The Scottish Farmer

Fourth supreme Aberdeen title for Amelie

ROBERT and Jean Trotter’s double Royal Highland Show champion, Ormiston Mains Amelie, from Ormiston Mains, at Tranent, remained unbeaten for another show season, after she rose to the top of the 129-entry strong City of Aberdeen Clydesdale Show, at Duthie Park, on Saturday.

Glenkinglass fold triumphs again

THERE WASN’T much glimpse of the nation’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis, due to low cloud at this year’s Lochaber Show, but, for the most part, the day held dry for most of the proceedings.

Blackie is best at Muirkirk

The best from a strong show of Blackfaces secured the show supreme spot at the 25th Muirkirk Show, held at Blackside Farm, last weekend.

Galloway wins again at Moffat

Jim and Selina Ross’ well-known Galloway show cow, Doon of Urr Nerys 42, added yet another notch to her belt at Moffat Show, last weekend, when the inter-breed judge, Muriel Johnston, crowned this rising 10-year-old cow champion of champions.

Texel tops at Abington

Abington Show experienced a rather chilly day for August, but that failed to deter a big turnout of exhibitors in the strong sheep section, where the Wight family from Midlock, led the way in three different breeds.

Blue wins at glorious Appin

Appin Show’s livestock section continued to punch above its weight again this year when it was held in glorious sunshine with the backdrop of Castle Stalker, Lismore and Moidart behind it.

McLartys dominate Killin

Father and son team, Bobby and Iain McLarty, Little Port, St Fillans, enjoyed a field day at Killin Show, winning not only the champion and reserve honours in a bumper Blackface sheep section but also the overall champion of champions accolade.

Punk Rocker headlines again

Winning its fifth championship of the year at a sunny Kinross Show, last weekend, was John Tough’s Texel shearling, Aultmore Punk Rocker, which went on to be crowned supreme sheep by judge George Milne, development officer for NSA Scotland.

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A bumper show of cattle and horses saw the top two awards go the respective leaders from their sections at Craigie Show, last week, where the inter-breed judge, John Lamb, Ayr, presented the overall champion of champions to James Nisbet’s well-known commercial heifer, Little Boots, while the reserve honours were awarded to Lyndsay Adamson’s yearling Clydesdale filly, Gal-cal-fra Sweet Kelly.

Galloway shines at Peebles

A cracking turnout of livestock and a good dry day for the majority of the show proceedings ensured a bumper day out for all concerned at Peebles, where Jim and Selina Ross’ noted Galloway cow, Nerys 42 of Doon of Urr, from Romesbeoch, Shawhead, Dumfries, was crowned supreme overall champion of champions.

Charol(l)ais toppers at Perth

Charol(l)ais cattle and sheep made their presence felt both in the cattle and in the sheep sections at a busy Perth Show, last weekend, winning their representative sections, but it was the cattle leader that was the overall choice of inter-breed judge, Alan Fotheringham, Craighall, Forgandenny.

Babs is best dairy animal at Dumfries

Leading a strong dairy section at Dumfries Show last weekend, was the Holstein, Meiklefirth Empire Babs, winning at Dumfries for the third year in a row.

Texel wins again at Stewartry

For the second consecutive year a home-bred Texel ewe shown by Brian and David MacTaggart, of Douganhill Farms, Castle Douglas, went straight to the top at Stewartry Show, claiming not only the inter-breed sheep but also the supreme overall champion of champions.

Clydesdale wins supreme overall

A bumper show of livestock complete with a new poultry section with more than 600 birds saw Wigtown Show’s coveted overall champion of champions award go to the well-known Clydesdale mare, Hawkhill Katy from Johnny and Jacqueline Adamson.

Thomsons triumph again

The Thomson family’s prized North Country Cheviot flock from Hownam Grange, Kelso, again came to the fore at the Border Union Show last weekend, winning not only the breed section but also the inter-breed sheep honours and the inaugural champion of champions accolade.

Controversy at Stranraer

One of the largest shows of dairy cattle in Scotland saw the Holstein champion, Weirston Shottle Zoe VG85-2yr, from John Richardson, High Weirston, Leswalt, take the supreme dairy honours at a blustery Stranraer Show.

Another big win for Drumsleed

The big Simmental cow, Drumsleed Paige, added another notch to belt at a dry but blustery Kirriemuir Show, winning yet another inter-breed championship for her owners, Gerald and Morag Smith, Drumsleed, Fordoun, Laurencekirk.

Treble top for Scottish champions at Gt Yorks

TREBLE TOP Scottish champions in the sheep sections at the Great Yorkshire Show (left to right) Shetland champion from Rena Douglas; Ryeland champion from Susan Bryden and the Jacob champion in the hands of Gordon Connor

Native winners lead at Echt

Two of the biggest sections at a blustery Echt Show – the Suffolk and the cross sheep – went on to produce the champion and the reserve inter-breed winners in the busy sheep lines, last weekend.

Gavin shears to success in record time

ONCE AGAIN, the wet weather and consistent rain didn’t manage to dampen the spirits of the shearers at Lochearnhead Shears, where an international line up of competitors congregated to fight for the Scottish Blackface shearing champion title.

Hownam Grange does the double in the sheep lines

Once again North Country Cheviot sheep from Jim and Willie Thomson, Hownam Grange, Kelso, dominated the proceedings in the inter-breed sheep competition at the Highland, winning the supreme overall with a home-bred gimmer, which the following day teamed up with the male champion from Peebles breeder, Martin Taylor, to secure the trophy for inter-breed pairs.

Coalition seeks EID appeal

BRITAIN’S NEW coalition government has made an early move to win the hearts of the nation’s sheep farmers, using the Royal Highland Show to reveal that it is formally seeking a review of Europe’s controversial sheep EID regulations.

The Royal Highland Show 2010

Horse crowned supreme at Alyth

A “magnificent” Cleveland Bay gelding ruled supreme at Alyth Show, when umpire George Fleming from Aberbothrie, had to brought in as the three inter-breed judges failed to come to a unanimous decision.

Krystie wins Road to the Isles

Numbers in quite a few of the sections were down on the year at this year’s Road to the Isles Show, held near the beach at Camusdarach, near Arisaig, most notably in the commercial cattle and Highland sections.

Simmental and Charollais lead at Angus

In the contest for the overall cattle inter-breed at Angus Show, held in the grounds of Brechin Castle, it was the Simmental leader that prevailed, by amassing the most collective points from all the cattle judges.

Limousin leads cattle at Stirling

A strong turn-out of Limousins produced the overall cattle champion at a busy Stirling Show, last weekend.

Blue do at Straiton

Bluefaced Leicesters from John Kerr’s Craigskean flock from Maybole, led the way at sunny Straiton, last weekend, winning not only the breed championship but also the inter-breed sheep, inter-breed group of three and the coveted overall champion of champions.

Blonde tops Houston

A FORMER Highland Show champion stepped up to the plate to take the champion of champions award at a sun-baked Houston Show which also reported a record show attendance.

Clydesdale leads West Fife

Glorious sunshine, a good turnout of stock and a move to a more central, sheltered location combined to ensure a bumper turnout of spectators for Central and West Fife Agricultural society’s annual show, staged this year at Hilton Farm, Kelty.

Black Limmys top Beef Expo

Once again, black Limousin cross calves ruled supreme at the national spring spectacular show at Beef Expo – now ranked as being one of the best commercial calf shows in the country – securing many of the lead awards including the champion and reserve honours.

Positive news at Scotsheep

Exhibitors and spectators were out in force to support Scotsheep on Wednesday, which not only attracted one of the highest ever attendance figures but also some positive news for the future.

Looking forward to a fresh start

Britain’s beef farmers can look forward to a fresh start and renewed opportunities on how to take the industry forward under the new Conservative Liberal Democrat coalition government.

Dynamite dominates at Drymen

Tremendous balance was how overall championship judge David Leggat saw his choice of supreme at Drymen, in the commercial beef leader Miss Dynamite.

Black Beauty wins again at Lesmahagow

For the second year in succession, Kevin Watret’s British Blue cow, Solway View Black Beauty collected the champion of champions title at a busy Lesmahagow Show.

Blacks lead at Fife

Blacks made their presence felt at Fife Show, last weekend, winning many of the top inter-breed awards including the overall champion of champions.

Little Boots leads Ayrshire YF rally

Mauchline YFC member James Nisbet, from Sorn Mains, Sorn, collected the overall championship at the Ayrshire Young Farmers’ County Rally.

Lady Hazel leads at Ayr

Champion of champions at Ayr Show last weekend, was Agnes Jackson’s four-year-old mare, Boat Lady Hazel, a Millisle Perfection daughter, out of the 21-year-old Boat Scottish Lady, that has already won 30 trophies.

Townend wins Scottish silage award

Ayrshire dairy farmers, John Drummond and sons, John, George and Robert, from Townend, Craigie, have come to the fore to win the Scottish Grassland Society’s annual silage trophy with the reserve going to the North of Scotland winner, John Shand, Chapelford, Buckie.

Ayrshire tops bumper Catrine event

A bumper line-up of dairy cattle saw some of the area’s best animals vie for the leading awards at Catrine Show, where the coveted supreme cattle award was presented the champion Ayrshire from father and son Hugh and Grant Woodburn, Killoch, Galston.

Simmental cracker leads the way

AN OUTSTANDING Simmental heifer with a calf at foot led the champion of champions proceedings at a rather cold and blustery Neilston Show, last weekend.

Bonkers best at Beith

The commercial beef champion went onto take show supreme honours at a sunny Beith Show, last weekend.

Kilmaurs kicks off show season

A chilly but dry day welcomed in the first show of the season, Kilmaurs, held at Scott Ellis Playing Fields, Kilmarnock, last weekend.

A day of doubles at Overton point-to-point

It was a day of doubles at the Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire and Eglinton point-to-point at Overton, Clyde Valley on Saturday when both Tristian Davidson and Nathan Moscrop rode doubles and Mike Smith and Victor Thompson both trained two winners apiece.

Paddy powers to the top for Cawdor Cup

SEVEN RESERVE tickets and five decades have past since the last time that the Clark family, of Muirton, in Crieff, lifted the Cawdor Challenge Cup at the National Stallion Show, but a little bit of luck from the Irish brought the family, which has been showing Clydesdale horses for more than a century, the supreme success for 2010.

Cuil wins Bf show

The third annual spring show of Blackface sheep staged at Newton Stewart Auction Mart, attracted a bumper entry of 85 sheep.

All Breeds Dairy Show proves success

Dairy breeders were out in force to support the first National All Breeds Show, at Stoneleigh, which attracted a top quality line up of pedigree cattle from no fewer than six breeds.

Thriller tops Spring Show at Thainstone

HEAVY SNOW showers failed to dampen the spirits of those attending the Royal Northern Spring Show at Thainstone, on Wednesday, which attracted just 500 short of last year’s record breaking 7000+ attendance.

Record entries dispel February blues

The first National All Breeds Dairy show at Stoneleigh, next week, looks set to open with a bang with a record entry of just short of 500 head expected.

Blackface stockjudging at Stirling

BLACKFACE SHEEP breeders from the west Perth, Dumbarton and Stirling district held a successful stockjudging at Caledonian Marts, Stirling.

Royal Highland Show judges 2010

Scots make their mark at Smithfield

SCOTTISH EXHIBITORS made their presence felt at AgriLive Smithfield – which for the first time, was this year held at Stoneleigh – collecting several of the championships in both the cattle and sheep contests.

Southern Holstein wins the Royal Ulster Winter Fair

THE RUN of success achieved by dairy cattle breeders from the south of Ireland at the Royal Ulster Winter Fair continued on December 10, when a Holstein cow from Mervyn, Phillip and Garry Jones beat all comers.

Tag remains unbeaten at Hamilton

Bobby Henderson kept his Tag (RB Henderson’s Jaff, Marjorie Thomson’s Mist) under close control at Hamilton Hall and Tag worked well to control the sheep, particularly on the cross drive. The cross ewes behaved well on the compact, gently sloping course, but did not like the young dogs approaching too close, nor were they keen on the pen.

Deveronvale flock is top in the north

FOR THE second year in a row, Graham Morrison’s Deveronvale flock, from Inchbruich, Banff, took the overall award at the North of Scotland Texel flock competition, judged recently by Jonnie Campbell, Bardnaclavan, Thurso.

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