A BRITISH Blue cross steer from Whalton-based Cambo YFC member, James Grix, Hill Head Farm, was crowned overall champion at Hexham and Northern Marts' culmination of their annual Young Farmers Calf wintering competition.
The event, at Hexham Auction Mart, attracted 36 young farmers from Northumberland and County Durham, who had purchased calves in October and brought them through the winter to present to the judge, Miss Rachel Mudd, Kepwick, Thirsk.
The champion was purchased from Roly and Melanie Carr, Homilton Farm at the end of October, last year.
Reserve overall and best opposite sex was a Limousin cross heifer from Newton Rigg Agricultural College students. This was a smart blue and white mottled heifer from previous competition winner Mark Statton, a Tritlington YFC member from High Highlaws, Morpeth. Furthest travelled, it was purchased from The Cockburns from Kingside, Leadburn, Peebleshire.
Best turned out calf was a black heifer from Coquetdale YFC member, Grant Cummings.
For full report see this week's SF
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