An abundance of competitors were present at SAYFC's annual national sheep dressing competition which was hosted in conjunction with LiveScot, last weekend.

Judging the array of dressers were Kenny O’Connor and Robert Paterson, with the lambs kindly provided by Andy Baillie, Broomfield.

Landing the top award amongst the senior classes and being named overall champions were James Hamilton and James Fleming of Avondale Young Farmers.

In the junior competition, the Aayfc Ayrshire Young Farmers pair of John Mitchell and Scott Gray came out on top.

LEADING awards

Lamb dressing – Juniors – 1, Ayrshire, John Mitchell and Scott Gray; 2, Biggar, Fin Hope and Jay Adamson; 3, Thornhill, Kacey Anderson and John Hewson. Seniors – 1, Avondale, James Hamilton and James Fleming; 2, Avondale, David Cunningham and Jordan Cuthbertson; 3, West Aberdeenshire – Hannah Lorimer and Craig Coutts.