All roads lead to Turriff this summer as more than 2000 animals prepare for Scotland’s largest two-day agricultural show.
It is nearly time for Scotland’s largest two-day agricultural show. Once again, Turriff Show has an impressive number of exhibitor entries lined up, with more than 1500 classes taking place on Sunday, August 2, and Monday, August 3.
Entry numbers are now confirmed across all sections, with more than 260 cattle, nearly 800 sheep and 600 horses and ponies.
A popular pick for national breed shows, this year sees Turriff host the Blue Texel National Sheep Show on Monday, August 3. The show will be judged by Stephanie Dick, well known in the livestock circuit for her award-winning Stephick Blue Texel and Beltex sheep flocks.
Exhibitors will travel to the event from across Scotland, bringing their Blue Texels from as far south as Lockerbie, as well as Glasgow, Perthshire, and the surrounding Turriff area. An impressive 99 entries have been received for this year’s show, promising a highly competitive event.
Adding to the celebration of the region’s beef farming, the presentation of prizes for the show’s annual carcase cattle and butchery lamb classes will take place at the Woodhead Brothers stand on Sunday, August 2, at 3pm. These classes have proven to be as popular as ever, with an increase in entries from commercial breeders and finishers from across the north-east of Scotland.
The prestigious task of judging the whole show’s champion of champions will be held in the Main Ring on Monday, August 3, and rests, once again, in the competent hands of Donald Young from Perthshire. This will include all champions from the cattle, sheep, ridden pony, in-hand pony and Clydesdale sections.
The judges of each overall section include Keith Redpath as inter-breed cattle judge, Robin Avery for the supreme in-hand horse and pony, Christopher Patrick judging the overall ridden champion, Gordon Webster as inter-breed goat judge, and The Sheep Game’s Cammy Wilson in charge of picking the inter-breed champion and pair in the sheep section.
Duncan Gray, president of Turriff Show, said: “A huge thank you to all the wonderful judges who come from near and far to be a part of our two-day event.
"We’re delighted to host the Blue Texel National Sheep Show and, following last year’s unfortunate early closure of the show, it’s really uplifting to see such large entry numbers for all classes again, especially as, I feel, it’s the quality and depth of our livestock classes that truly set our much-loved show apart from other agricultural events. We’re very thankful for the time and effort exhibitors and handlers put into preparing animals for the two-day show, and we will be ready to welcome them to Turriff in August.”
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