Wales Farmer 36 NEWS July 2012


Shows giveyoung stars their chance to shine


■ Herefords enjoy aday to remember


By Farmer reporter


ABRAND new competition at this year’s Beef Expo event saw teams of three youngsters show different beef breeds and compete for the chance of win- ning atrip to the Royal Winter


Fair in Toronto, Canada. The winning team in the Young Show


Stars Challenge,representing the Herefordbreed, wasmade up of Fiona Woollatt, aged 20, from St Albans, Hertfordshire; James Ludgate,aged 19, from Thame in Oxfordshire, and the youngest member Hannah Braithwaite, aged 18, from Bridgnorth in Shropshire. Each team had to bring twoanimals


to the National Beef Association show at Malvern and demonstratetheir preparation and handling skills,aswell as stockjudging, knowledge of the industry and understanding of promo- tion and marketing. The HerefordCattle Society also had


success in winning the Best Breed Stand forthe second time in four years. The judge wasexecutive chairman of


British Livestock Genetics,Henry Lewis,who said the Herefordstand had “embraced the event’stheme of ‘improving your bottom line’ through- out their display. Each pen of cattle and promotional material told astory of howlivestock farmers could improve their financial returns.” Herefordbreeder William Haire,


aged 36, wasselected as runner-up in the prestigious Farmers Guardian Beef Stockman of the Future. William waspresented with the


awardinfront of nearly 400 members of the livestock industry at the Beef Expo dinner. William is apartner in afarmbusi-


ness based near Crumlin, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and is afirm believerinsticking to financial goals, rather than following fashions in breed- ing and sells most of his livestock pri- vately. William’supland farmsupports a


pedigree Herefordherdofaround 25 breeding females plus followers,run under the ‘Dorepoll’ prefix. Thereisalso acommercial Hereford


herdof35females and followers,pro- ducing bull calves forfinishing and heifers to provide replacements and to sell as breeding stock.


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TOP TEAM: The winning team in the Young Show Stars Challenge –James Ludgate, Fiona Woollatt and Hannah Braithwaite.


Record crowds at YFC event


ST Clears YFC Agricultural Show celebrated another year of success and attracted arecordcrowd this year.


Although very well established,


the showwas re-located afew years agojust up the road to the United Counties


Showground


exciting full and varied programme of activities with something to please everyone. Late in the afternoon, chairman


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ONE TO WATCH: Best young handler Ffion Thomas receives her trophy from judge, Helen Wells of Cardigan.


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Mary Davies remarkedthatitwas ‘a perfect end to aperfect day’. “Wehaveavery dedicated, hard working committee whoreallyput a


at


Carmarthen and is nowgetting big- ger each year. Visitors thoroughlyenjoyedan


greatdeal of effort into ensuring thatthe showisanoutstanding success. “Weare fullyprepared to try new


ideas,new breeds and newsections and, if they do not takeoff,wewill introduce something else,” said Mrs Davies. Tegwyn and Mary Davies areto


open their gardens at Caeremlyn, Whitland, on Sunday, July 1st, to raise funds forthe show. From some 1,500 horse and pony


entries the judges,showpresident Rowland Mitchell and LadyJEvans Bevan, gave best to the lead rein winner,Tori Thomas on the pretty Section Alead rein winner, Abercamlais Nedd.


Supreme from the cattle entries


wasgiventothe remarkable Holstein second calver,Weeton Golden Oralie,owned by Elwyn and Cheryl Thomas and heading the locals wasKevin Thomas with another Holstein, the April calved fourth calver Shottle Corrinne. The beef cattle entries were led by


Paul and Janet Williams with their fine 25-month-old Limousin bull, Marchgwyn Explosive. From the busy sheep pens Eirlys


and Barry Jones brought the cham- pion, awell growntwo-year-old HampshireDownram. Paired with twofemales,they also


took the prizefor the group of three.


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