a common thing with a number of breeders and exhibitors that still love to be heavily involved in showing dairy cattle. That night it was tasty beef Brisket prepared by Jennys brother. Plenty of food and drink before setting off for overnight stop at by Harrisburg Airport to fly via Charlotte onto Boston to meet Billy Bartlett of the Cold Springs Stud.

Comanche at BJ Colours(left) Cold Springs (below)

I spent two nights and two days with Billy and his family, the company was great fun with great food and a chance to see the local sights and coast along with the camp site, run by Cheryl. The cows are milked by one robot in a great flat pack shed for extra comfort and it worked well. The calibre of cattle here was very good. The majority of the herd being shown from homebred to brought in cattle, just recently back from the Big E show, giving us many individuals to talk about. Daughters of Destry Lad, RR Zeus, Lottery and Presto stood out. Two fresh two year olds by Premium and Bentley looked very good prospects for the future along with calves by Petrone. Here I got to see KNH Endres Md Mr Chrome. This young sire is by Halpins Muddy Rockstar out of Molehill Lottery Caliente EX92. A smart individual and being a combination of Rockstar x Lottery, two sires that were in high demand on most breeders breeding plans. A very young bull being reared with a sire stack of Presto x Lad x Lottery looked the making of a smart bull for future use.

Billy then took me on a scenic route past some very large dairy units before meeting for lunch with Greg and Marcia Clark from GMC, great to catch up again as I’ve had the pleasure of meeting them on our farm back in England in 2018.

On the way to the farm we stopped by the Cornish Windsor Bridge built in 1866. The longest wooden bridge in United States and largest two span covered bridge in the World! The bridge connects Vermont to New Hampshire.

Arriving at the farm I got to meet Brooke their daughter who is an integral part of the day to day running of the farm. Viewing cows whilst they were being milked was great as it gave me time to chat about what family and sires they were by. It was very interesting to see big, well known names from the Holstein world they were working with, along with well know Shorthorn families. A good amount of ET work is done here and it is great to see how it brings new blood lines into the herd to keep progressing. I saw three impressive milking ET daughters by Royalty and Megadeth out of Corstar Deuce Mix P EX94. Other highlights were a two year old GMC Robin Desire and Taylor Farms Rubens Spitfire before they headed off on the long journey to Madison later in the week. Daughters of St Clare, Lotto and Rockstar were doing a good job in the milking herd and GMC Lady’s Man progeny stood out in the youngstock.

Cornish Windsor Bridge

After an overnight stay I met up with Beth Hodge to go and visit her families, Echo farm. The set up was one robot to milk 65 cows and they process some of their milk into making puddings that I had the pleasure of sampling. Daughters by Comanche and Silverleigh Maxima stood out along with Echo Farm Patriot Miramar sired by North Stars Patriot on her 3rd lactation being a stand out individual.

After a good day meeting the rest of the Hodge family, Beth then took me to Bradley Airport the night before I caught a flight going via Washington to Buffalo airport to meet up with Marjorie Kuszlyk of the Kuszmar herd for the day.

At the Kuszmar herd we started by viewing some promising youngstock from a number of different breeds. We then headed off to see the milking herd and to walk the farm where the very well know man

sires Othello, Megadeth and Mudslinger originated from. It was a pleasure to talk breeding and genetics to Marjorie. All the dairy breeds milked displayed the high type Kuszmar strive for. Highlights in the shorthorns were twin sisters sired by Yoman out of Kuszmar Arkansas Mud EX96 looked good young cows to be working with. A very nice stand out milking heifer was the full sister to Kuszmar Mercury Stargazer a sire recently released by Semex. After meeting some of Marjorie’s family and a lovely evening meal it was then off to Buffalo airport overnight via Detroit to Madison airport.

Landing in Madison on 28th September 2022 I was met by Vince Ruzic who kindly offered to chauffeur me around for the next two days. Vince was a great and extremely knowledgeable guy on breeding and points of interest in and around Wisconsin.

Kuszmar

The first farm of the day was Jerry and Shirley Wagner’s organic Jershir herd. This pasture grazed herd only use stock bulls to serve cows which helped a lot with uniformity of the animals. The bull currently in use, Brand-New Just Flamin, was a very upstanding bull and displayed good type. He is sired by Justice out of two-time Expo champion Maple Fudge of 12 Oaks EX95. He was collected for straws before Wagners purchased him. His first calves were just being born at Jershir. A cow that stood out was Jershir Kenny Arla by Rovin Acres Abner Kay Kenny. Daughters by Mapleton Vly Mud Bermuda looked like they could milk with well attached udders. It was great to see this herd performing on a simple low-cost grazing system.

Next, we headed on to the Elm-Roc Dairy of Adam and Kristina Luchterhand to see the shorthorns forming close to 50% of their herd and a chance to view their show team for Madison. Daughters by St Clare and Zippo stood out here for conformation and good production. We could have talked for hours with Adam and his family but milking time for them was soon upon us, and we had to make it back in time for a delicious dinner prepared by Roseanne Ruzic.

St Clare at GMC

Ricochet at Wide Open Acres

An early start the next morning to catch up with Vince, Roseanne and their daughter Katie Bue who milks 30 cows with her Husband Charlie at Wide Open Acres farm. Charlie also does foot trimming in the day. It was a pleasure to see these cows looking in fine form with Shorthorns, Holsteins, Brown Swiss and Jerseys in the tie stall for milking time. All exhibited high type. A senior cow by Innisfail Red Ruben was just fresh on her 5th lactation along with a really good Cor-Bloo Ricochet daughter that had a high wide rear udder on her 2nd lactation. Ricochet has had very good use in the UK too.

Mapleton Vly

Jershir Herd

Then we went to meet Pat Ruzic, Vince and Roseannes son, before he finished morning milking. Pat milks the Rovin aces herd and his parents look after some of the youngstock at their place. The Rovin herd has a number of family lines carrying the Polled gene. Rovin Precise P nearing the end of her 5th lactation sired by Abner P was a stand out cow here along with two daughters of Weissway Ocean who were also impressive.

After breakfast it was a three hour drive to the World Dairy Expo to meet Katie from Mapleton as they were setting up ready for the show. This was my last change over as I would spend the night at Mapleton which would give me ample time to view the herd. Just as I was explaining to Katie the trip so far has gone really smoothly, luggage was all still with me etc her car would not start! So, after a change of plan getting home, all was fine. I do believe Katie has now replaced the old car for a newer model after Expo!

Arriving at Mapleton in time for afternoon milking I met Pat and Phylis before walking into a beautifully kept barn, it was good seeing each cow walk into their own stall to be milked. Cows were very functional with great dairy capacity and strength. Mapleton Vly Julius Zulily, Rockstar Ronnie and Atlas Bellini were three very good individuals. Another cow Mapleton Vly Lucky Hugo P EX90 was on her 3rd lactation and bred to Mixology P. She was dairy with a powerful frame whilst not being over tall with great production already. Agnews seemed to have used a good variation of sires yet still maintained good uniformity in the herd. The next day it was time to head back into Expo with the show cattle and settle them in before Tom Agnew could start to clip them ready for show day. Now for a full week of Madison!

The Mapleton crew kept me fed and watered whenever needed along with so many other breeders I met over the duration of the week.

Rovin Acres

Monday 3rd of October 2022 7am was the Milking Shorthorn classes with the first heifer class having 32 forward for judge Joe Sparrow to place with his associate judge Matt Fry. It was good to see a number of heifers forward from Harrisburg show with my Honourable Mention calf Lands-Brook KNH Chilli Pepper being crowned Junior Champion along with the Heavenly Lookin’ Good adding another Reserve Junior title to her achievements. The quality was great down the line in each class. The premiere sire of the heifer show was Halpins Muddy Rockstar. The milking classes soon arrived with the yearling milk class up first. The winner, Heavenly Hushpuppy sired by Presto and owned by Tyler Endres, was top of a class of beautiful young heifers that I believe would suit any type of breeder and system around. She was not the tallest in the class but was so correct and balanced with a stunning mammary.

Heavenly Hushpuppy

In the Junior 2 year old In Milk class, a similar stamp of heifer won, Mikes-Dar Trans Rebecca, she was clean boned, dairy with a very correctly attached udder. The Intermediate Champions were an awesome duo in Lazy M Wildside Genette and Henkeseen Royalty Reason taking the top spots.

The older cow classes were great with plenty of exceptional cows in class line ups. In the senior cow championship Pine Valley Junebug sired by Presto from the Age Cow class had an incredible rear udder with width and height along with very desirable teat placement, who edged out for top honours ahead of the dairy machine Molehill Lottery Caliente, the winning 5 year old who is even looking a handy brood cow with her daughter by Kuszmar Devil Anse placing 3rd in the 2 year old class. Caliente is a feminine, powerful, dairy cow with a sweet udder full of veins. The Honourable Mention cow Corstar Presto Lulu, the winner of the life time merit class, completed a tremendous line up of senior champions.

The overall grand championship was won by Lazy M Wildside Genette. It was great to see my champion cow from Harrisburg come out even better, just 2 weeks later, to take the top honours in Madison. She is one exceptional cow with a level top line, elegant with a deep body and the mammary being very level, with width and height of rear and fore udder blending smoothly into the body. Well done to Peter Vail, his team and to Mike Maier for breeding her. Premiere sire of the milkers by no surprise was North Stars Presto. He seemed to just breed very nice udders on all the farms I had visited along with the many daughters at the show. It was then great to meet and catch up with numerous Shorthorn breeders after the show throughout the rest of the week along with visiting the trade stands spread out on the Madison grounds. The week was great fun and soon came to an end with the climax of the Interbreed show on Friday before my flight home the next day. For any cow enthusiast, a trip to Madison is a must. Awesome cows and fantastic people to meet.

My three weeks in America were a blast. The generosity, hospitality and welcome I received from everyone was much appreciated. Thank you to everyone for making it a great experience.

Rob Kite

This year the 17th World Shorthorn Conference was held here in the UK to coincide with the bicentennial celebrations of the Coates Herd Book. Having attended previous World conferences in Australia 2019 and Uruguay 2016 I knew that this tour was going to be fantastic.

On July 7th the delegates and invited guests convened at Windsor Castle Hotel, situated within walking distance of the castle. The original castle was built in the 11th century by William the Conqueror and remains the longest-occupied palace in Europe. Many delegates had the opportunity to explore the lavish grounds before the conference was officially opened by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, who has long been Patron to both societies, and we thank her for being so gracious with her time. We then had a short welcome speech from World President, Graham Madeley who quoted Charles Darwin by saying that “it is not the strongest of species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change”. A sentiment that the Shorthorn breed, after two hundred years can attest to. The evening closed with a meal in the hotel where old friends and new acquaintances could catch up.

The next morning we headed West to the Vale of the White Horse, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, for a spectacular first visit, home of the Stanford Park and Longfield herd of Beef Shorthorns. On arrival we were greeted by owners Mark and Hayley Stoneham and the Stanford team. Estate manager Simon Bradley Farmer and partner Tina Russell gave us a comprehensive tour of the cattle and purpose-built buildings. Meurig James was also in attendance to give everyone an insight into the classification of beef cattle and the importance of type classification as a management tool for herd improvement. It is clear that everything here is done with precision, the aim being profitability without compromising the environment. Simon is constantly trying to maintain breed attributes whilst improving health, fertility, milk and feed conversion, and genetic development is key to this endeavour. After a delicious BBQ lunch we said our farewells, loaded our first youth delegates, Sinead Flanagan and Chris Kerrigan onto the coach, and headed on to the next port of call.

Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn – Benjamin Franklin

A short coach drive and we arrived at Beef President Charles Hortons’ Hannington herd, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Charles and Jemima are no strangers to the World Conference, and they were humbled to host and repay all the kindness afforded them over the years on other Conference tours. Charles certainly understands the importance this Shorthorn Conference offers, giving us all a chance to share techniques, exchange views, and swap genetics. After a brief introduction to the herd and system that is run on the 2,500-acre farm we had an opportunity to see the stock. They all looked in exceptional condition and were a credit to Charles and his herdsman Peter Brain. Later we enjoyed a lovely meal in the garden before heading off to our hotel near Cardiff for the night. That evening we met up with another youth delegate, Brittany Pederson who had been staying with the Osborne family in Bude, Cornwall helping out with their Tobarn Dairy Shorthorn herd before joining the tour. We thank Amy and family for agreeing to host and for looking after Brittany so well.

The next morning we had an early start for the trek into Pembrokeshire, South West Wales to the home of the Thomas family, Drisgol Dairy Shorthorns. Hats off to our coach driver Alyn who had a few tricky Welsh lanes to navigate us through, but he did it with flying colours! The trip was well worth the effort. The view of the six hundred plus dairy shorthorns was amazing, and without doubt took away the breaths of everyone on the coach when we saw the red, white and roan Drisgol army. Seimon, wife Eleanor, son Sion and daughter Hanna have the largest

herd of Dairy Shorthorn in the UK, and what an impressive herd of cattle they are. They had pulled out a selection of Bushmills Jazz milking daughters which showed great uniformity, for us to see before we walked around the main herd. There are many noteworthy cows amongst this herd, too many to mention, which is a credit to the family. After yet another delicious lunch we bade our farewells to the family, jumped back on board the coach and headed North, with a scheduled rest break at Corris Craft Centre where we were provided with an endless supply of scrumptious cake, before arriving in Chester that evening.

Bushmills Jazz daughters at Drisgol

Day three gave the delegates free time for a morning in Chester, a chance to shop or walk the historic city walls built by the Romans; they date over 2000 years old and remain the oldest, longest (at 1.8 miles) and most complete city defensive walls in Britain. Others chose to view the Cathedral; built in the 10th century this magnificent building is a national treasure displaying a unique blend of Romanesque, Gothic and Modern architecture. After lunch we may have had a cheeky detour to Bidlea Dairy on our way to the next activity, as the unusual summer heat demanded an ice cream salvation! The evening was then spent exploring the new £21 million expansion at Jodrell Bank, an awe-inspiring world leader in deep space radio observatory. This World UNESCO Heritage site was built in the 1940s by Bernard Lovell.

The next day we were very kindly invited to visit Cogent Breeding bull stud and the Grosvenor herd. We welcomed another youth delegate Jessica Graves and more day trippers, including Digby Gribble of the Guernsey Society. The day was extremely informative. The Cogent team started by showing us bulls on parade that were currently on stud, before talking us through all the research that the team here and parent company STGenetics in America are compiling. Most notably the management tools of SexedUltra, Genomics and EcoFeed were hot topics, aimed at helping make businesses more profitable. Our next port of call was the stunning Chatsworth House. Set in the idyllic Derbyshire countryside, this is the home of the Devonshire family, whose estate has been passed down through 16 generations. Split into two groups we had an informed tour of the great house, which is currently filled with modern pieces of artwork to contrast and complement the original pieces that date back to the 1600s. That evening we headed further north to Harrogate for the highly anticipated Great Yorkshire Show. Two hundred years celebrated with two hundred head of beef and dairy shorthorns. Tomorrow was going to be a day to remember!

Day 5 and just WOW!

On an outstanding first day, the Shorthorn friends, members and breeders were bustling with activity as the Beef judging began under the watchful eye of Richard Bartle that morning. The classes were phenomenal in number and quality and Bart certainly had his work cut out deciding placings in strongly contended classes. Congratulations go to the overall Beef Champion Charlesbury MacDonald by Baird, Edwards and Timbrell. All the exhibitors deserve a round of applause for their continued support and commitment to the breed.

Whilst the Beef judging was underway The Princess Royal had arrived on the showground and the Dairy exhibitors, with guidance from David Winnington and David Dent, bought forward a tremendous display of cattle. The Princess Royal took the time to speak to every single breeder in this tremendous parade which was commentated by Graham Bell. After a brief interlude for lunch, three awards were presented by Her Royal Highness for lifetime achievements within the breed. Graham Madeley was the dairy recipient whilst Liz Lang and Sally Horrell received recognition from the Beef Society. Congratulations go to you all for your outstanding contributions, uncompromising devotion and inspired work within the breed. Both societies would like to thank The Princess Royal for her time and service to the Shorthorn Breed as our Patron. We are extremely honoured by her time and support, and as a token of this appreciation, the Beef Society had commissioned Angela Davidson to paint a portrait entitled ‘200 Years Strong’ to present to The Princess Royal.

Before leaving the showground, Youth Coordinator Tina Russell had set up a youth challenge of stock judging of the native breeds. Paul Westaway kindly stepped in as master judge as the youngsters all took part. Well done to Sinead who won overall, and happily took home the top prize of a showtime set of clippers. That evening we ventured into Harrogate for dinner at our leisure, to reflect on a very busy but memorable day of the tour.

There was a trip to York on Wednesday for the delegates who chose to visit the city that is steeped in Roman and Viking history. Wandering the walls, viewing the magnificent stained-glass windows in York Minster, exploring the Viking centre, and shopping down the Shambles are some of York’s many many attractions. Others returned to the Great Yorkshire Show to explore the cattle shed further, before donning our glad rags for a fantastic celebratory dinner in the Pavilions.

Thanks to the Beef Society for organising this fabulous bicentenary dinner that culminated in the auction of Print Number One of 200 Years Strong Breed Portrait. After a highly entertaining auction, the winning bid of £3,300 will go towards the Youth Development programme supporting young beef breeders of the future. Once the dinner celebrations had wrapped up those with very little sense may or may not have headed to the young farmers’ after-show party to continue the festivities!

Back into the Great Yorkshire for Thursday and the highly anticipated Dairy judging day. This year the honour of judging fell to the capable hands of Gwyndaf James, who would have exceptional cattle to cast his eyes over. Congratulations to all the exhibitors for putting on a truly magnificent display and congratulations to the Collins family who swept the Championship with a trio of Churchroyd Wildcard daughters. Meanwhile, the youth participants were experiencing the grand parade with the Beef Shorthorns, and the sheer number forward was a spectacular sight. Hats off to all the members who wowed the public by representing the breed. That afternoon we had a dairy presentation which included the Billy Goodman trophy for the stockman looking after the Champion animal, which was awarded to Harry Collins. The Gold Cup was also presented, and this year Shaun Dixon and Grace Holliday received the honours for Shaunlea Geri 9th. Well done to all for another outstanding day at the Great Yorkshire Show. Next stop Lumley Castle.

The impressive spectacle that is Lumley Castle dominates the County Durham landscape. Set in beautiful parklands close to the historic city of Durham, this hotel is a nod to a bygone age of chivalry and honour, creating a truly unique hotel stay. This is where the 17th World Shorthorn Conference was to be held. Crammed into the impressive Garter Suite we must give thanks to our outstanding speakers John Thomson, Sophie Throup, Anton Hofland, Paul Westaway, Richard Miller, David Kendall, Gavin Hill, Sarah Pick and Patrick Holden. The passion that was evident in every single talk was inspiring, giving everyone in attendance much to think about. Hot topics continue to be traceability, genomics and data collection. Here’s looking towards a more sustainable, environmentally friendly, more productive and economical farming future, one in which the Shorthorn breed will easily adapt and perform.

To end the conference Sinead Flanagan joined the speakers, contributing a youth perspective to the importance of the Conference and the sharing of knowledge to stay ahead of the game. Well done for stepping up and speaking in front of a room full of peers and leaders in the field. The conference wrapped up with a final panel open to further questions from the room. That night we gathered in the courtyard of the castle where we were treated to a Northumbrian piper who led us into an Elizabethan five-course Banquet. Goblets of mead were flowing and songs a-plenty were sung as we were entertained by the Lords and Ladies, the evening was filled with laughter and merriment before the night closed on the dance floor in the dungeon bar!

Day nine finalised the meetings at Beamish, the pioneers of the living museum. The meeting allowed all delegates including those on zoom (a first) to present a country report on the Shorthorn’s performance throughout the world. Canada was elected the next country to host in 2025, and delegate Grant Smith accepted the role of World President; congratulations. Once formal proceedings were concluded, we had a quick look around everyday life in urban and rural North East England at the climax of industrialisation in the early 20th century. Much of the restoration at Beamish is specific to the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. To conclude the day, we had a fantastic afternoon at Page Farms by kind invitation of Ed and Chloe Page and herdsman Martin and his wife Heather Grayshon. For a first-generation farmer, this herd demonstrates the opportunities on which the Shorthorn can capitalise. Ed and Martin’s teamwork has quickly established a modern herd that has prospered from the versatility of the breed without compromising the land, the final product of the profit margin. Once we had a look around the very impressive Rookwith herd we all tried our hands at stock judging four pens of sheep and two of cattle, and a guess the weight challenge. Prizes were awarded across the board with a few surprises! Many thanks to our hosts for a wonderful evening.

Day ten was a day of two halves. The youth participants, Chris, Sinead, Jessica, Brittany, Charlie and Jack headed off in the morning to Tofts for THE FIRST EVER Word Shorthorn Youth Program 2022, whilst the rest of the group headed to Alnwick Castle. Built in the 11th Century to protect and control the borders, the Castle is home to the Percy family who still live there today. Alnwick is the second largest inhabited castle in England, second only to Windsor. The grounds are also renowned for hosting 41 TV and film sets, most notably Elizabeth, Downtown Abbey, Robin Hood and Harry Potter. So naturally, some of us may have indulged in a little witch or wizard broomstick training! After leaving the breathtaking Castle, a must-see for anyone, we headed to the Tofts herd of the Playfair-Hannay family near Kelso, to be reunited with the rest of the troops.

The youth participants were still in the throes of competition when we arrived, having tried their hands at numerous different challenges; cattle prep, cattle scoring, stock judging, quad bike driving, digger skills, naming different types of grasses, and guessing the vintage implements and feed. Points had been collected throughout the tour and the winning team was sisters Jessica Graves and Brittany Pederson from the USA, well done! Without a doubt this group of young people has made this World Conference outstanding. They have truly become a part of the World Shorthorn family and created lasting friendships. They have stepped up when challenged, mucked in when asked, and shone at every opportunity. The laughter has been contagious, and I am confident that the future of the breed is in the most capable hands.

After a delicious lunch, we all had a go at the farming implements challenge which included an elephant enema syringe, before loading onto the trailer and heading up the hill to view the cattle. The property is stunning and the cattle looked well, doing a great job for the PlayfairHannay family, proving that Shorthorns are fantastic grazers. Thanks go to Patrick, James, Debbie, Robert, Charlotte and the rest of the team for looking after us so well and hosting the youth day. We departed unwillingly as we had to say a hard goodbye to Jessica and Brittany as we thanked them for taking a chance and joining this amazing experience. That evening we retired to Gretna Hall Hotel.

Day eleven and the tour headed to the Robinson family home of the Strickley Dairy Shorthorns. The cows looked in fine form, and you can understand why the family has been working with shorthorns for five generations. Cows in their ninth lactation looked fantastic and the younger cows coming through were a credit to the family. The Robinson family is renowned within the farming community for going the extra mile to promote wildlife habitats and farm in a conscientious way. James believes that the Shorthorn breed is the perfect partner when farming in such an environmentally friendly manner, and he has recently been awarded the highly coveted FWAG 2022 Silver Lapwing Trophy for conservation. @Dr_DoWhittle was on hand to teach us all about the importance of the dung beetle, the mini beast hero that is helping to improve soil, prevent pollution and hinder disease. We lunched down by the beck, ambling to the pond through the ancient woodlands which was a little haven in the centre of the farm. The food was delicious, as was the very welcome ice cream van on the hottest day of the year! Thanks to Henry, Kathleen, James, Michelle, Robert and Chris for a wonderful morning.

Our next stop was to Paul Coates’ Barwood farm, which has been in partnership with Morrisons for the last ten years. This farm is a blueprint for net zero emissions. The cattle were certainly in fine form and two very impressive bulls stood out in the bull paddock. The farm is impressively managed as the family run arable, sheep and dairy bull beef alongside the Beef Shorthorn herd. That evening we had a bbq banquet with meat supplied by Morrisons, who were on hand throughout the afternoon to talk through the partnership and how they work closely with farmers who directly supply the shelves.

Before departing, we all loaded back onto the trailers to head up the fell for a breathtaking view of the Great British countryside, the patchwork quilt of which the farmers are privileged custodians. Our thanks to Paul Coates and family and all involved, for a most enjoyable evening

An exceptional day was spent looking around cattle on this, the final day of the main tour. We started at John Thomson’s home of the Shawhill herd. John is no stranger to the value of the World Conference, having attended in the past. His passion for the breed and knowledge of the history is second to none. The herd began in 2009, and by carefully selecting female lines and top-quality bulls John, his son Mathew and herdsman John Dick have ensured successful herd development. The family had very kindly brought together a sample of each of the herds that fall under the Shawhill umbrella, so we thank the whole team for going to this extraordinary effort. We had a fantastic lunch at Powfoot before setting off for the next herd.

That afternoon was spent at the home of the Biggar family. The Chapelton herd is world-renowned, thanks to the hard work, dedication and passion of the late Donald Biggar. Perusing the cattle, you can see that these qualities have been instilled in sons Jamie and Duncan, who have continued to develop the herd through data collection and genetics. The aim is to breed the most profitable animal that will perform each year with minimal input. After a selection of scrumptious cakes, we headed back to the hotel for the final farewell dinner. Thanks to the whole Chapelton team for a super visit.

That evening we had a final farewell dinner at Gretna. Auctioneer Raymond Kennedy unexpectedly had to address the haggis, which was superbly done; thank you for the last-minute assist. Speeches of thanks from Graham Madeley, James Playfair Hannay and Lawrie Willett acknowledged those who had made this incredible tour happen, primarily the entire committee for their relentless hard work. To single out a few – special thanks to Ros Rimmer who has been the backbone in keeping us all going – Carolyne Cree from Field Farms Tours for her invaluable knowledge and connections for all things farming tour related – James Playfair-Hannay for his previous knowledge, stepping in as chair and head coach entertainer (we all expect a yearly delivery of Playfair’s homemade gin now!!!) – Mark Severn who orchestrated the youth auction which raised a tremendous amount helping our future breeders – all the sponsors whom without their generosity this really would not have been possible, and of course the tremendously generous hosts for opening up their farms. This was all expertly summed up in a Graham Bell original poem. Every single person involved, no matter what role they have played, has contributed to the enjoyment of everyone who joined this tour, be they overseas delegate or day tripper, to make lasting memories, and we wholeheartedly thank you. Like every night on tour we retired to the bar to end the night in the company of great friends, before most of us went our separate ways in the morning.

The next morning a smaller contingent of delegates headed off early doors for the post-Scottish tour of the extended World Conference. Our first herd was the Dunsyre herd of Carey Coombs and family. Dunsyre is another notable herd that has had a major influence within the breed over the last 40 years. Looking around the exceptionally uniformed herd grazing in the beautiful Scottish hills, it is not hard to see why these bloodlines feature in many pedigrees. Strong family lines are key here, whilst bulls are picked on specific desired traits. After looking around the cattle, some making extensive shopping lists for the upcoming dispersal, we enjoyed a delicious lunch. Thanks to the Coombs family for a fabulous morning; the cattle are a credit to you. Next, we headed further north to Pitlochry for a stroll, before checking into the stunning Atholl Palace Hotel.

The next morning we continued north, weaving our way through the breathtaking Scottish hills to the borders between Angus and Perthshire. Our first farm visit was to the famous Glenisla herd of Major Gibb and family. We arrived there to find Catriona had pulled out four young, super impressive bulls for our inspection, then we all loaded into a convoy of thirteen pickups to venture up into the hills to find the rest of the stock. This herd is very impressive, with great udder confirmation in strong female lines. There were certainly stand-out animals in each group we entered, and clearly the breed is performing on this upland terrain with a short growing season and long winters. Thanks go to Major John Gibb, Anne, Catriona, Nicholas and Alastair for hosting us and sending us off on our way after enjoying a delectable venison stew.

Next we ventured towards the Organic Glenrinnes Estate nestled in the heart of Whiskey country between the Highlands and the River Spey. The Estate is spread over 6,000 acres and is the perfect farmland for cattle, sheep, deer and grouse, and is all expertly managed by Alistair Laing and the Glenrinnes team. This is an outstanding set-up and the cattle looked in fine form on lush paddocks, with four young bulls singled out showing potential. The Shorthorn is stepping up its presence at the Speyside Estate, and with data recording, the team hopes to further its performance and increase profitably with a breed that fits the environmental focus to which they adhere. We were fortunate enough to go and view the red deer herd, a near 400 of them in all their splendour. A truly extra special treat, as was sampling the gin and vodka that the business also produces, whilst enjoying a bbq with our hosts. That evening we headed to our final port of call, Inverness.

On this the final day we spent the morning in Inverness before travelling further north to Fearn Farms, Tain. This 1,800-acre enterprise carries 150 sucklers and 3,000 sheep. Owned and run by the Scott family, the cattle here are thriving. They are out wintered on feed pads that were built on the acquired WWII airfield, and rotationally grazed in the summer. These cows are bred to perform, produce and be commercially relevant off a forage-based system. We saw that there is certainly strength and quality in numbers as we toured around the fields; they are a credit to the entire Scott family who all play a part in running this successful business. Before saying our goodbyes, we enjoyed a lovely bbq with the Scott family, Fearn Farm team and all the day trippers who had joined us on this the final day of our epic UK tour. We were sad to say farewell, but we were taking away lifelong friendships and memories.

To summarise, we set out to celebrate 200 years since the first Pedigree herd book, and what an amazing experience we have had, with an incredible group of like-minded people all striving towards positivity and championing the Shorthorn breed. The world conference is a fantastic opportunity to create worldwide connections, share knowledge and extend the Shorthorn family. Words fail to do this experience justice, nor the thanks that are extended to so many people to whom we are indebted, who have been involved along the way. We might be beef breeders, dairy breeders, pure, blended or commercial, but we are all still backing a breed that has stayed the test of time and will continue to do so. Now “our job is obvious, we need to get out of the way, shine a light and empower a new generation to teach and go further”.

So, here’s to the 2025 Shorthorn World Conference in Canada!

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Almost The End of the Line... Times Two

D Jackson

It is no secret that I have always had an interest in the beautiful Northern Dairy Shorthorns that were once so common and popular in our area, but had almost died out by the time I reached my early teens. I was lucky in a way because of my job as a young auctioneer at Penrith I visited a lot of farms and we conducted large numbers of on farm sales in the late 70s and 80s. A lot of these farms still had remnants of some of the old lines found in our area. It was on two different occasions that I found the last examples of two of the most revered NDS families down to the last one on both occasions, namely the Lockthwaite Cockbirds and Millness Rosebuds. Both cows were bred from Great Yorkshire Show Champions and one also won the Coronation Cup at the Old London dairy show held at Olympia. I will start with the Rosebuds. I always fancied one as some were always maintained in the renowned Wreay herd at Penrith. I remembered asking Bill Jackson how he came to own them and he told me he bought one at the Plumptonhead Northern Dairy Shorthorn dispersal in 1963. He purchased the cow Plumptonhead Rosebud 2 a daughter of the original Millness Rosebud that had won all the top shows and bred successful stock bulls including Plumptonhead Olympia, used in the well known Northern Dairy Shorthorn West Park herd owned by Tom Birkett. The cows from this herd that featured in the original All Creatures Great and Small TV series! Bill said the cow, a daughter of Mungrisedale Lancer had a fantastic udder and started the Wreay Rosebud family off. Never a prolific heifer breeding family, there were none left when the Wreay herd was dispersed in 1998. A few years earlier Richard Moscrop, Gibbs Hill herd bought Wreay Rosebud 22 (1991) at a club sale. When the Gibbs Hill herd was dispersed I bought the top priced animal on the day, Gibbs Hill Rosebud, a cracking red in calf heifer sired by Wenvoe Briars Masterman. After she calved she won 3rd prize in milk heifer in that years North West herd competition under judge Wendy Young. I was lucky to get a heifer calf from her before I lost her with a wire in her stomach.

The family reverted back to the Millness Rosebud name so not to confuse them with the other Coates Herd book families of the same name. After a ‘shaky last chance saloon’ start there are Millness Rosebuds here at Tahuna, Moorriggs and at Andrew Hattons, Low Riggs herd. The latest one to calve this summer was Tahuna Millness Rosebud 4th a cracking roan daughter of Winbrook King Henry, now being milked at Moorriggs and doing very nicely. With the family now in three herds with a bit of luck they should prosper again.

The other family, the Lockthwaite Cockbirds were again a Championship winning Northern Dairy family down to the last one. The Lockthwaite herd was owned by Tim Tarn from Kirkby Stephen, a keen show man in his day. The Cockbirds were a top show winning and bull breeding strain and when the herd was dispersed in 1974 only two remained. The top cow was Lockthwaite Cockbird 15 bought by Harry Nicloson, Castilles who won Champion at Great Yorkshire Show in 1975 with her. The other one, a red and white heifer was bought by my friend Billy Brown of Wigton who maintained a select but unregistered herd, still there today. I sold his nephew an unregistered roan Northern Dairy bull to his herd at Carlisle and he was the sire of the last one. The last heifer was registered back to pedigree status and the line is now active in at least 4 or five Northern Dairy Shorthorn herds. So again the line should survive and prosper with a bit of luck. Both of these Northern Dairy families still breed a really nice balanced type, very correct and hard wearing. In the future we will get one good enough to show again!! Fingers crossed!!

David Jackson

Dairy Shorthorn judge set to make Dairy Show debut

Renowned dairy breeder and judge, Paul Harrison from Northumberland heads to this year’s Dairy Show to judge the Dairy Shorthorn classes for the first time. Katie Fallon finds out more about his history and success within the industry.

Surrounded by the Northumberland countryside, Paul Harrison together with his wife Ann and their two daughters Joanna and Victoria, milk a 100-cow closed herd of pedigree Holsteins and Dairy Shorthorns, at Breckney Hill Farm near Heddon-on-the-wall in Northumberland. Originally residing in the North Tyne Valley, Mr Harrison’s parents initially milked British Friesians, establishing their Chishillways pedigree British Friesian herd in 1958. It was in 1972, that Mr Harrison and his parents moved to Breckney Hill Farm as tenants, which they later purchased in 1996. Following a stint away at college and five years working at the Hunday Herd, at Peepy Farm in Northumberland, Mr Harrison returned home to work on the farm in 1983 when the family began introducing Holstein genetics into the herd. But it was not until 1989, following Mr and Mrs Harrison’s nuptials that they decided the farm needed a new direction, and in the spirit of trying something new, they purchased their first Dairy Shorthorn cow. “Ann used to work at George and David Dent’s dairy farm in Kirkby Stephen milking Dairy Shorthorns in their Winbrook herd, so that is where we bought our first Dairy Shorthorn, which established our Breckney Shorthorn herd,” says Mr Harrison.

Following this, the couple bought a cow from Sam Wilson at Castle Douglas, called Screel Goldie 6 which marked the beginning of a very successful Goldie line for Mr and Mrs Harrison. “Her daughter Breckney Goldie was such an excellent cow, she won classes at the Great Yorkshire Show several times,” says Mr Harrison. He adds: “We had her all set up for the Dairy Event at Stoneleigh, but then foot-and-mouth broke out, so we could not take her. She went on to develop e-coli mastitis and we thought we were going to lose her, but she survived, and we decided to flush her.”

From two flushes, 23 embryos were collected, with 11 heifer calves and three bull calves being registered. Mr Harrison says: “One of those bulls went onto to be an AI bull, Churchroyd Goldwin. His semen is still available today through Red Cattle Genetics and he went on to sire the winning cow of the Great Yorkshire Show in 2017.”

That one Goldie cow went onto develop the foundations of the Breckney Shorthorn herd which are still present today, with all four Dairy Shorthorn cattle Mr Harrison took to the Great Yorkshire Show this year, being from the Goldie family.

Today, Mr and Mrs Harrison run 30 pedigree Dairy Shorthorns and 70 pedigree Holsteins under their Breckney and Chishillways prefixes. With no staff, Paul and Ann run the farm between them, with help from their daughters and friends when needed. “Both daughters work away from the farm, but will always help whenever we ask,” says Mr Harrison.

The family milk through a 7:14 Fullwood herringbone parlour, with the herd currently averaging 8,500kg, at over four per cent butterfat and 3.2 per cent protein. Cows are grazed from April until October, and fed selffeed silage through winter which Mr Harrison says is a ‘simple system for simple people’.

The herd operates at a high health status, with annual vaccinations for leptospirosis, bovine viral diarrhoea and regular blood sampling for Johnes. “You can never ever say you are disease free, but we try to operate at the highest health status possible,” says Mr Harrison.

Mr Harrison does all the breeding himself, with very little beef semen used. All heifers are served at 16 months then followed up with a Holstein bull, to catch anything which has not held. Mr Harrison adds: “We serve at 16 months to get natural growth, because when you are on a selffeed silage system you need robust cows. Also, the cows and heifers run together so they need to be big enough to survive.”

Calving takes place all year round, with surplus newly calved, Holstein heifers sold monthly through Carlisle. “I have always bred for type not figures because if you breed the right type, the milk will come,” says Mr Harrison. He adds: “We have got to breed functional cows with good feet and legs which sell well at market. If you breed good type, buyers will come back every time.”

Regulars in the sale ring, Mr Harrison and family have also had great success in the show ring with Breckney Hill Farm claiming a vast number of rosettes over the years. Mr Harrison has been involved with both showing and judging for the last 40 years, with the show ring having always been a part of his and his family’s lives. “It all started through my uncle. He wanted something to show at a local show, so my dad sold him one of our cows. I told dad off for not selling him the best one, but he had method in his madness, as he told me he had not sold him the best, because we were going to take the best and beat him.”

Having shown since the early 1970s, the family have been triumphant with both their Holstein and Dairy Shorthorn herds. As winners of the Holstein Friesian championship and inter-breed championship at the Great Yorkshire Show in 1996, they have also taken the national All Breeds Calf Show, Shorthorn championship in 2012 and 2013, junior and reserve champion at the Great Yorkshire Show in 2017, as well as championships at Dairy Expo and class winners at Agri Scot.

The family complete all the show preparation themselves, with Mrs Harrison taking charge of halter training, and Mr Harrison responsible for clipping. “Our daughters have both competed in showmanship classes, and have done really well across national competitions, they both really enjoy it.”

As a result of their show ring success, Mr Harrison has been lucky enough to judge at many shows and competitions, travelling the length and breadth of the country. His stockman’s eye took him further than British waters in 2018, after being asked to judge at the Australian International Dairy week in 2019.

Mr Harrison says his Australian debut was complete luck, after meeting an Australian judge at Cheshire show, he received a phone call 18 months later asking him to judge the Australian Illawarra Shorthorn cattle. “It was an amazing experience, and I got to spend time looking at red cattle genetics while I was out there. I have since been asked to judge at the Royal Adelaide Show as soon as Covid restrictions allow.”

After building such a reputable presence in the judging arena, it is difficult to imagine a time when Mr Harrison was not judging. However, it all began where most good things do, through his local Young Farmers Club, which saw him go onto represent the club at both county and national levels. Mr Harrison also began representing the Northumberland British Friesian Breeders Club on both a local and national level.

Since these early days Mr Harrison has gone onto judge inter-breed and breed classes at the Dairy Event, National Shorthorn Show, The Royal Highland Show, All Breeds All Britain calf shows and the Royal Show to name a few. However, this year marks the first year Mr Harrison will judge at the Dairy Show this autumn. Judging the Dairy Shorthorn classes, Mr Harrison says he will be looking for a well-balanced cow, with a lot of dairy strength, body and capacity with good feet, legs and udders.

Having shown both Holsteins and Dairy Shorthorns over the years, and a self-proclaimed Holstein enthusiast with a passion for both breeds, Mr Harrison believes the Dairy Shorthorn is the easier managed breed, with a greater drive to survive. “In all the years we have had Dairy Shorthorns we have never had to lift one up. They have that willingness to live and thrive, with so much vigour and fight in them.”

Other than virility, Mr Harrison believes there is not much difference in breed performance, particularly production, however, considers that large Holstein cows are harder to manage compared to the Dairy Shorthorn on our system. He adds: “A good cow is never a bad colour, I still look for the same traits in all of them as they must have good feet, legs, and udder. But it is the easy management and the fight to survive that I like about the Dairy Shorthorn.”

[Farm Facts]

• 67 hectares (165 acres) of grassland

• Silaging begins mid-May with three cuts taken annually

• Milk sold to First Milk

• Herd averaging 8,500kg at 3.2 per cent protein and 4 per cent butterfat

• Calves fed on whole milk and weaned at eight to nine weeks of age

• Bull calves are sold at 10 to 12 weeks of age at Carlisle auction mart

• Heifers served at 16 months of age to conventional Holstein and Dairy Shorthorn semen

Women in AG

Florence Mannerings, 27

Farming is in Florence’s blood. Both her Grandfather and GreatGrandfather were dairy farmers but they had stopped milking and sold up before she was born. Her parents started up on their own from scratch on a Hampshire County Council tenant dairy farm in 1998 where they ran the farm completely by themselves. Florence grew up immersed in farming and was always her Mum’s little helper, often standing in her Pjs on night checks and she loved every second of it.

The farming industry is ever changing and over the past few years there is now a definite increase in the importance of traceability and environmental impact of the food we eat. This shift has also enabled Florences own dreams of selling produce direct to the public and increasing public knowledge of where their food comes from and how it is farmed. The family now farm in Kent and with different and at times challenging geographical conditions Florence’s breeding priorities have changed.

Jenny Bennett, 26

Jenny Bennett farms with her parents over at Uttoxeter where in 2020 she took over the farm from her grandfather and set about investing money into diversifying and bringing the business into current times. In August 2021 this venture became a reality with the Marchwood Milk Hut open for business. “I wanted to showcase the incredible British Dairy Industry and the amazing product we produce, for consumers to buy and enjoy the delicious, highly nutritious product direct from the farm. We pride ourselves on our super fresh milk which travels meters not miles. The milk is gently pasteurised each morning, cow to vendor in under four hours, you will not get much fresher or climate friendlier than that!”

Jenny graduated from Harper Adams University and started working as a Rural Surveyor, specialising in off shore utilities, wind farms and water companies. She still does this day to day and manages the running of the farm

Florence believes that purer Dairy Shorthorn will perform better off the hard grazing and minimal concentrates here.

The best thing about Dairy Shorthorns is their character and temperament, if I had to pick one favourite it would have to be Attwoods Tabia. Tabia was born in January 2013 and Florence has shown her every single year (minus covid) since then and she is basically a rather unique best friend! She has three times been Supreme Dairy Champion and has the best and most loving character. She is due to have her eighth calf in December and Florence is very excited to welcome the latest Tabia into her Nightingale Herd.

Florence has a very active social media presence in the farming community, our own ambassador of the Shorthorn breed and champion of the farming industry. However, Florence is very aware that social media isn’t always a positive in modern life, but that it can definitely be used for good. “There will be girls out there that don’t see women in farming roles, and that is where social media comes in. Not only can it help promote British farming by enabling the public to see the day-to-day running of farms; but it can help be an inspiration to younger generations through being able to see so many different kinds of people farming. I have never been short of a female role model in farming as my Grandmother, an incredible woman, farmed solo and my Mum has always been equal farmer alongside my Dad; therefore Women in Ag is a completely normal thing in my life. I never doubted I could be a farmer.”

“If I was sending a message to other younger women I would say focus on your goals. If you are determined, passionate and hardworking there is nothing stopping you from getting where you want to go”

and milk hut between work commitments, whilst the farm work is taken on by her parents. The farm has been in the family for over 60 years and alongside the 90 milkers they also run 30 pedigree beef. In a turbulent industry the family have always been active in seeking better ways to add value to the business and with a low input grazing system in 2017 the Shorthorn bull Amber Domino was purchased and run with the entire herd. “We were so impressed by the first crosses that we went to buy ten cows in 2020 and have never looked back from the Shorthorn breed. We introduced top class families like the Dainty Princesses, Princess Anne, Favourite Clare and Barrington Iris from Amber and later the Tabia family from the Attwoods herd”

Once the base herd of Shorthorns had been established and the farm officially signed over to Jenny the next ambition was to add further value to their product and so Jenny invested her house deposit into the milk hut.

“I decided that adding value was the way forward rather than increasing cow numbers. I wanted to have more control over the price we were getting for our milk, when the market relentlessly fluctuates farmers are forced to think outside the box on how to increase value to their business, and I hoped this was our answer.”

So, the milk hut was underway in the height of the covid pandemic, which caused complications and prolonged the set up but now the hut is well established and has just

Bekka Blenkharn, 38

Bekka has been a familiar face around the North West for years, she grew up on a mixed livestock farm in the Lake District that was sold before she turned 18 having lost her mother at the age of six and her father at sixteen. Despite this Bekka has always been passionate about working with dairy cattle particularly Dairy Shorthorns. “I fell in love with the breed due to their abilities to produce high quality milk on grassland, silage and in parlour feed. Their spirit and hardy ability to withstand the harsh Cumbrian weather makes them ideal to work with.”

She caught the Shorthorn bug whilst working for the well known Winbrook Herd of the George and David Dent at Winton. Where she really learned the ropes on how to breed and prepare cattle to the highest standard until the milking portion of the herd was dispersed in August 2017. The fortunate side was that some of the best bloodlines in the breed were going to be available, so she made the decision to purchase revered cow families which became the foundations to her very own Rawghyll herd.

celebrated a successful first year. Sales average 80-100 litres a day but the weekends are obviously much busier. The hut also stocks other local produce which attracts a lot of passing traders who can grab a fresh bottle of milk and lunch bites from the vendor. “Supporting local, supplying seasonal and backing small businesses is so important.”

When thinking about the farm Jenny still has ideas for the next investment, upgrading the parlour is on the wish list for the future but one thing that is certain is that the Shorthorns are there to stay. The breed is well known for its milk quality, longevity, maternal instincts and the ability to convert forage to milk which makes them the ideal choice at Marchwood. “Plus their fantastic temperament makes them a joy to work with, Attwoods Tabia 6th is most definitely the favourite, she loves a cuddle and a scratch every milking without fail, she will stand waiting for attention before she comes in to be milked. I’m not quite sure she is parlour trained yet though as she does sometimes make her way into the pit and knock units off!!”

If there is one tip that I can pass on to any budding young farmer its that you have to fight for what you want and ignore the people who try to pull you down. Farming is hard work but if you are passionate and love what you do nothing can hold you back. All the hard work is worthwhile, stick to your vision and just go for it!

Over the next few years choice cattle from other herds were added to the growing new herd and sexed semen from the best bulls Shorthorn Sires UK had to offer helped increase numbers. Select purchases were made from Churchroyd, Cotonhall, Kenprest, New Park, Lisnamulligan, Oxton, Bilbro, Strickley, Moorriggs Whitchester, Bradhill and Tahuna. Bekka now farms at Northfield Farm, Lowick, Northumberland where the tenancy was taken on 11th June 2022 of 200 acres mixed grassland and arable, milking in six aside Fullwood parlour. Currently milking around seventy cows with over thirty head of youngstock, the cattle are grazed daily and given TMR at night. The herd is milk recorded with NMR and regularly tested for disease and vaccinated for IBR, BVD and Lepto. The farm has 125 cubicles but Bekka would like to milk no more than 100. “Happy cows equal healthy cows, our milk contract is with Arla and we have criteria that we have to meet, the Shorthorns high health breed status helps us achieve this but I want total cow comfort”

It would prove to be a tough start for this fledgling herd due to the big move and the drought conditions experienced in the summer of 2022. Silage was made for the coming winter and the cows soon started to perform. An area not known for its dairy farms and now with a pedigree Dairy Shorthorn herd there, just watch this space! I’m sure all the people who know Bekka and how enthusiastic about our breed she is will wish her all the best for the future success in this far flung corner of England with her beloved reds, whites and roans.

“Top tip, always follow your dreams no matter the hurdles”

Breeders from across the UK will compete at the cattle show held at UK Dairy Day, and this year’s Dairy Shorthorn classes will be judged by David Winnington. Wendy Short spoke to him ahead of his latest judging assignment.

David Winnington is well-known in the world of Dairy Shorthorns and he will bring a lifetime’s experience of the breed when he judges the classes this year. His criteria have changed little over the years, with strength, good mobility and a well-formed udder among his top priorities. These features are uppermost in his mind when he is selecting females for his noted Rantonall herd in Staffordshire.

Mr Winnington has been judging Dairy Shorthorns for almost three decades and is vice-president of the breed society. Despite undergoing some subtle changes, the breed’s characteristics have remained basically unchanged for many decades, he says.

“It has slightly increased in size and become a little more angular and dairy-like, but in my opinion it has lost none of its positive attributes along the way. The Dairy Shorthorn is based on a durable, efficient and lowmaintenance animal with good conformational traits.

“My ideal cow will weigh 550-600kg and she will be able to cope with a long grazing season, while producing plenty of milk from forage. Dairy Shorthorns are also renowned for their exceptionally good temperament.”

His judging career began while he was a Young Farmers Club member and the hobby has since taken him all over the country and beyond. Highlights include judging the Royal, Great Yorkshire and Royal Highland Shows, as well as numerous herd competitions and top events in Northern Ireland and Ireland.

It is not unusual to find Mr Winnington in a reversed role and facing the judge himself with his 160-cow herd, which is based at Moor End Farm, near Gnosall. The cattle have achieved considerable success in the ring, last year taking the reserve supreme championship at the National Shorthorn Show. The award went to Rantonall Songstress 50, and EX95 sixth calver by Rantonall Stephen, while the herd also picked up the reserve ticket for the best junior on the day among several other placings.

In 2019/20, the herd was runner-up in the North Midlands Regional Shorthorn Association herd competition, with Rantonall Reality judged the top stock bull. By Rantonall James, Reality scored 90 points as a two-year-old and his semen is being offered privately.

“The female lines are the foundation of a good herd,” says Mr Winnington. “The breeding policy is firmly based upon picking from the top female lines and the system has paid off, with 17 EX females identified at the most recent inspection.”

The cows are testament to the longevity of the Dairy Shorthorn, with 12 to 13 lactations ‘not unusual’, says Mr Winnington. The herd calves all year round and has an average yield of 5,200-5,500kg at 3.9% and 3.4% protein, with milk sold to the local Wells Farm Dairy.

“The lactation average for the herd is six to eight, but our oldest cow is 16 years old and still going strong”, says Mr Winnington. “The cattle are free from metabolic diseases and I think I have seen only one case of twisted stomach in my association with the breed. I rarely have to pick up a cow’s foot and their feet do not have to be trimmed on a routine basis. There is no requirement for a routine veterinary visit for fertility; we are perfectly content with our 360-370-day calving interval.”

Heifers are calved at 28-30 months at present, but Mr Winnington has taken note of research indicating that milk producers should aim for 24 months, in order to maximise profitability.

“There is not so much pressure to calve heifers early within an all-year-round calving policy, but they will be inseminated at a slightly younger age in the future, although the target will not be as low as 24 months,” he said. “A heifer calved at a young age will require additional feed and it will also command additional time and attention, so I am not fully convinced of the economic benefits.”

The all-grass unit is made up of a mixture of owned and rented land totalling about 137-hectares (340-acres). Situated at roughly 120-metres (400-feet) above sealevel, the soil is a fairly free-draining medium loam which allows for the grazing period to run from the beginning of March to December. During the short housing period, the cows are kept in cubicles and fed a simple diet of grass silage, topped up with concentrates offered in the 10:20 herringbone parlour.

“The dry cows and youngstock were fully out-wintered until four years ago, when we had the opportunity to rent some buildings,” he says. “The housing does incur some additional costs, but it is useful as we are in a six-monthly testing area for TB.

Rantonall Songstress 50 EX95

“A combination of paddock and strip-grazing systems is adopted while the cows are at grass. These have traditionally been made up of perennial ryegrasses and white clover, but there are plans to include some herbal leys in the next round of reseeds. The farm does not currently have land in an environmental scheme, but the plan is to sign up for one next year. The herbal leys should help us to qualify for scheme membership and there have been a lot of reports that they have potential to benefit cow health.”

The Rantonall herd has a long history, having been registered in 1978 by Mr Winnington’s parents: John and the late Doreen. However the herd goes back even further, as his grandfather, William (Bill) Winnington, started milking the breed in 1933. Mr Winnington and his brother, Stanley, joined the partnership in the late 1980s and Moor End, which he now farms with wife, Debbie, was purchased to allow the two brothers to run their own businesses. Stanley and his wife Anne have also continued to milk Pedigree Dairy Shorthorns and although they have no involvement in cattle showing, the two separate businesses provide mutual help and support.

Some of the recent changes in UK agriculture have boosted the popularity of the breed, he observes.

“A number of dairy farmers are looking for a low-input cow which will thrive on a simple, grass-based regime and the Dairy Shorthorn fits the bill. My father was a huge fan, but he was very wise and let me experiment with other breeds; I quickly found that they did not fit in with the system. I would not consider a move away from the Dairy Shorthorn, because it does exactly what I want it to do on this farm.”

Mr Winnington and his wife have two daughters: 17-yearold Grace is studying horticulture, while 15-year-old Naomi is keen on sheep and keeps a flock of Zwartbles. Part of his passion for judging Dairy Shorthorns is associated with encouraging the next generation, he says. At any one time the farm will employ one or more young people, many of whom remain in the industry after gaining dairy experience.

“It is marvellous to see a five-year-old child, for example, leading a calf in the show ring and doing well,” he comments. “Another aspect is the delight in having a line of people facing you and knowing that their animals are their pride and joy; that applies whether the show is at national or local level. It is a privilege to be part of such a wonderful spectacle and judging also provides the opportunity to socialise with fellow enthusiasts.

“We live close to a village and fortunately do quite well with attracting staff, although we put a lot of effort into creating the right environment and treating them well. It is very satisfying to see them go on to bigger and better things and hopefully becoming bitten by the ‘showing bug’ like I have.”

Seimon, Eleanor, Siôn & Hanna Thomas

Foldspride Sale Report

| 8th June 2021

The trade was electric at the Foldspride dispersal sale with Lot 43 Cotonhall Jackpot Starlet making top price of £2,780.

Hot on her heels were Foldspride Lilac Lot 34 who sold for £2,600 and Amber Lucina 108 Lot 33 sold for £2,350. All three went to new member Paige Jepson. Other high flyers were Lot 29 Foldspride Moss Rose who joins the Burbrook Herd of Richard Harper for £2,000. Whilst Lot 62 Cotonhall Rupert Lady sold for £1,780 to Frank Bailey of Tanat herd. Young stock were also on fire with in-calf heifers reaching £1,940 for Foldspride Lady Rose by Churchroyd King Willie and £1,920 for Foldspride Dairymaid by Cotonhall Jenson after some very competitive bidding. Yearlings topped at £1,580 for a daughter of the top priced cow going into the Cotwalton herd of the Malkin family. Whilst Foldspride Prunella by Breckney Graham topped the A Lots making £1,090 to Rob Kite of Cotonhall. Congratulations to all purchasers.

Penrith Sale | 1st April 2022

On Friday Penrith & District Farmers’ Mart LLP held there April sale of 37 Dairy Cattle.

Something for everyone today with a lovely entry of Dairy Shorthorns from some great local herds. Topping at 2200gns went to the Strickley Herd, Kendal with lot 2 Strickley Telstar 25 calved 16th February, fully organic giving 27 litres being purchased by M/s R J S & D M Addison, Kings Meaburn.

Penrith

Leading Prices Heifers In-milk

Dairy Shorthorn – 2200g, 1900g Strickley; 1780g 1550g Winton House

Sale | 27th May 2022 | Judge: David Jackson

Shorthorns Shine at Penrith

Demand certainly outstripped supply at Penrith’s May Dairy sale. A smaller but very select entry of pedigree Dairy Shorthorns created a lot of interest and demand was the best seen for quite a while. Prices increased significantly from the April sale.

Modern genetics were in evidence with top notch milky heifers on offer. Four heifers sired by the popular Shorthorn Sires bull Bushmills Jazz, average a phenomenal £2947.88, the heifers on sale were all giving over 24 litres of milk.

Leading Prices

New calved heifers:

2950gns Winbrook Pauline 24 to S Metcalfe, Carlisle.

2900gns Winbrook Peeress Rose 33 to B Lawson & Sons, Fife.

2780gns Winbrook VI 185 to B Lawson & Sons, Fife.

2700gns Brownber VI to Messrs Birkett, Lancs.

2600gns Winbrook Wren 20 to S Metcalfe, Carlisle.

2600gns Winbrook Barrington Duchess 2 to S Metcalfe, Carlisle.

New calved cows:

2300gns Ellerghyll Moss Rose 2 to Messrs Birkett, Lancs.

Young bull: 1200gns Joshmreb Partridge Hill Lad to JT James & Son, Carlisle.

Overall average for the sale females, a mart and probably breed record of £2824.50

Penrith Sale | August 2022

Penrith & District Farmers Mart held the annual August Dairy Day with a catalogued entry of 26 pedigree Dairy Shorthorns consigned from 10 leading North Country herds. All ages of animals were on offer ranging from Maidens, calvers and in milk cows and heifers. All classes sold well with cattle being sold to a wide area. The top price of the day in the Dairy Shorthorn section was 2500gns paid for the Champion Mossrigg Barrington Iris 12. A very milky 5 week calved red daughter of the popular Shorthorn Sires UK bull Bushmills Jazz. She sold giving 27 litres daily. Reserve honours went to the 2nd calver Newpark Lucy 13, a light roan daughter of Oxton Clarity EX95 from regular consignors DH & M Craig, Weardale.

In Milk Cows & Heifers averaged £2083.20

Calving Cows & Heifers averaged £1522.50

Maiden Heifers averaged £846

Show Results

Cow in Milk

1st Newpark Lucy 13 - 2300gns to Messrs Forsyth

Milk heifer

1st Mossrigg Barrington Iris 12 - 2500gns to Messrs Birkett

2nd Winbrook Empress Oxford - £1650gns to G & D Dent

3rd New Park Bates Duchess 15 - 2000gns to Messrs Thornton

Leading Prices

In Milk Cow

Maiden heifers

1st Lisnamulligan Peeress Rose 4 - 1000gns to GA & DW Dent

2nd Lisnamulligan Madonna 2 - 850gns to T Hodges

Champion: Mossrigg Barrington Iris 12 - 2500gns to Messrs Birkett

Reserve Champion: Newpark Lucy 13 - 2300gns to Messrs Forsyth

Maiden Heifers

Newpark Lucy 13 2300gns to Messrs Forsyth

In Milk Heifer

Mossrigg Barrington Iris 12 2500gns to Messrs Birkett

Churchroyd Gwen 35 2300gns to S&R Farming

Bilbro Tulip 8 2200gns to Messrs Birkett

Churchroyd Heather 129 2200gns to S&R Farming

New Park Bates Duchess 15 2000gns to Messrs Thornton

Kidstones Wild Queen 2 1800gns to Messrs Forsyth

In Calf Cows & Heifers

Pewterhouse Lucy 8 1650gns to Teasdale & Sons

Lisnamulligan Peeress Rose 4 1000gns to GA & DW Dent

Lisnamulligan Madonna 2 850gns to T Hodges

Young Bull Oxton Prince William 1400gns to L Loughrin

The Sponsorship was provided by Tethera Vets Appleby & Agricultural Technology Ltd, Newmarket.

Ellerghyll Pauline 2 1500gns to S Armstrong & Sons

Kaberfold Vi 1400gns to A Lambert

Kaberfold Margaret 1400gns to I Granger

Mossrigg Barrington Iris 12 by Bushmills Jazz Champion and top price Shorthorn at 2500gns

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Leek Autumn Sale

October 2022

There was a special section for Dairy Shorthorns at the October Pedigree Sale at Leek Auction.

A small but select entry of milkers sold well.

Trade peaked at £2120 for a Dainty Princess heifer from J Hole’s Amber herd, she joins the Kayl herd of Rob Boote. Top priced cow was another Dainty Princess, bred by R W Harper, Burbrook herd, this second calver was out of a Drisgol dam.

We thank Meg and Mark Elliott of Leek Auctions for their continued support and hope that next year there will be more entries to supply the strong demand for Dairy Shorthorns in the North Midlands area.

Dairy Shorthorns fly at Exeter!

A large entry of 98 Pedigree Dairy Shorthorns sold to very strong demand attracting buyers from Cheshire and across the Westcountry. Roy & Fred Collins sold a consignment of 11 from their Hale herd in Honiton which topped at £1850 for Hale Jill 27 by Rodway Ronson, closely followed by the popular Blue Roans which sold to £1800, £1600 & £1450 and two Dry Cows sold well at £1750 & £1650 with the Hale consignment averaging £1563! A reduction of the Brimclose herd of 90 head of Pedigree & Organic Dairy Shorthorns on behalf of David, Sarah & Will Slade of Chulmleigh sold to a flying trade with their fresh calvers averaging £1659!

Top of the sale was £2150 for Brimclose Judy 18 by a homebred sire Brimclose Dazzle, she was closely followed by Brimclose Pamela 15 & Brimclose Flower 20 at £2100 apiece. Also at £2000 was a fourth calver Brimclose Duchess 28”. There were a further 8 selling over £1800 and several between £1600-£1750.

Spring Calving In Calf Heifers topped at £900 with 17 Heifer Calves selling well to a top of £250 for a daughter of Churchroyd Pharaoh with others to £190 & £160.

Lot 58 Brimclose Snowdrop 11 by Brimclose Majestic

COTONHALL AMBROSE

HBN: 028705364 | Eartag:UK-167186-501848

DOB:26/07/2013 | Register: Main - G

TONELEA ENDEAVOUR

HBN: 02681333 Eartag: UK-345116-400266 DOB: 14/01/2004

Register: Pedigree

ELKINGTON PRINCESS

ANNE 10TH EX 94 HBN: 028692281 Eartag: UK-742740-400776 DOB: 09/07/2009 Register: Main - G

TWELLS SUSIE 69 EX 91

HBN: 028713119 | Eartag: UK-221180-501896 DOB: 19/11/2015 | Register: Main - G

STRICKLEY MAXIMUS

HBN: 028699472 Eartag: UK-103485-601217 DOB: 03/08/2011 Register: Main - G

TWELLS SUSIE 62ND EX 93 HBN: 028697418 Eartag: UK-221180-201165 DOB: 30/11/2010 Register: Main - G

MYSHA-WO ROBIN NITRO

HBN: 6968301465 | Eartag: DOB: 30/06/2008 | Register: Imported

INNISFAIL RED ROBIN

HBN: 360010936 Eartag: DOB: Register: Other

MYSHA

OTHELLOS

NUTMEG

HBN: 457218 Eartag: DOB: Register: Other

TWELLS HEATHER QUEEN 304TH EX 93

HBN: 02684321 | Eartag: UK-221180-400635 DOB: 20/09/2006 | Register: Pedigree

STORLEY ICEMAN

HBN: 02675834 Eartag: UK-182898-600625 DOB: 27/03/2003 Register: Pedigree

TWELLS HEATHER

QUEEN 271ST VG 87

HBN: 02659485 Eartag: UK-N6018-383 DOB: 29/09/1997 Register: Supplementary

Royal Ulster Winter Fair | December 2021 | Judge:

Edward Griffiths

The breed Championships was won by Sunrise Shorthorns with Sunrise Perfect Heather. Junior Cow

Shorthorn Society Showing Regulations

l. All Cows and Heifers are required to be entered in the Coates’s Herd Book Main G/O or Supplementary Grading Register Grade B. To be red, white or roan in colour.

2. Foundation, Grade A, Special A & Special B animals are not eligible to be shown.

3. An animal jointly owned by more than one member must be exhibited under the jointly owned names and if one of the joint owners bred the animal it is eligible to be shown in any exhibitor bred class.

4. No animal shall have its teats sealed nor the udder in any way ‘faked’. No substance, or physical manipulation, shall be used to enhance the body features or character of any animal. Any infringement of this rule shall entail disqualification of the animal concerned and the exhibitor shall be reported to the Council of the Shorthorn Society. If the Shorthorn Society is notified by the Show Society of any infringement or disqualification due to “faking” then the President and Secretary of the Shorthorn Society shall convene a meeting of the disciplinary committee whose decision on any appropriate punishment will be final.

5. It is also a condition of the prize offers that the Judges be supplied with the following; information of any animal, if requested by them, (a) The exact date of birth (b) If calved, the last date of calving.

6. Shorthorn Society show uniform of dark blue trousers or dark blue/navy jeans (no black jeans) white shirt and Society tie to be worn by all handlers in all classes

7. Particulars of each animal, must be printed in the Catalogue.

8. Show Societies accepting Rosettes are required to provide a marked catalogue indicating Awards immediately after the Show

9. A statement to the effect that the Shorthorn Society’s Regulations apply to the Show shall he printed in the Prize Schedule and the Catalogue.

10. Judges shall be selected from the Shorthorn Society’s list of Approved Judges

11. Animals should not he shown if they are bred by the Judge as advertised in the Show Schedule.

Dave Madeley

UK Dairy Expo | 11th & 12th March 2022 | Judge: Mrs Jane Arrell

Maiden Heifer (born in 2021)

1st Cotonhall Dynamic Tulip - s: Cotonhall Dynamic RD Kite & Son

2nd Moorriggs Sparkle 28 – s: Winbrook Brutus Phil Armstrong

3rd Churchroyd Lady Rose 48 – s: Churchroyd Pharaoh IRG Collins & Partners

4th Irthingelt Vi 15 – s: Bushmills Jazz Thomas Moscrop

In-calf Heifer (born in 2020)

1st Cotonhall Dynamic Empress – s: Cotonhall Dynamic RD Kite & Son

2nd Churchroyd Nicola 32 – s: Llandovery Vipor IRG Collins & Partners

3rd Moorriggs Wildeyes 21 – s: Winbrook Claridge Phil Armstrong

Junior Championship Champion: Cotonhall Dynamic Empress – RD Kite & Son

Reserve Champion: Cotonhall Dynamic Tulip – RD Kite & Son

Hon Mention:

Churchroyd Nicola 32 – RD Kite & Son

Special Awards – Premier Sire of the Junior Show: Cotonhall Dynamic – RD Kite & Son

2 Year Old (28/02/19 – 01/03/20)

1st Churchroyd Golden Drop 41 – s: Churchroyd Koala IRG Collins & Partners

2nd Cotonhall Jupiter Nellie – s: Cotonhall Jupiter RD Kite & Son

Maiden Heifer

I started this maiden heifer class with a heifer that has fantastic style and dairy strength, it was this that gave her the advantage over the tremendous well balanced heifer in second, it was this extra balance that placed my second over my third. A great class to start the Shorthorn classes.

3 Year Old (28/02/18 – 01/03/19)

1st Shaunlea Geri 18 – s: Marleycote Royal Flush S Dixon & G Holliday

2nd Cotonhall Felix Sienna – s: Oxton Felix RD Kite & Son

3rd Cotonhall Joyland Alicia – s: Cotonhall Joyland RD Kite & Son

4th Marleycote Olive 27 – s: Shaunlea Gangster GG Baynes & Son

5th Moorriggs Wildeyes 15 – s: Blackwood Park Butternut Phil Armstrong

4 Year Old (28/02/17 – 01/03/18)

1st Mossrigg Barrington Iris 8 – s: Cotonhall

In Calf Heifer

Topping this class is a heifer I really admired with great balance, depth of rib and cleanliness of bone, its the depth of rib and the cleanness of bone that gives her the advantage over my second placed heifer. A heifer that oozes style and dairy quality and its this that places over the powerful heifer in third place.

Junior Championship

Today I am going to give my Junior Champion to this fantastic in calf heifer, for me she has that extra depth of rib cleanness of bone and scale and strength that places her over the winning calf in Reserve place.

Also taking nothing away from my Honorable Mention my second placed in calf heifer that I feel also has a great future over the coming summer show season.

I would like to thank all the exhibitors of the Junior show for the great quality and presentation of their stock today.

Heifer in Milk

Placing 1st over 2nd for her extra chest width which runs all the way through to the width of rear udder, also her superior teat quality over the second heifer, a young very dairy heifer just needing a little more time to develop.

3 Year Old Class

What a tremendous class of Dairy Shorthorns, a real credit to the breed and breeders. For me the top two are two great young cows in Any Breed. I went with the first cow just because she had so much power and scale to her, so much front end and width through the rump. Just the extra strength and scale of this cow placed her over the second placed junior cow today. This young second calver in second place has a tremendous rear udder and the snugness of fore udder attachment places her my third cow today. The third placed cow was extremely fresh but tracking on an excellent set of feet and legs, her overall dairyness placed her above the heifer in third. The 4 top cows just had that advantage in the fore udder attachment over the milky cow in 5th.

Maiden heifer

1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 74 - s: Mapleton Vly J Zumba IRG Collins & Partners

2nd Bilbro Beilsa Butterbur - s: Oxton Bielsa M Jackson

3rd Kidstone Lady Laura AE Wilkes

Heifer in calf

1st Bilbro Vain Lucy 4 - s: Bushmills Jazz Martin Jackson

2nd Bilbro Bevs Heather 9 - s: Bushmills Jazz Martin Jackson

Heifer in

milk

1st Bilbro Empress 2 - s: Breckney Golden Wizard B Blenkharn

2nd Churchroyd Golden Drop 41 - s: Churchroyd Koala IRG Collins & Partners

Dry Cow

1st Churchroyd Gwen 18 - s: Lemon Grove Belagio IRG Collins & Partners

The 2022 show season kicked off in style at the popular and very busy 211th Otley Show in North Yorkshire. The Dairy Shorthorn entry matches the other dairy breeds for numbers with cattle from 4 herds. The biggest class was the Maiden Heifer, a stylish very correct red, sired by the USA bull Mapletin Vly J Zumba, a win for the Churchroyd herd.

In the Heifers In Milk and Calf class top honours went to the Bilbro herd, In the Cows In Milk and calf class Churchroyd produced 2 very correct animals to win both. As Champion I picked the Churchroyd in milk cow, just my type very correct and full of breed character, she was in her

4 Year Old Class

Only one forward in this class but what a lovely example of the breed. A lovely wedge of a cow with so much style and dairy strength, the fore udder blends beautifully into the body and she typifies what we look for in any dairy cow today.

Senior Cow

A real tremendous third calver, not a numerically strong lass, but high in quality with a lovely boned cow with great fore udder standing at the top today, we should always give these great senior cows the credit they deserve.

Championship

This 4 Year old cow has everything. Dairy character, breed character. She is just such a wedge of a cow with tremendous width all the way through, I love the balance of this cow. For Reserve I went with my In Milk Heifer who has a great future ahead, the quality of the teats gave her advantage above my Honorable Mention 3 Year Old Cow today, a cow I have great admiration for.

I would like to thank UK Dairy Expo for the opportunity to judge these tremendous classes of Dairy Shorthorns over the past two days. I would also like to give credit to the exhibitors and breeders for the quality of stock put in front of me and the way they have been presented. Thank you. Jane Arrell

Dry Cow

2nd Kidstones Wild Queen - s: Kidstones Foggy AE Wilkes

3rd Bilbro Tulip 2 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card M Jackson

Cow in milk

1st Churchroyd Nicola 20 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins & Partners Pairs

1st IRG Collins & Partners 2nd AE Wilkes 3rd M Jackson

Champion: Churchroyd Nicola 20 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins & Partners

Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Gwen 18 - s: Lemon Grove Belagio IRG Collins & Partners

Honourable Mention: Bilbro Empress 2 - s: Breckney Golden Wizard M Bilbro

second lactation due to calve her 3rd calf in September. Reserve Champion honours went to the light roan in calf cow from the same home. A superb example of the breeds wearing qualities as she was a 6th calver. Honourable mention went to Martin Jackson with a very fresh new calved heifer, sired by the Breckney Bull. The Champion and Reserve represented our breed in the interbreed pairs class being placed a very credible second behind a pair of the top notch in milk Holsteins. An interesting observation was the amount of spectators around our judging ring, possibly the most I have ever witnessed and hopefully a growing trend.

Otley Show | 21st May 2022 | Judge: Mr D Jackson

Staffordshire

County

Show | 1st & 2nd June 2022 | Judge:

Heifer born on or after 1st January 2021

1st Cotonhall Illuminate Barrington Duchess - s: Amber Illuminate RD Kite & Son

2nd Spitewinter Wildeyes Teresa 9 - s: Amber Corona J & J Hollingworth & Sons

3rd Cotonhall Merryman Duchess Ann - s: Wreay Merryman RD Kite & Sons

4th Rowanmoor Pure Lunar - s: Churchroyd Pure Class P Jepson

5th Burbrook Pure Class Meg 2 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class RW Harper & Partners

6th Cotonhall Reiver Joy - s: Marleycote Reiver RD Kite & Son

Heifer born on or after 1st January 2021 (a)

1st Rowanmoor Lilac Lilly - s: Breckney Graham P Jepson

2nd Weaverdale Sharon Rose 24 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class GM, SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham

3rd Weaverdale Duchess Ann - s: Churchroyd Pure Class GM, SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham

4th Cotonhall Life Nellie - s: Kayl Country Life RD Kite & Son

5th Rantonall Joy 156 - s: Rantonall Real Joy D Winnington

6th Weaverdale Rosepetal - s: Churchroyd Pure Class GM, SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham

Heifer in calf

1st Cotonhall Dynamic Empress - s: Cotonhall Dynamic RD Kite & Son

2nd Rantonall Fairy 48 - s: Mancetter Millicents Victory L Leese / J French

3rd Cotonhall Blitz Joyce - s: Cotonhall Blitz GM, SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham

Cow in calf

1st Rantonall Waterloo Rose 54 - s: Rantonall Lord Levington D Winnington

2nd Attwoods Tabia - s: Rodway Reuben F Mannerings

Heifer in milk

1st Attwoods Tabia 9 - s: Blackwood Park Butternut F Mannerings 2nd Burbrook Shay Meg - s: Cor-Bloo Ricochet RW Harper 3rd Cotonhall Montagna Moonlight - s: Riverleigh Alston Montagna RD Kite & Son

Junior Cow in milk, having calves twice. 1st Cotonhall Joyland Alicia - s: Cotonhall Joyland RD Kite & Son 2nd Rantonall Gwynne 64 - s: Rantonall James D Winnington 3rd Attwoods Tabia 6 - s: Kilsally Redford J Bennett

Senior Cow in milk, having calves 4 times or more 1st Cotonhall Landmine Princess Anne - s: Panaroma Lanemine RD Kite & Son 2nd Burbrook Jinnys Meg - s: Llandovery Jinnys Empire RW Harper 3rd Drisgol Belladonna 349 - s: Drisgol Mabels Master RW Harper

Group of three animals

1st RD Kite & Son 2nd RW Harper 3rd D Winnington 4th GM, SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham Group of two females 1st RW Harper 2nd GM, SM Pattinson & SJ Kirkham 3rd RD Kite & Son 4th J French

Champion:

Cotonhall Landmine Princess Anne - s: Panorama Landmine RD Kite & Son

Reserve Champion: Cotonhall Joyland Alicia - s: Cotonhall Joyland RD Kite & Son

Champion: Cotonhall Landmine Princess Anne Reserve Champion: Cotonhall Joyland Alicia

Rob Boote

Firstly, a big thank you to all the exhibitors who presented their cattle in excellent condition, they are a credit to our breed.

First class of the day was the Maiden class which produced a packed ring of heifers, so the class was split in two so everyone could parade their calves comfortably.

Class 1 - First was a very modern, deep ribbed heifer who was very balanced throughout and showed great potential in the udder. Second another well grown heifer also showing great potential but without the show ability of my first placed heifer. The heifer in third was quite a lot younger than the first two but showed excellent body and top line for its age.

Class 1A - Again, lots of quality on show, but I immediately picked out my winner; a white heifer showing incredible ring presence and class and very correct throughout. Above a slightly stronger heifer with lots of dairy strength and body capacity and the same can be said of my third heifer just lacking the show ability of the second. All three heifers looked very promising for the future. Overall, two great classes and I am sure the white heifer will win again in the coming year.

Heifer in calf - I led off with a modern, tall heifer with great length, springing nicely to calve who was an easy winner. Above the second, not long in calf but again showing correctness in the udder, just showing herself off in the ring better than my third heifer who also had a lot of strength throughout.

Royal Cornwall Show | 9th, 10th &

Class – Heifer Born on or after 1 April 2021

1st Cargenwen Crumple 12 – s: Ballytrain Bullseye Mr JT Rowe

2nd Cargenwen Little Jane 112 – s: Oxton Clarity Mr JT Rowe

3rd Cargenwen Little Jane 111 – s: Oxton Clarity Mr JT Rowe

Cow in calf - Just two in the ring but first was a lovely cow with great shape in the body with a good dry udder and fantastic legs and feet above a taller, stronger, older cow with great depth obviously working very well at home but just lacking the class of my first.

Heifer in milk - Three different types in the ring led by a lovely well-balanced heifer with great attachment, teat placement and strength of topline above a strong, well fleshed heifer who obviously milks well but was lacking the freshness against my first. Heifer in third was a younger type with an excellent dairy body and show ability but lacking in udder quality and teat placement.

Junior cow - First was a beautifully skinned cow showing excellent udder capacity and correctness with modern type throughout. Another nice correct cow in second but lacking the extreme dairyness of the first cow. In third, a hard-working, tall cow, just lacking the udder quality and type against two very good junior cows.

Senior cow - Three great cows to judge leading with a tall, strong cow with great dairyness throughout who was very fresh in the udder above another tall, strong bodied cow, again with a well lasting, correct udder, just lacking the class of the first above a very well-balanced smaller cow who was just up against two big, strong, excellent senior cows.

Champion - My champion decision was very close, but the capacity and freshness of the senior cow just prevailed above an excellent junior cow.

Rob Boote

11th June 2022 | Judge: Mr I Collins

Class – Cow, any age in milk or dry

1st Cargenwen Little Jane 95 – s: Nixs Lido Mr JT Rowe

2nd Cargenwen Fillpail 44 – s: Winhall William Mr JT Rowe

Unfortunately, TB restrictions accounted for reduced numbers across the whole dairy section, the shorthorns being no exception.

The maiden heifer class being led off by the smallest eye catching calf with the most class and presence, giving her the advantage over the second for her overall dairyness.

Then second over third for the hardness over the topline and the way she handled her rear legs above the deep ribbed calf in third.

The milk cow class and also being where my champion and reserve came from, was led off by the youthful roan senior cow who just had the advantage over the younger white cow in second just for the quality in the front teats.

My thanks go to the show itself for the opportunity and definitely to the stewards for their hospitality, time and welcome.

Many thanks

Ian Collins

Judge Arthur Whittle with Champion Drisgol Belladonna 349 Owned by Richard Harper

Page Jepson with Rowanmoor Lilac Lilly

Arthur Whittle

It was a pleasure to be asked to judge at this year’s Royal Cheshire County Show and my thanks go to Livestock Committee for their longstanding support of the Shorthorn classes.

The first class was Junior Calf with two forward, both good on conformation, first place carried on teat placement and depth of body.

The Intermediate Calf class was numerically the strongest class of the day. First place had great dairy presence as she entered the ring and was difficult to fault; second over third was particularly well grown with excellent dairy characteristics; third over fourth showed maturity and depth of body; fourth and fifth were the first of the younger calves in this class and were difficult to split with fourth being slightly more dairy; sixth over seventh was generally more dairy in her structure.

The Senior Calf class with three more traditional dairy heifers, first place was excellent on teat placement and good on her feet; second over third marginally more dairy being finer over the shoulder however, very difficult to split.

In the Heifer in Milk class first place went to a very sweet freshly calved little heifer by Strickley Starman fine over the shoulder correct in the topline with udder attachment and teat placement that put her above second place, this heifer would go on to be Reserve Breed Champion; second place went to a well-grown January calving heifer by Cor-bloo Ricochet with excellent topline and good feet.

The Senior Cow class had three entries with first place, and eventual Breed Champion, going to a fourth calver by Drisgoll Mabels Master very fine over the shoulders with an excellent topline, well attached udder and, in my opinion, a very balanced cow; second and third were both well put together dairy cows, second place carried on her udder quality and teat placement.

First place in the Pair by the same Sire went to two very well matched, large framed cows by Drisgol Mortimore; second place went to a pair by Rantonall Real Joy, the uniformity of this pair placed them above third place a pair of senior calves by Mancetter Millicents Victory.

The group of three went to a well-balanced group of cows, always going to be higher placed than a group of three calves.

Finally, thank you to the exhibitors for supporting the classes and to the stewards for making everything run smoothly.

Arthur Whittle

Graham Bell leading Champion Drisgol Belladonna 349

Earlsgift Nellie 7 - Interbreed Heifer Champion lead by Bob Crank

Royal

Heifer Born after 1st June

1st Irthingelt Vi 15 - s: Bushmill Jazz T C Moscrop

2nd Newpark Barbara 8 - s: Oxton Freeman DH Craig

3rd Newpark Daffodil 15 - s: Oxton Freeman DH Craig

4th Newpark Barrington 15 - s: Oxton Freeman DH Craig

5th Lisnamulligan Cactus 3 - s: Oxton Royal B Lawson & Sons

6th Newpark Gertie 23 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class DH Craig

7th Lisnamulligan Cactus 2 - s: Oxton Royal B Lawson & Sons

8th Parkhouse Waterloo Rose - s: Oxton Freeman M & V Bowman

In Calf Heifer

1st Oxton Freeman Winsonia 120 - s: Oxton Freeman DH Craig

2nd Newpark Foggathorpe 11 - s: Oxton Freeman DH Craig

3rd Parkhouse Pansy 9 - s: Glenbrook Queens Prince M & V Bowman

Heifer in Milk

1st Winbrook Peeress Rose 33 - s: Bushmills Jazz B Lawson & Sons

Congratulations to the Royal Highland Show team of Dairy Shorthorns. The 19 cattle were at 12 o`clock and all paraded well, so well done.

All six entries looked well and paraded excellently in the heifers not in calf class. Irthingelt Vi 15 was a lovely dairy heifer paraded in style. The next three were by Oxton Freeman and it was hard to place them. Newpark Barbara 8 looked like the udder placing will be the best. All the others were paraded, and all leaders answered my questions with confidence.

First two in the heifer in calf class were by Oxton Freeman Winsonia and were so alike they could have been twins. First had the edge over the second as the test placing was a fraction better.

Two entries which were almost identical in the heifer in milk class, a pair of red and white heifers. The red ticket went to

Heifer in Milk

2nd Winbrook Vi 185 - s: Bushmill Jazz B Lawson & Sons Junior cows

1st Lisnamulligan Royal Kathleen 2 - s: Oxton Winfall B Lawson & Sons

2nd Cotonhall Felix Sienna - s: Oxton Felix T C Mosrop 3rd Irthingelt Vi 9 - s: Cor Bloo Ricochet T C Moscrop

Senior Cow 1st Lisnamulligan Fairy 16 - s: Winhall William B Lawson & Sons

Pairs Class

1st B Lawson & Sons 2nd T C Moscrop 3rd B Lawson & Sons 4th DH Craig 5th DH Craig 6th B Lawson & Sons

Junior Champion: Winbrook Peeress Rose 33 - s: Bushmills Jazz B Lawson & Sons

Reserve Junior Champion: Winbrook Vi 185 - s: Bushmill Jazz B Lawson & Sons

Champion: Lisnamulligan Royal Kathleen 2 - s: Oxton Winfall B Lawson & Sons

Reserve: Winbrook Peeress Rose 33 - s: Bushmills Jazz B Lawson & Sons

Honourable Mention: Winbrook Vi 185 - s: Bushmill Jazz B Lawson & Sons

Winbrook Peeress Rose 33 on teat placing and udder quality while the 2nd placed was Winbrook Vi 185.

First prize in the cow in milk, having had 2 or 3 calving’s class went to Lisnamulligan Royal Kathleen 2, she had a beautiful udder with four teats in the right place. She was a lovely roan animal. Second prize went to Cotonhall Felix Sienna, the udeer was not as perfect as Kathleens. Third prize went to Irthingelt Vi 9. This was a good cow but just beaten by two excellent cows.

First prize went to Lisnamulligan Fairy 16 in the cow in milk having had four or more calves. A good hardworking cow. I wish to congratulate the atmosphere and attitude between Dairy Shorthorn farmers at this years Royal Highland Show.

Mr J Teasdale

Champion: Lisnamulligan Royal Kathleen 2 Reserve Champion: Winbrook Peeress Rose 33

Highland Show | 23rd - 26th June 2022 | Judge: Mr J Teasdale

Great Yorkshire Show | 14th July 2022 | Judge: Mr G James

Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63

Maiden Heifer

1st Mossrigg Barrington Iris 16 – s: Bushmills Jazz EX94 Mr JM Fisher

2nd Irthingelt Vi 15 – s: Bushmills Jazz Mr TC Moscrop

3rd Oxton Ronald Wildeyes 1044 – s: Oxton Ronald EX90 Oxton Farms

4th Moorriggs Sparkle 28 – s: Winbrook Brutus S Armstrong & Sons

5th Winbrook Empress Oxford 14 – S: Churchroyd Pure Class IRG Collins & Partners

6th Bilbro P Class Heather 10 – s: Churchroyd Pure Class Mr MJ Jackson

7th Winbrook Peeress Rose 35 – S: Churchroyd Pure Class DW Dent

8th Greatwood Strawberry Dairymaid – s: Mancetter Millicents Victory Mrs J French

9th Oxton Ronald Foggathorpe 998 – s: Oxton Ronald Oxton Farms

10th Parkhouse Waterloo Rose – s: Oxton Freeman M & V Bowman

Maiden Heifer

1st Cotonhall Illuminate Chancy – s: Amber Illumnate Mr RG Kite

2nd Breckney Goldie 42 – s: Marleycote Triple Blend P & CA Harrison

3rd Oxton Fever Reagan 6 – s: Oxton Fever Oxton Farms

4th Shaunlea Geri 27 – s: Silverleigh MC SE Dixon & G Holliday

5th Hutchinwood

Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 62

Heifer in milk

1st Churchroyd Heather 123 – s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins & Partners

2nd Mossrigg Barrington Duchess 15 – s: Bushmills Jazz Mr JM Fisher

3rd Breckney Goldie 29 – s: Churchroyd Wild Card P & CA Harrison

4th Churchroyd Gwen 34 – s: Llandovery Vipor IRG Collins & Partners

5th Cotonhall Dynamic Empress – s: Cotonhall Dynamic Mr RG Kite

6th Mossrigg Princess Foggathorpe 11 – s: Mossrigg Barrington Iris 8 Mr JM Fisher

7th Oxton or Wildeyes 1002 – s: Oxton Royal Oxton Farms

8th Hutchinwood Sweetrose 63 – s: Llandovery Vipor G & PS Fleetwood Messrs

Junior Cow in milk

1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 – s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins & Partners

2nd Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 62 – s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins & Partners

3rd Cotonhall Joyland Duchess Ann – s: Cotonhall Joyland Mr RG Kite

4th Mossrigg Barrington Iris 8 – s: Mossrigg Barrington Iris 8 Mr JM Fisher

5th Marleycote Chatter 25 – s: Shaunlea Gangster SE Dixon & G Holliday

6th Hutchinwood Robyn 13 – s: Cotonhall Titan G & PS Fleetwood Messrs

7th Irthingelt Vi 9 – s: Cor Bloo Ricochet Mr TC Moscrop

8th Cotonhall Felix Sienna - s: Oxton Felix TC Moscrop

9th Newpark Snowdrop 35 – s: Oxton Clarity DH & M Craig

Intermediate Cow

1st Cotonhall Tuck Clarissa – s: Riversleigh Tuck Mr RG Kite

2nd Hutchinwood Sweetrose 52 – s: Blackwood Park Butternut G & PS Fleetwood Messrs

3rd Churchroyd Heather 111 – s: Ladino Park Talent IRG Collins & Partners

I was honoured and privileged to be asked once again to Judge this year’s Great Yorkshire Show having judged the show previously in 2007. This year’s show was extra special as it hosted the breeds National Dairy Shorthorn Show to coincide with the Shorthorn World Conference 200 Year Bicentenary Celebrations. I was privileged to have judged the last World Conference show in this country in 2010 held at the Royal Highland show and the first ever National Dairy show ever held in 2011 at the Cheshire show, to be asked to judge both these tremendous events for a second time I felt highly honoured.

The calibre of cattle shown this year was outstanding and a credit to all exhibitors who made a terrific effort to show their well-presented cattle at the event on this special occasion of the celebration of the society and the Coates Herd Book which is the oldest in the world today. The entry exhibited was well over 60 in number with some very strong classes forward.

Senior Cow in milk

1st Shaunlea Geri 13 – s: Marleycote Cosmonaut SE Dixon & G Holliday

2nd Churchroyd Heather 95 – s: Churchroyd King Willie EX92 IRG Collins & Partners

3rd Hutchinwood Belagio Sweetrose 43 – s: Lemon Grove Belagio G & PS Fleetwood Messrs

4th Cotonhall Landmine Princess Anne – s: Panorama Landmine Mr RG Kite

5th Kidstones Heather 5 – s: Churchroyd Harry Mrs AE Wilkes

Group of Three

1st IRG Collins & Partners

2nd Mr RG Kite

3rd Mr JM Fisher

4th P & CA Harrison

5th G & PS Fleetwood Messrs

6th G & PS Fleetwood Messrs

7th DH & M Craig 8th Mrs J French

Pairs of Animals

1st IRG Collins & Partners

2nd Mr JM Fisher

3rd P & CA Harrison

4th DH & M Craig

5th Mrs J French

6th Oxton Farms

Maiden Heifer Champion: Mossrigg Barrington Iris 16 - Mr JM Fisher Reserve: Cotonhall Illuminate Chancy - Mr RG Kite

Junior Champion: Churchroyd Heather 123 - IRG Collins & Partners Reserve: Mossrigg Barrington Duchess 15 - Mr JM Fisher

Breed Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63IRG Collins & Partners Reserve: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 62IRG Collins & Partners

Senior maiden heifer - 10 entered

I led this class with Mossrigg Barrington Iris 16 by Bushmills Jazz. This calf took my eye on entering the ring, a dark deep red calf oozing with style, balance and dairyness throughout, that was what I was looking for, and it was this style, dairyness, overall growth, balance and width through the rump that gave her the distinct advantage over another quality calf. In second was Irthingelt Vi 15 by Bushmills Jazz. I admired my second calf for her overall length and balance. I gave her the advantage over the third for her overall length, being distinctly sharper over the withers and being stronger and far more level over the tail head, and being far more level from hook to pin. I have to admire my third heifer, Oxton Ronald Wildeyes 1044 for her overall depth of body and cleanliness of bone in the hind leg over my fourth heifer.

Junior Maiden heifer - 9 entered

First in this class was Cotonhall Illuminate Chancy by Amber Illuminate, she oozed class and style, I gave this calf the advantage over the second as she displayed far more dairy strength and width through the chest and rump and being fuller behind the shoulder and chin than my second heifer. Second, I placed Breckney Goldie 42 by Marleycote Triple Blend. I gave this calf the advantage over the second in being sharper over the withers and displayed greater sweep and openness of rib and for being far stronger through the loin than my third heifer. Third I placed Oxton Fever Reagan 6 by Oxton Fever, I had to admire my third calf for her overall length and power through the body and depth of front rib, and width of chest, which gave her the distinct advantage over the fourth heifer.

Heifer in Calf -10 entered

First in this class was Churchroyd Heather 129 by Llandovery Vipor an easy winner in this class, a heifer that oozed dairyness and cleanliness throughout, she was the closest heifer to calving showing good udder formation. I gave her the advantage over the well grown heifer in second for being cleaner and sharper over the withers and brisket and being more level on her top line and far more level in her hook to pin setting. Second, I placed Breckney Goldie 35 by Bushmills Jazz, a well grown heifer, I gave her the distinct advantage over the third heifer as she had far greater width through the chest and rump, and far more depth of fore and rear rib and was stronger through the loin. Third I placed Hutchinwood Sweetrose 69 by Llandovery Vipor, a heifer I greatly admired for her overall dairyness, and it was this and her sharpness over the shoulder and sweep and openness of rib and cleanliness of bone in the hind leg that placed her above the powerful heifer in fourth. This was a large class with some quality heifers placed lower down the line but were further away from calving.

Cow in Calf - 5 entered

First in this fine class was Breckney Goldie 23 by Marleycote Reiver, a cow I greatly admired for her dairyness, correctness of body and outstanding mammary system. I gave her the advantage over the other animals in this class in being cleaner through the neck, sharper over the withers and cleaner of her bone in her hind leg. She had a distinct advantage over the second in being more correct of her rump structure, being more nearly level from hook to pins and cleaner over the pin bones. Second, I placed Beaconview Janet 2 by Llandovery Prides Prophet. A tall upstanding red cow, I gave her the advantage over the third for her greater depth of front and rear rib and more depth of barrel. She also had the advantage in her udder, having far greater length of fore udder, and far more distance between her teats when viewed from the side. Third was Bilbro Tulip 2 by Churchroyd Wild Card, a cow I greatly admired for her overall length and strength over the topline. I gave her the advantage over the two senior cows lower down the line for her quality of udder and for her udder being carried higher above the hock than my two other cows in this class.

Heifer in milk - 8 entered My top two heifers were easy winners in this class. I head this class with Churchroyd Heather 123 by Churchroyd Wild Card, the most correct heifer in the class showing power, dairy strength and the most superior udder. I gave her the advantage over the red heifer in second as she was wider through the chest, displayed far more openness and sweep of rib and far more width of rump and more correct in her teat placement. Her mammary system was by far the most superior in the class, displaying a longer smoother for udder, a higher wider rear udder and far greater bloom of rear udder and venation than the second heifer. Second was Mossrigg Barrington Duchess 15 by Bushmills Jazz. I gave her the advantage over the third in being a longer heifer and showing far more style throughout. She also had the advantage over the third in that her udder was carried far higher above the hock and her front teats being placed more centrally on the udder floor. Third I placed Breckney Goldie 29 by Churchroyd Wild Card, you have to admire the sweep and openness of rib and style and depth of rib of this heifer which gave her the advantage over the well uddered heifer in fourth. A great class of heifers. Young cow Class - 9 entered

WOW !!!!!!! Shear quality in this class right down the line. First in this class with Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 by Churchroyd Wildcard, a tremendous winner, a tall clean stylish modern Shorthorn with a “Rolls Royce Udder”. She stood above her herd mate and twin sister Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 62 also by Churchroyd Wildcard. I gave my first a distinct advantage over the second for her overall style and dairyness throughout. Style is something you have to be able to see and appreciate in an animal; you won’t find it in any animal classification or any bull linear. Someone told me after I visited the cattle lines after the judging “That’s some serious cow” I was glad someone agreed with me. I gave the advantage in being far more stylish on parade and being taller of her front end, being longer and cleaner of her neck and sharper over the withers than the second, and that style flowed from the tip of her nose to her tail. She possessed a tremendous udder with a tight, snug fore udder and far greater height and width of rear udder and fullness and bloom at the top of her rear udder giving her the distinct advantage over the quality roan cow in second. Second was a tremendous young cow showing great width through the chest, and depth and spring and openness of rib. You also have to admire the quality udder of this young cow, I gave her a distinct advantage over the third cow in having tighter fore udder attachment, and being more level through the udder floor than my third. Third I placed Cotonhall Joyland Duchess Ann by Cotonhall Joyland, you had to admire this cow for her overall body conformation and bloom of udder. This was a tremendous class of young cows with sheer quality right down the line.

Intermediate cow in milk - 3 entered

First was Cotonhall Tuck Clarissa by Riversleigh Tuck, I gave her the advantage over the second in being deeper of her front and rear rib, when coming to her udder I gave her the advantage in possessing a far higher and wider rear udder and a greater bloom of rear udder. Second place was Hutchinwood Sweetrose 52 by Blackwood Park Butternut, she had the advantage over the third in being taller through the front end and being a longer cow displaying far greater sweep and openness of rib over the correct cow in third.

Third place was Churchroyd Heather 111 by Ladino Park Talent, a cow you have to admire for her snugness of fore udder and correct teat placement.

Senior cow in Milk - 5 entered

First place was Shaunlea Geri 13 by Marleycote Cosmonaut, a clean upstanding dairy cow which gave her the advantage over the second in being taller and cleaner in the front end and being sharper over the wither than the cow in second, also shows greater length of body. When coming to her mammary, she had the advantage in that she carried her rear udder higher and wider and had far superior bloom of rear udder especially at the top. Second I placed Churchroyd Heather 95 by Churchroyd King Willie, I gave her the advantage over the third in being cleaner through the body showing far greater dairy strength. She also has the advantage in displaying far more venation through the udder, and a more torturous milk vein than the cow in third. Third I placed Hutchinwood Belagio Sweetrose 43 by Lemon Grove Belagio. You have to admire the overall depth and power through her front end and frame. She had the advantage over lower placed cow in this class in the way she carried her milk higher in the rear udder and had far greater height and width of rear udder.

Group of three

A tremendous line up of eight groups of terrific quality, a credit to all concerned. I was stuck for words; a truly mouthwatering experience to judge pure quality Shorthorns.

First placed IRG Collins and Partners, tremendous group of terrific uddered animals. All sired by Churchroyd Wild Card. Second was Rob Kite, a great group again of in milk animals. Third was Johnathan Fisher, another quality group of three.

Pair class - 6 entered

First IRG Collins & Partners with a tremendous pair of second calved young cows, perfectly matched with terrific udders. They went on to win the Reserve Dairy Interbreed pairs in two classes well done, some achievement. Second J Fisher a well matched pair in milk again with quality udders.

Third Paul Harrison with two well matched animals.

Maiden heifer Champion

Champion: J Fisher with Mossrigg Barrington Iris 16 by Bushmills Jazz, a calf I really admired for her style, dairyness length and overall correctness.

Reserve: R Kite with Cotonhall Illuminate Chancy By Amber Illuminate

Junior Champion

Champion: IRG Collins & Partners with Churchroyd Heather 123 by Churchroyd Wild Card, winner of the heifer in milk class, a heifer I really admired for her overall body conformation and superior udder.

Reserve: Fisher Mossrigg Barrington Duchess 15 by Bushmills Jazz, second in the heifer in milk class.

Overall Champion

Champion: IRG Collins & Partners with Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 by Churchroyd Wild Card

Reserve: IRG Collins & Partners with Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 62 by Churchroyd Wild Card

Honourable Mention: IRG Collins & Partners with Churchroyd Heather 123 by Churchroyd Wild Card.

My overall Champion and Reserve went without hesitation to the first and second prize winners of the Young Cow class, the twin sisters from IRG Collins & Partners, Churchroyd Herd. For me this class was the highlight of the show. The results speak for themselves, the Champion went on to be Reserve Dairy individual in the show, and when joined by her twin sister who was the Breed Reserve Overall Champion, they were Reserve Interbreed pair in two separate classes. I gave the honourable mention to the Junior Heifer Champion. Just to note when I judged the first ever National show in 2011, my champion that day was the Dam of Churchroyd Wildcard, Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 31 EX 91, this bull has done a great job within the breed.

In conclusion may I thank the Great Yorkshire Show and the Shorthorn Society for the honour they bestowed on me to judge this great event; part of the World Conference Celebrations to celebrate the 200 years of the Coates Herd Book. The organising committee worked hard to arrange and put on this event and tour, and you can be extremely proud of your achievements.

May I thank the show for hosting this great spectacle of Dairy Shorthorns, of which we may not see for some time. Thank you to all the sponsors, but first and foremost it’s a great pleasure to thank all the exhibitors, stockmen, and handlers for turning out such quality animals and shown so professionally. It’s such a great sight to see so many young people interested and being involved with the breed, without you there is no future. As a society we must encourage, nurture and look after them for the foreseeable future. Enfys and I would like to thank the Great Yorkshire Show for their kindness and hospitality to us both. I would also like to thank my stewards for their hard work and for aiding me in my work as judge by getting the cattle into the ring in an orderly manner.

I hope that our overseas visitors to the Conference enjoyed their stay in the UK and I’m sure they were impressed with what the Dairy Shorthorn in the UK has to offer them. I wish all the breeders and Members of the Society, and all involved with the Dairy Shorthorn Society Breed well for the future, this breed has given us some great times and friendships and will for years to come. Thank you one and all.

Gwyndaf James

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National Dairy Shorthorn Show Special Awards

Kelmscott Perpetual Challenge Bowl – Best group of three owned by one exhibitor – IRG Collins & Partners

RAS of E -BOCM silcock ltd perpetual silver challenge trophy – Best pair by same sire – Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63

Melvin Perpetual Challenge Cup – Best Heifer in milk or in calf to have calved – Churchroyd Heather 123 – IRG Collins & Partners

Thomas Bates Centenary Challenge Cup – Best animal bred by exhibitor – Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 – IRG Collins & Partners

Eastern Counties Perpetual Challenge Cup – Best animal sired by a SSUK bull – Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 – IRG Collins & Partners

Frank Morris Perpetual Trophy – Best Cow or Heifer – Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 – IRG Collins & Partners

Daniel Jopson Perpetual Challenge Cup – Best Dairy Shorthorn – Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 – IRG Collins & Partners

Billy Goodman Challenge Cup – Herdsman in charge of Champion – Mr H Collins

Judge Gwyndaf James presenting trophy to Wendy Young

Harry Collins awarded The Billy Goodman Trophy presented by President Dennis Craig

Royal Welsh Show | 18th - 21st July 2022 | Judge: Mr C Hayward

Heifer, Maiden, not to exceed 18 months

1st Crugside Class Ruth 2 – s: Churchroyd Pure Class CR Rees & Sons

2nd Crugside Jazz Scarlet – s: Bushmills Jazz CR Rees & Sons

Heifer in calf

1st Crugside Jazz Duchess 3 – s: Bushmills Jazz CR Rees & Sons

Heifer in milk

1st Crugside Jazz Ruth – s: Bushmills Jazz CR Rees & Sons

2nd Earlsgift Butterbur 25 – s: Earlsgift Big Star R Crank & Son

Best Heifer

1st Crugside Jazz Ruth – s: Bushmills Jazz CR Rees & Sons

2nd Crugside Jazz Duchess 3 CR Rees & Sons

Cow, in calf any age

1st Crugside Prophet Ruth 2 – s: Llandovery Prides Prophet CR Rees & Sons

It was a real privilege to be asked to judge the first Royal Welsh show to be held since the Covid pandemic put pay to public gatherings and meant the cancellation of all agricultural shows for a couple of years. This was only tempered by a phone call from the RWAS society about a month before the show stating that entries were low and asking if I was still prepared to travel and to judge with diminished classes. The answer of course was yes I was, if the show could justify classes then I had agreed to judge them and the privilege of doing so would not be diminished. I suspect the low entry was a result of the unfortunate effects of TB on at least one long term supporter of the show, coupled with the proximity of the date with the Great Yorkshire and the pull of classes in front of the World Shorthorn Conference Tour in our Bicentennial year. Personally, I have always found that smaller classes can sometimes be harder to place, especially when the animals are so closely balanced.

In the maiden heifer class, never the easiest to be asked to sort out, the two entries from Messers Rees were very difficult to place as there was not much between them. I eventually placed the red heifer Crugside Class Ruth 2 first over her red and white stable-mate Crugside Jazz Scarlet. Both animals were well grown and quite correct, but Crugside Class Ruth 2 being slightly older had a little more stature and frame and stood on slightly better legs and feet. Two very nice heifers.

There was only one entry in the heifer in calf class and Crugside Jazz Duchess 2 took the red rosette. A nice roan heifer with good spring of rib and capacity she looked like she would have a nice balanced udder when she had developed a bit more. She would appear later as part of Messers Rees group of three animals.

Cow in milk 2nd-3rd calvers

1st Earlsgift Butterbur 14 – s: Winbrook Brutus R Crank & Son

Cow in milk 4th calf or over 1st Avondale Maude 4 – s: Drisgol Watzon R Crank & Son

For best cow

1st Avondale Maude 4 – s: Drisgol Watzon R Crank & Son 2nd Crugside Prophet Ruth 2 – s: Llandovery Prides Prophet CR Rees & Sons

Group of Three

1st Messrs Crank 2nd Messrs Rees

Champion: Avondale Maude 4 – s: Drisgol Watzon – R Crank & Son Reserve: Crugside Jazz Ruth – s: Bushmills Jazz – CR Rees & Sons

Then onto the heifer in milk class. This was the hardest class to judge on the day, as the two entries were like chalk and cheese. Messers Crank presented a recently calved red and white heifer in Earlsgift Butterbur 25 carrying a full udder of milk whereas the entry from Messers Rees was a dark roan heifer, Crugside Jazz Ruth who had been calved since September and was nearly dry. Ruth was a larger framed animal with better body capacity and rump than Earlsgift Butterbur 25, but the Earlsgift Butterbur 25 heifer showed off her nicely balanced udder well and looked full of milking ability. I was in a real quandary as to which heifer should be placed first, eventually I put Crugside Jazz Ruth up over Earlsgift Butterbur 25, really only rump angles deciding the class for me.

The best heifer in any class rosette went to Messers Rees with Crugside Jazz Ruth and the reserve to their heifer Crugside Jazz Duchess 2.

Onto the cow classes and the in calf class went to Messers Rees with Crugside Prophet Ruth 2 (who I later found out is the dam of Crusgside Jazz Ruth, the best heifer in show) a nice red cow. She looked well in the ring, carrying herself well on good legs and feet and nicely fleshed.

The junior cow class was won by Messers Crank with Earlsgift Butterbur 14, a nice red and white young cow with a sound udder, large frame and good legs and feet.

The senior cow class was also won by Messers Crank, with Avondale Maude 4. She is a lovely red and white cow with a fantastic udder, well attached to a balanced frame carried on good legs and feet. A real dairy cow with power and style. She really looked well and I knew she would figure highly in the next class, the special rosette for best cow class. Indeed, I had no difficulty in placing her first in the best cow class over the in calf cow Crugside Prophet Ruth 2.

Then the group of three animals class. After a little thought I placed the three animals from Messers Crank (Earlsgift Butterbur 14, Avondale Maude 4 and Earlsgift Butterbur 25) above those from Messers Rees (Crugside Prophet Ruth 2, Crugside Jazz Ruth and Crugside Jazz Duchess 2) as the group was just more balanced and the senior cows in milk looked really well together. That being said I didn’t know at the time that Messers Rees group contained a dam and daughter!

The RWAS special rosette for 25000kgs production was presented in the ring to Messers Rees with Crugside Jazz Ruth, but it was not a ‘judged class’ as such as she was the only animal put forward and entered.

Then the highlight of any show, the championship. I had no hesitation placing Avondale Maude 4 as my champion. She looked really well and if anything improved as the

day went on and she filled that excellent udder. My reserve was Crugside Jazz Ruth, the very nice heifer in milk. Although stale, she was a quality animal and deserved her place.

A big thank-you must go to both the Rees Family and the Crank Family for supporting the show under the blazing sky of what turned out to be the hottest day ever recorded in the UK. All the animals looked fantastic and were very well turned out, a credit to their owners and the breed. I really felt sorry for the unfortunate sheep penned up waiting for the shearing classes, they were the only things hotter than the exhibitors and judges in their ties.

Thank-you to all.

Chris Hayward

Penrith Show | 16th July 2022 | Judge: Mr C Brough

Maiden Heifer 15mths and over

1st Mossrigg Barrington Iris 16 - s: Bushmills Jazz JM & J Fisher & Daughters

2nd Moorriggs Lacey 3 - s: Oxton Belfast P Armstrong

Maiden Heifer under 8 mths

1st Moorriggs Bessie Browneyes 30 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class P Armstrong

2nd Moorriggs Lacey 3 - s: Oxton Belfast P Armstrong

Maiden heifer 8-15 mths

1st Mossrigg Barrington Duchess - s: Shaunlea Gangster JM & J Fisher & Daughters

2nd Moorriggs Sparkle 28 - s: Winbrook Brutus P Armstrong

Heifer in calf

1st Moorriggs Fleur 9 - s: Winbrook Claridge P Armstrong

Heifer in milk

1st Mossrigg Princess Foggathorpe 11 - s: Cotonhall Ambrose JM & J Fisher & Daughters

2nd Mossrigg Barrington Duchess 15 - s: Bushmills Jazz JM & J Fisher & Daughters

Cow in milk

1st Mossrigg Barrington Iris 8 - s: Cotonhall Ambrose JM & J Fisher & Daughters

2nd Moorriggs Fleur 9 - s: Blackwood Park Butternut P Armstrong

Group of 3 JM & J Fisher & Daughters P Armstrong Maiden Heifer P Armstrong P Armstrong Reserve Interbreed Champion: Mossrigg Barrington Iris 8 - s: Cotonhall Ambrose JM & J Fisher & Daughters

Champion: Mossrigg Barrington Iris 8 - s: Cotonhall Ambrose JM & J Fisher & Daughters Reserve: Mossrigg Barrington Iris 16 - s: Bushmills Jazz JM & J Fisher & Daughters

Leek

& District

Calf born in 2022

Show | 30th July 2022 | Judge: David Madeley

1st Burbrook Pure Class Meg 3 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class RW Harper

2nd Cotonhall Bambam Kirklevington - s: Cotonhall Bambam RD Kite

Heifers born in 2021

1st Rowanmoor Lilac Lilly - s: Breckney Graham P Jepson

2nd Weaverdale Duchess Ann - s: Churchroyd Pure Class GW & SM Pattinson

3rd Cotonhall Jedi Tulip - s: Glencliffe JP Jedi P Jepson

4th Burbrook Pure Class Meg 2 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class RW Harper

Heifer in calf under 3 years

1st Cotonhall Blitz Joyce - s: Cotonhall Blitz GW & SM Pattinson

2nd Rantonall Briar 8 - s: Mancetter Veracious Prince D Winnington

3rd Burbrook Pure Class Pamela - s: Churchroyd Pure Class RW Harper

4th Greatwood Ada 3 - s: Hooton Fair Resolve J French

Dry Cow

1st Cotonhall Jackpot Scarlet - s: Cotonhall Jackpot P Jepson

Heifer in milk

1st Cotonhall Dynamic Empress - s: Cotonhall Dynamic RD Kite Cow in milk

1st Cotonhall Duchess Anne - s: Cotonhall Joyland RD Kite

2nd Rantonall Kirklevington 37 - s: Rantonall Jethro D Winnington 3rd Rantonall Wild Primrose 45 - s: Rantonall Dignity D Winnington

4th Amber Lucina 108 - s: Amber Lightening P Jepson Pairs

1st Rantonall Kirklevington 37 | Rantonall Wild Primrose 45 D Winnington

2nd Cotonhall Dynamic Empress | Cotonhall Duchess Anne RD Kite

3rd Rantonall Fairy 48 | Greatwood Strawberry Dairy Maid J French

4th Cotonhall Jackpot Scarlet | Amber Lucina 108 P Jepson

Champion: Cotonhall Dynamic Empress - s: Cotonhall Dymanic RD Kite Reserve: Cotonhall Duchess Anne - s: Cotonhall Joyland RD Kite

Judge David Madeley with the Champion and Reserve

On the 30th of July myself and my partner Kate headed for Leek and District Show.

The first class of the day was Calf Born in 2022, I led this class off with a very correct calf from R W Harper closely followed by R Kite in second, two very well put together calves for their age with very little between them.

Second class was Heifer Born 2022. This was my biggest and toughest class to judge however I didn’t hesitate in placing Paige Jepsons extremely correct white calf in first. This calf had so much dairyness she had to go top for me. In second was a red and white calf from GW SM Pattinson and SJ Kirksham, again this calf was very balanced and paraded very well on good legs and feet.

On the day it was this calf’s correctness over her topline that placed her over Paige Jepson’s dark red calf in third, again a calf that expelled a lot of dairyness.

It was Paige Jepson’s white calf that I later tapped out as Junior Champion.

Next was the incalf heifer class, a big powerful light roan heifer from GW SM Pattinson and SJ Kirkham, she again had so much balance and correctness and later I tapped her out as reserve junior champion. In second I had D Winnington and third was R W Harper. Again another class that got me head scratching.

Just the one Dry Cow forward from Paige Jepson but this cow looks like an exciting prospect for when she calves in again, a real dairy deep bodied cow that walks great on her legs and feet.

Again only one Heifer in Milk with this coming from R Kite, this heifer was really well put together with so much dairy character with a cracking mammary system, walking on great legs and feet and an exceptional frame and body.

Cow in milk was won by R Kite this second calver was an easy winner, so much balance and dairyness, a cow I really admired. In second was D Winnington, again another very well balanced cow and in third was D Winngton, this more mature cow has certainly lasted the test of time.

In the Pairs class I led off with D Winnington’s pair of cows in milk which to me were two peas in a pod and had no hesitation is place them first. Second was R Kites heifer in milk and cow in milk, two cracking individual cows but not quite coming together to make a pair. In third was again another peas in pod pair of heifers from Julia French.

My overall Champion was R Kites Heifer In MilkCotonhall Dynamic Empress

My overall Reserve Champion again from R Kite was his Cow in Milk - Cotonhall Joyland Duchess Anne

I’d like to thank all the exhibitors for turning out such wonderful cattle for me to judge. I had a great time and some classes were challenging which is good.

I’d also like to thank Leek and District Show for inviting me to judge.

David Madeley

Images by Jane Steel, advert design by e Farm Organisation

Tullamore Show | 14th August 2022 | Judge: O Harries

Champion: Ballytrain Teal 5

Heifer Born in 2022

1st Ransboro Fairy Barrington Mary 4 Carter Family

2nd Ransboro Creeside 83 Carter Family

3rd Kilrisk Fanny 8 Kenny Smith

Heifer Born in 2021

1st Ransboro Xena 2 Kenny Smith

2nd Ransboro Queen Maeve 38 Carter Family

3rd Ransboro Sabina 19 Carter Family Heifer in calf

1st Ransboro Fairy 15 Carter Family

2nd Ransboro Xena 2 Kenny Smith

3rd Ransboro Queen Maeve 38 Carter Family Heifer in milk

1st Ransboro Barrington Mary 22 Carter Family 2nd Ransboro Sabina 18 Peter Redmond

A fantastic show with enthusiastic support from a number of breeders, it was an honour to be asked to judge this year`s Tullamore show.

The 2022 calf class set the expectations for the day, with some exceptional quality at the top of the class, with real strength of quality right down the line. In first place was an exceptional calf, with an ideal balance of strength and dairy quality. She gained the advantage on parade where she tracked a little straighter, and also in overall ring presence where she caught the eye from every angle.

Following in type, my second placed calf was also from the same home, and gained advantage for being slightly silker skinned, with a harder top than my 3rd calf. In third I had a very balanced calf, with a correct rump structure.

For the 2021 born class, I had 3 similar heifers at the top, but I gave the advantage to the cleanest bone heifer with the best locomotion. Three quality heifers that were very closely placed, separated on personal taste, these 3 heifers will all make good cows.

Reserve Champion: Ransboro Madam

Junior Cow

1st Ransboro Madam Carter Family

2nd Ballytrain Bloom 32 J Lambe 3rd Ballytrain Daisy 7 J Lambe Senior Cow

1st Ballytrain Teal 5 J Lambe 2nd Ransboro Blossom 40 Carter Family 3rd Ransboro Sabin 4 Carter Family Group of Three 1st Ballytrain Teal 5 J Lambe 2nd Ransboro Sabin 4 Carter Family 3rd Nejay Erin 9 Carter Family

Champion: Ballytrain Teal 5 James Lambe Reserve: Ransboro Madam Carter Family Honourable Mention: Ransboro Blossom Carter Family

In the in-calf heifer class, we saw many of the 2021 class come back in the ring, however my eventual winner was a different heifer, one that I greatly admired. This all red heifer stood out being taller at the front end, more open through the rib, with a harder top. She paraded well, with a clean bone and excellent foot structure.

In the heifer in milk class, there were 2 entries and heading up the class was a real nice roan heifer, that gained the advantage for being slightly deeper and open ribbed, with quality legs and feet. She had better udder texture and a higher rear attachment.

The junior cow class was headed up by a fantastic individual, and a cracking example of what many dairy farmers will be looking for today. She was one of the smallest cows of the class but had exceptional balance and exceptional dairy quality. However, it was in the udder she excelled over the second placing, holding the fore udder far tighter to the under line, with a wider attachment.

Holding her udder higher above the hock, she was a standout winner in this class. Second was a very nice bodied cow, being taller and cleaner over the shoulder than my third placed cow. She was longer overall and had a near perfect rump. She also gained in udder texture through the rear udder, being silkier, and carrying her milk higher in the rear udder. Third was a stronger type cow with excellent legs and feet.

In the senior class, I found an easy winner and my eventual champion. A cow having had 6 calves that was super refined and dairy, with excellent openness of rib, and a real dairy texture to the udder.

It was the refinement and cleanliness of bone and brisket that gave her the advantage over a very powerful cow in second place. This is a cow I greatly admired, and cow that I can imagine will continue to get better the older she gets. It was the added power and width that gave her the advantage of a slightly smaller cow in 3rd. Third to fifth, in this class were all quality cows, and shows the longevity that Dairy Shorthorns are blessed with, all medium sized with udders to last.

My Champion was the winner of the senior cow class, with the reserve champion going to the junior cow. Two very different, but quality individuals.

Owain Harries

Ashbourne Show | 20th August 2022 | Judge: Mr I Collins

Heifer, Maiden, not to exceed 18 months

1st Cotonhall Jedi Tulip - s: Glencliffe JP Jedi Ms P Jepson

2nd Romanmoor Lilac Lily - s: Breckney Graham Ms P Jepson

3rd Cotonhall Bambam Kirklevington - s: Cotonhall Bambam Mr R Kite

4th Weaverdale Vi - s: Cotonhall Eclipse Mrs S Pattinson

5th Oxton Fever Reagan 6 - s: Oxton Fever Mr R Kite

6th Weaverdale Rosepetal - s: Churchroyd Pure Class Mrs S Pattinson

7th Weaverdale Duchess Ann - s: Churchroyd Pure Class Mrs S Pattinson

8th Weaverdale Sharon Rose 22 - s: Rodway Ronson Mrs S Pattinson

In-calf Heifers

1st Weaverdale Tulip 15 - s: Bushmills Jazz Mrs S Pattinson

2nd Cotonhall Blitz Joyce - s: Cotonhall Blitz Mrs S Pattinson

Dry Cow

1st

Cotonhall Jackpot Starlet - s: Cotonhall Jackpot Ms P Jepson

2nd Weaverdale Tulip 11 - s: Quornford Ronnie Mrs S Pattinson

Milk Heifer

1st

Cotonhall Dynamic Empress - s: Cotonhall Dynamic Mr R Kite

Champion: Cotonhall Dynamic Empress - s: Cotonhall Dynamic Mr R Kite

Reserve: Cotonhall Jackpot Starlet - s: Cotonhall Jackpot Ms P Jepson

Hon Mention: Cotonhall Jedi Tulip - s: Glencliffe JP Jedi Ms P Jepson

Interbreed handling class

Junior Handler: Jessica Kirkham - 4th out of 20

Lily Kite - 6th out of 20

Intermediate Handler: Joe Kirkham - 4th out of 16

Champion: Cotonhall Dynamic Empress

Reserve Champion: Cotonhall Jackpot Starlet with Paige Jepson

Westmorland Show

7th & 8th September 2022 | Judge: G Bell

Maiden Heifers

1st Moorriggs Sparkle 28 – s: Winbrook Brutus S Armstrong

2nd Strickley Barrington Dot 33 – s: Strickley Wiggo Messrs Robinson

In Calf Heifers

1st Moorriggs Fleur 9 – s: Winbrook Claridge S Armstrong

2nd Beaconview Ann 5 – s: Lynmark St Clare J Handley

3rd Strickley Foggathorpe Fragrance 56 – s: Strickley Odyssey Messrs Robinson

Milking class

1st Beaconview Daisy 16 – s: Bushmills Jazz J Handley

2nd Strickley Annabella 194 – s: Bushmills Jazz Messrs Robinson

3rd Strickley Peeress Rose 49 – s: Strickley Odyssey Messrs Robinson

4th Moorriggs Wildeyes 23 – s: Winbrook Claridge S Armstrong

Junior Champion

1st Beaconview Daisy 16 – s: Bushmills Jazz J Handley

2nd Strickley Annabella 194 – s: Bushmills Jazz Messrs Robinson

A trio of dedicated breeders brought forward teams of Dairy Shorthorns to give some high quality competitive classes for me to ponder at this years Westmoreland County Show.

Maiden heifers kicked off the proceedings with Moorriggs Sparkle 28 gaining the first place over Strickley Barrington Dot 33 for her strength through her topline and flow of locomotion on parade.

Next, in-calf heifers headed by Moorriggs Fleur 9 who showed a little more promising mammary and cleaner bone than a similar type of heifer, Beaconview Ann 5, in third place a lovely fine dairy heifer, Strickley Foggathorpe Fragrance 56 who just conceded smoothness on parade compared to the first two heifers on the day.

In the first of the milking classes it was John Handley’s heifer Beaconview Daisy 16 that had the edge over Messrs Robinson’s Strickley Annabella 194 by virtue of the fullness and bloom in her udder and extra style on parade. The second heifer beat her herd mate Strickley Peeress Rose 49 because she carried her milk a little higher. Third place standing above Moorriggs Wildeyes 23 from the Armstrongs for extra depth of rear rib and superior fore udder attachment, the fourth placed animal showing a great rear udder.

There then took place a junior Championship contested between first and second places from the first three classes. I made the heifer in milk my Champion and the second place milk heifer Reserve.

Two junior cows in competition in the next class, Beaconview Lottie 7 came out in great form, her overall bloom and sweep of her fore udder was enough to place her above Moorriggs

Champion: Beaconview Lottie 7

Junior Cow

1st Beaconview Lottie 7 – s: Panorama Anticipation

J Handley

2nd Moorriggs Wildeyes 18 – s: Panorama Aramis S Armstrong

Senior cow

1st Strickley Goldie 217 – s: Nejay Amazon Messrs Robinson

2nd Moorriggs Wildeyes 14 – s: Blackwood Park Butternut S Armstrong

3rd Beaconview Pansy 5 – s: Llandovery Jinnys Empire J Handley

4th Strickley Goldie 251 – s: Strickley Bernie Messrs Robinson

Champion: Beaconview Lottie 7 – s: Panorama Anticipation –J Handley

Reserve: Beaconview Daisy 16 – s: Bushmills Jazz – J Handley

Wildeyes 18, another fine milky looking cow.

The Senior cow class provided the most interesting challenge of the day for me. Three heavy producing matrons that had 21 calvings between them and a very stylish third calver that had been calved a while.

In the end I went with Strickley Goldie 217, very fresh in her ninth lactation and moving around the ring like a four year old, it was her depth of rear rib and the fact she had an extra three calvings that gave her the nod over Moorriggs Wildeyes 14. A very close placing between second and third, another sixth calver Beaconview Pansy 5. This put Strickley Goldie 251 in fourth spot although had she been at a earlier stage of lactation she could have stood at the other end of the line.

The group classes were straightforward and with the weather deteriorating I wasted no time with my placings and so set the stage for the finale of the Championship.

The final line up was an impressive display in front of a large and knowledgeable crowd.

I had no doubt in my mind where I was going and tapped out Beaconview Lottie 7 as a very deserving Champion and her herd mate Beaconview Daisy 16 following nicely in Reserve.

I felt that the standard of cattle across the many breeds on display was outstanding. Within the Dairy section the Shorthorn exhibitors can hold heads up high for how they represented our breed, congratulations to all of them.

UK Dairy

Day | 14th September 2022 | Judge: D Winnington

Champion: Marleycote Olive 27

Heifer in Milk

1st Churchroyd Fay 22 – s: Blackwood Park Butternut IRG Collins & Partners

2nd Kidstones Gentle 9 – s: Bushmills Jazz AE Wilkes

Junior Cow in Milk

1st Marleycote Olive 27 – s: Shaunlea Gangster GG Baynes and Son

2nd Churchroyd Fay 20 – s: Churchroyd Pharaoh IRG Collins & Partners

Senior Cow in Milk

1st Drisgol Belladonna 349 – s: Drisgol Mabels Master RW Harper & Partners

It was a great privilege of being asked to judge the Dairy Shorthorn Classes at UK Dairy Day 2022 and I would like to thank everybody that was involved in giving me this honour. The quality of the cattle and the way they were turned out were a credit to all the exhibitors.

Heifers - I led this class of in milk Heifers with a dark red heifer, she walked and paraded with style in the ring. She was clean with a deep open rib and a beautiful udder. It was the veination in her udder and the snugness of the attachment in her fore udder gave her the advantage over the second heifer. I really admired the second heifer, I loved the strength through her front end and she also paraded and tracked really well. Two very good heifers to start the day with.

Junior Cow - The two outstanding cows in this class were not easy to split, both having an abundance of attributes. I gave the first place to the white cow, a cow that oozed style and presence as she paraded around the ring. This cow had great locomotion moving effortlessly around the ring, she was correct right through with lots of veination through her udder with teats placed just right and tight udder attachment. I gave her the advantage over the second cow for the stretch and length she had, also being more clean in her bone quality as well having more cover over her front teats.

Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Fay 20

Senior Cow in Milk

2nd Churchroyd Fay 15 – s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins & Partners

3rd Shaunlea Geri 13 – s: Marleycote Cosmonaut SE Dixon & GR Holliday

4th Twells Susie 69 – s: Strickley Maximus Pearn Wyatt & Son

Champion: Marleycote Olive 27 – s: Shaunlea Gangster GG Baynes and Son

Reserve: Churchroyd Fay 20 – s: Churchroyd Pharaoh IRG Collins & Partners

Honourable Mention: Drisgol Belladonna 349 – s: Drisgol Mabels Master RW Harper & Partners

The second cow was also outstanding. She was a wonderfully balanced open ribbed cow with great legs and feet. Another excellent udder being high and wide at the rear with bloom.

Senior Cow - This was a very good class of four senior cows. I felt like I’d got an easy winner with an outstanding fourth calver, this cow had such balance from the tip of her nose to the end of her tail. She had great lines with a level hard top line. This cow had a well attached udder with excellent teat placement. I gave her the advantage over my second cow being more level through her rump and also having a better quality and levelness of udder. She also tracked a little better on her hind legs. The second cow was a really powerful cow, and full of milk. I placed her over the third cow having more width through her chest, with extra height and width in the rear udder and more bloom as well. I did like the third cow though, this cow oozed dairy character and milk. She had a great rib and walked on a good set of feet and it was those feet that put her over my fourth cow, having a better angle and more depth of heel. But this fourth cow was a big, tall quality dairy cow with great stretch and full of milk, a really great cow to finish the line up.

Championship - The two junior cows were my Champion and Reserve, with the senior cow worthy of an honourable mention.

David Winnington

The Dairy Show | 5th October 2022 | Judge: P Harrison

Maiden Heifer

1st Royalmoor Solo 3 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class J White

2nd Brimclose Elsie 12 - s: Winbrook Brutus S & D Slade

In Calf Heifer

1st Brimclose Samanta 68 - s: Brimrclose Majestic S & D Slade

In milk heifer

1st Churchroyd Heather 123 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins and Partners

2nd Brimclose Jean 9 - s: Bushmill Jazz S & D Slade Junior Cow

1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins and Partners

2nd Brimclose Judy 19 - s: Treeton Pingerley S & D Slade

3rd Brimclose Lyra 18 - s: Treeton Pingerley S & D Slade

Intermediate cow

1st Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 54 - s: Ladino Park Talent IRG Collins and Partners

2nd Cotonhall Joyland Starlet - s: Cotonhall Joyland J White

After a long drive from Northumberland to Somerset I looked forward to judging the Dairy Shorthorn classes in an area I hadn’t judged in before.

The first class of the day was the maiden heifers. First place went to a well grown calf with dairy strength throughout, tremendous openness of rib and an excellent rump structure which gave it the advantage over the long angular calf in second.

A very young heifer with a great front end, excellent topline on excellent legs and feet showing a lot of promise for udder development, this was the only in-calf heifer forward.

Three in milk heifers were forward and I led off this class with an outstanding heifer in first. A real well-balanced heifer with a strong topline, excellent rump structure, openness of rib and excellent udder with strong ligament and teat position, a high wide rear udder and strong fore udder attachment. It was her openness of rib and quality

Intermediate cow

3rd Brimclose Jill 32 - s: Brimclose Dancer S & D Slade Senior Cow

1st Churchroyd Fay 11 - s: Nejay Prince 4 IRG Collins and Partners

2nd Brimclose Jewel 11 - s: Treeton Pingerley S & D Slade Pairs

1st IRG Collins & Partners

Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins and Partners

Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 54 - s: Ladino Park Talent IRG Collins and Partners

Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins and Partners

Reserve: Churchroyd Heather 123 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins and Partners

Honourable Mention: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 54s: Ladino Park Talent IRG Collins and Partners

Interbreed Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins and Partners

mammary system which gave her the advantage over the very fresh heifer in second. Second over the open ribbed heifer in third for its leg set and better locomotion.

The junior cow class again three forward was led off with a tremendous young cow, a cow which was difficult to fault. A stylish excellent topline and rump structure, great frame and balance and a perfect mammary system, high wide rear udder, blended fore udder, excellent teat position. A quality cow hard to get past. This cow was followed by two real fresh cows, second gets the advantage being better attached in the fore udder and more bloom in the udder over the well balanced cow in third.

The intermediate cow class was led off by a real balanced red cow and white cow showing dairy strength and a quality mammary system. It was her extra body capacity and udder quality which gave her the advantage over the really long cow in second. It was her extra length and style on parade

Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Heather 123

that gave my second placed cow the advantage over the cow in third.

The senior cow class had two sixth calvers forward, both showing the longevity of the breed. I gave the first cow the advantage over my second for more bloom and more balance in the udder than the great front ended cow with excellent body capacity in second.

The championship line up showed animals of the same cut, tall angular open framed excellent uddered cattle on great legs and feet.

The championship went to the Junior cow Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63, an awesome cow by the homebred bull Churchroyd Wild Card. The reserve championship went to the milk heifer Churchroyd Heather 123, again by Churchroyd

Wild Card. Honourable mention was Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 54 by the Holstein bull Ladino Park Talent.

Various reasons meant the number of cattle forward was low but what was lacking in quantity was more than made up for in quality with Churchroyd Heather 123 going onto be reserve Interbreed Heifer Champion and Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 63 reserve Interbreed cow behind the Jersey.

I would like to thank the exhibitors and their teams for all their time and effort in bringing out tremendous examples of what the Dairy Shorthorn breed has to offer everyone, whatever their preference and system. Also, the Show society for inviting me to judge. After a great day spent doing what I really enjoy the prospect of a long drive home wasn’t what I needed but I managed to get back the same day, just!

Honourable Mention: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 54

Interbreed Reserve Champion: Churchroyd Wildeyes 63

All Breeds All Britain Calf Show

14th & 15th October 2022 | Judge: Mr H Wilson

March 2022 born

1st Cotonhall Roulette Moonlight - s: Tanat Roulette R Kite

2nd Cotonhall Galaxy Alicia - s: Cotonhall Galaxy R Kite

3rd Shaunlea Geri 28 - s: Cotonhall Galaxy S Dixon & G Holliday December to February born calves

1st Cotonhall Illuminate Duchess Ann - s: Amber Illuminate R Kite

2nd Cotonhall Merryman Duchess Ann - s: Wreay Merryman R Kite

3rd Mossrigg Barrington Iris 18 - s: Shaunlea Gangster J & J Fisher & Daughters

4th Shaunlea Geri 27 - s: Silverleigh MC S Dixon & G Holliday

5th Churchroyd Amanda Red 23 - s: Churchroyd Koala IRG Collins & Partners

6th Whitmore Pure Class Nancy - s: Churchroyd Pure Class JW Lomax

7th Churchroyd Heather 141 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class IRG Collins & Partners

8th Kidstones Heather 10 - s: Churchroyd Hercules AE Wilkes

9th Burbrook Pure Class Meg 3 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class RW Harper & Partners

10th Newpark Barbara 8 - s: Oxton Freeman DH Craig September to November born calves

1st Churchroyd Strawberry 17 - s: Churchroyd Wild Card IRG Collins & Partners

2nd Churchroyd Peggy 36 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class

IRG Collins & Partners

3rd Cotonhall Gangster Hayley - s: Shaunlea Gangster R Kite

4th Churchroyd Heather 139 - s: Churchroyd Hercules

IRG Collins & Partners

5th Burbrook Pure Class Meg 2 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class RW Harper & Partners

6th Cotonhall Jedi Tulip - s: Glencliffe JP Jedi Miss P Jepson

7th Kidstone Wild Queen 4 - s: Churchroyd Pure Class AE Wilkes

May to August born calves

1st Mossrigg Barrington Iris 16 - s: Bushmills Jazz J & J Fisher & Daughters

2nd Churchroyd Peggy 35 - s: Churchroyd Pharaoh

3rd Churchroyd Lady Rose 48 - s: Churchroyd Pharaoh

IRG Collins & Partners

IRG Collins & Partners

4th Cotonhall Lillyhill Lady Barrington - s: Innisfail Lillyhill R Kite

5th Churchroyd Nicola 38 - s: Churchroyd Pharaoh

6th Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 73 - s: Churchroyd Koala

7th Rowanmoor Lilac Lilly - s: Breckney Graham

January to April born class

1st

IRG Collins & Partners

IRG Collins & Partners

Reserve Champion: Cotonhall Illuminate Duchess Ann

What a Show! First class of the day had 3 beautiful, well grown March calves. Leading the class, I had Cotonhall Roulette Moonlight, a tremendous stylish calf as a long train, overall length of body gave her the advantage over the second place.

Second class with ten entries, leading the class with Cotonhall Illuminate Duchess Ann, my Reserve Champion overall as well. This powerful deep bodied calf was an outstanding winner, she had so much style and length of body over my second place. Another beautiful balanced calf in second, had so much body and width in the rump over my third place. The calf in third had to be admired for her depth of body and spring of rib.

The class 3, with seven entries. I led of this class with Churchroyd Strawberry 17. What a powerhouse, she was with so much strength and width through the rump and a great depth of body, overall power and balanced, had the advantage over my second choice. A calf with so much spring and depth of rib, that gave her the advantage over my third placing.

Class four, the class of the day! The quality ran deep in this class, led with my overall champion, she was a great calf, so well balanced, well grown calf, tremendous style and ring presence with so much power and width throughout its body. I gave her the advantage over my second place, by having more width in the pins. My second place, what an eye-catching calf, with its marking, she had tremendous style and spring and depth of body.

I gave her the advantage over a very close placing between second and third, by the way she handled her legs over another stylish dairy calf in third. And third over fourth for her overall dairyness over my fourth place.

Class 5, I had three powerful square heifers. In this class I led with the most correct balanced heifer in the class, Churchroyd Nicola 33. A calf again processed tremendous power and width; I gave her the advantage over my second place by being more dairy through the front end than the big square heifer in second. And second over third, giving me more stature in the front end and length of body over my lovely dairy heifer in third.

The Championship

What a great line up full of top quality, spoilt for choice, I had no hesitation on picking Mossrigg Barrington Iris 16 as my champion. A very complete calf, so balanced throughout with so much power and strength. I gave her the advantage over my reserve, Cotonhall Illuminate Duchess Ann for her maturity and depth of body. My reserve, a calf with a great future ahead of her, a powerhouse of a calf and Churchroyd Strawberry 17 fitted nicely into Hon Mention.

Thank you, Dairy Shorthorn Cattle Society, for giving me the opportunity to judge, it was a great honour and privilege to judge an outstanding top-quality show. The future of the breed is in safe hands. Also, a big thank you to all the breeders and exhibitors for putting on a great show.

Thanks. Mr Hefyn Wilson

Welsh Dairy Show | 25th Ocotber 2022 | Judge: Phillip Oliver

Champion: Drisgol Waterloo 180

Heifer in milk calves under

3yrs old

1st Drisgol Waterloo 180 - s: Bushmills Jazz

SVB & EA Thomas

2nd Crug Butternut Duchess 2 - s: Blackwood Park Butternut A Rees

3rd Drisgol Bella 146 - s: Bushmills Jazz

Cow in milk

SVB & EA Thomas

1st Drisgol Belladonna 368 - s: Blackwood Park Butternut

SVB & EA Thomas

2nd Crug Butternut Duchess 2 - s: Blackwood Park Butternut A Rees

Reserve Champion: Drisgol Belladonna 368

Champion:

Drisgol Waterloo 180 - s: Bushmills Jazz SVB & EA Thomas

Reserve Champion: Drisgol Belladonna 368 - s: Blackwood Park Butternut SVB & EA Thomas

Best Group of 3 SVB & EA Thomas

Best Group of 3: SVB & EA Thomas

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