LEFT The Holstein Celebration kicked off with a visit to the herd that’s synonymous with our new President; Dalesend.
BELOW Bernard introduces visi- tors to Newton Grange flanked by North Eastern Club President Peter Corner and Chairman Kevin Clarkson.
NORTH EASTERN CELEBRATION
As the incoming Holstein UK President is Bernard Liddle, well-known as manager of the Dalesend herd in North Yorkshire, the Holstein Celebration was this year hosted by the North Eastern Club, who put on an excellent programme of herd and alternative visits
he Holstein Celebration moved to the North East this year to welcome incoming President Bernard Liddle of the Dalesend herd. The event was based at the Blackwell Grange Hotel at Darlington and it was appropriate that the first visit was to the Newton-Le-Willows home of the Dalesend herd, where Bernard has been manager since 1969. Sadly, ill health prevented herd owner Jonathan Ropner from being at the farm to greet everyone but he sent his best wishes to all who attended. The Dalesend philosophy is based on strong cow families and good type, the aim being to breed long-lived cows. Day-to-day management of the herd is undertaken by Richard Lapthorne with assistance from Stuart Clapham, who’s a keen member of HYB. Milk sales average around 9000 litres per cow from a simple system that sees the herd fed on maize and grass silage equally plus concentrate in a central feed passage in the cubicle house. Out of parlour feeders are used to top up and the herd is grazed during the summer months. Cow families are vital at Dalesend and long-established UK families include Jessie, Lettice, Marigold, Pansy, Queen and Unique. These are kept alongside imported families that are continuing to develop, especially the Bella, Jean, Rosanna and Rosina lines. Of course, the Maude family continues to attract interest thanks to Dalesend Storm Maude EX97-5E LP120 while purchases made after a contiguous FMD cull in 2001 included Dalesend Dundee Spottie EX91 who looks to be founding another interesting family. Visitors enjoyed an excellent lunch sponsored by BOCM Pauls before inspecting the herd and trying their judging skills at a ‘Pick 6 from 30’ competition sponsored by Genus ABS. This was won by John Jamieson (Firth), who won a trip to the Cremona Show, while Judith Waring was the highest placed lady and won a magnificent hamper of Yorkshire produce.
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Dinner in the evening back at Blackwell Grange was followed by entertainment supplied by the Northallerton Male Voice Choir, of which North East Club President Peter Corner (Cinnamire) is a member. The following morning, delegates had a choice of visiting either the Richmond Ice Cream Company or Mark Johnston’s racing stables. Both visits were well attended, although the livestock factor drew a bigger crowd to the village of Middleham and Mark Johnston’s impressive training set up. Mr Johnston spent over two hours showing the group around three of the six yards that make up his establishment; two of which are housed at an ex-dairy farm that now include the training gallops. Employing 120 staff, including two vets, and using facilities that include an equine swimming pool and automated exercisers, the stables have an enviable success rate and are home to current stars such as Lady Jane Digby, Monterosso, Sea Lord and Jukebox Jury.
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