THE sheep inter-breed trophy  at the Royal Welsh this year heads up to Aberdeenshire after the Ingram family from Inverurie took top honours with a home-bred aged ewe from their Charollais flock.

The winner was Logie Durno Kate, which was breed champion at this year’s Royal Highland Show and is full sister to the 2010 Royal Welsh breed champion; Logie Durno Jackpot. The ewe, which took the continental title before taking the overall inter-breed, is by Rockvilla Golden Promise and out of a Rutland ewe.
Earlier in the day the ewe had been teamed with a ram, also from the Ingrams, to win the inter-breed pairs trophy. This tup, Ffrwd Lord of the Ring, is by a Rhaeadr tup and was bred by Dewi Prichard Evans of Anglesey. The Ingrams bought the ram for 3,200gns at the main NSA ram sales at Builth Wells last year.

Patrick Tantrum of Landrindod Wells was the individual inter-breed judge and his overall runner-up was the winner of the native upland section; a two-year-old Beulah Speckled Face ram from Dyfan Evans of Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire. The tup is by a Bound sire and was bought privately as a yearling from breeder Mervyn Price, Penycrug, Builth Wells. This was its first show outing.

Reserve in the continental judging was a Rouge ewe from Percy Tait of Hackett, Worcester. This ewe was fresh from success at the Great Yorkshire Show where it scooped the overall inter-breed prize for the second consecutive year. The home-bred five-year-old is by Knighton Boycey.

A Brecknock Hill Cheviot ram from well-known cattle breeders Huw and Wendy Morgan of Llangadog, Carmarthenshire, took the runner-up rosette in the native upland section. This was the first show outing for the ram, which was bred by P. Davies of Sennybridge and bought by the Morgan as a yearling.

Winner in the native lowland section was a shearling ewe from the Welsh Mule section. This home-bred tup was shown by Ben Powell on behalf of his parents Howell and Liz who farm at Rhayader, Powys.

The ewe was followed by a Clun Forest ram from Brian and Anne Davies of Garthbrengy, Brecon. The ewe was bred by B. Froggart and bought as a shearling from Ludlow last year.
Reserve in the inter-breed pairs competition went to a Kerry Hill shearling ram and shearling ewe.
The home-bred ram from Geraint Roberts of Denbigh is by a Myndcal tup and this was its first major show outing.
The ewe exhibited by Sion Jones of Aberystwyth was bred by J.P. Owens and bought at a sale in Ludlow. Its previous show successes include the rare breeds title on the second day of this year’s Royal Welsh Spring Festival.

 

 

 

 

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Pig championships – Royal Welsh Show

THE pig interbreed championship at the Royal Welsh Show went to the August 2010-born, British Lop sow, Catrin Harmony 22984, by Bezurell Supreme 2, owned by six-year-old, Catherine Nicholas, from Raglan, Monmouthshire.

Judge, Arthur Gregory, Selby, North Yorkshire, said she was ‘a clear winner, which walked well, had good hams and was the type of breeding sow we should be looking for in Lops.’

Harmony is one of 12 British Lops kept by the Nicholas family, who also took the reserve male championship with Catrin Duke 4.

Reserve overall and reserve female was the Saddleback champion, Beilliau Dinah 5, by Beilliau Grand Duke 5, from M.G.W. Trumper, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.

The male championship went to the August 2011-born Welsh boar, Goldfoot Arthur 4, by Gillbeck Arthur from Mr and Mrs Teife Evans and Son, Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion

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Dairy interbreed – Royal Welsh Show

It was a first Royal Welsh inter-breed win for Philip and Stuart Williams when they took the title with their Ayrshire fifth calver, Middle Lady Milestone E.

Bred by J. Whiteford and Sons, Carlisle, she was bought by the father and son team, who milk 80 Ayrshires and 100 Holsteins at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, as an in-calf heifer in 2007.  Having calved in February, she is projected to give 9,500 litres in her current lactation. This was her first major show ring outing and she will now go to Pembrokeshire County.

Judge, Arthur Lawrie from Milnathort, Fife said she was ‘a superb cow, particularly for a fifth calver, and had real ring presence and style and obviously loved being at the show.’

In reserve was the Holstein champion, Castellhyfryd Spirte Rosina, who took the inter-breed title here last year and was Holstein champion at the Dairy Event.   

Mr Lawrie said she was also an outstanding cow and an excellent example of the breed, but it was the front end which just gave the Ayrshire the edge.

The heifer championship went to the Holstein, Wyndford Jasper Betty 92, by Wilcoxview Jasper, from Wilfred Maddocks, Newport, Shropshire. Currently giving 35kg, she was reserve breed champion at Newport Show on her previous outing. In reserve was the Jersey, Glanmor Ring Money from Glanmor Jerseys, Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, who milk 100 Jerseys. This was her show ring debut.

The Holsteins won both the pairs and the team of five championships with the Jerseys in reserve in both classes.

 

 

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Beef teams of five – Royal Welsh

Limousins  took the team of five competition judged by Archie MacGregor, Allanfould, Glasgow, when  Ironstone Dumandy from Smiths of Bloxham was joined by the Limousin male champion, Bailea Spunkie sired, Hafodlas Domino from W.J. and M. Mash, Buckinghamshire, whose previous wins this season include the Royal Highland Show’s inter-breed title. Making up the team were Mr. Mash’s cow, Brockhurst Elaine and the heifers, Dinmore Elegance from Paul Dawes, Hereford, and Sherry Fraggle from T. and S. Jones, Hereford. Reserve in the team of five competition were the Welsh Blacks.

 

 

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Junior beef championships – Royal Welsh

The junior heifer interbreed championship has gone to the Longhorn champion, Fishwick Kanara, by Bollin Eugene, from John Close and Son, Berwickshire. The home-bred, March 2010-born heifer has already won at the Great Yorkshire and Cheshire County this season.

The native section of the junior bull championship went to the Aberdeen-Angus, Dark Lane Jem, by Rawburn Element from N.J. and B. Pittams, Brecon, Powys. Winning the continental section was yesterday’s reserve inter-breed and Charolais champion, Maerdy Grenadier, from Esmor Evans.

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Commercial Beef – Royal Welsh

 

The commercial beef championship has gone to the heifer champion, Blackberry, owned by B. E. Williams and shown by Neil and Sally Lloyd of the Black N Blue show team. Weighing in at 520kg and by the 16,000gns British Blue bull, Gass Cheggers, she was bought from breeder, Rob Jones, Brecon, and was making her show ring debut.

Reserve overall was the reserve heifer champion, the Limousin sired, Roxy Rose from G.P. Brooke, and bred by Emily Jones.

The steer championship went to Michael and Melanie Alford with No Likey No Lightly. By a son of Fieldson Alfy he was bought at Brecon earlier in the year and was reserve overall at Beef Expo, steer champion at Royal Cornwall and Bath and West and commercial champion at Three Counties.

The baby beef title went to Tecwyn Jones with his Beef Expo supreme champion, Tequila. The Limousin-sired heifer weighed in at 366kg and will next be aimed at the winter fair circuit.

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Dairy breed championships – Royal Welsh Show

All the dairy breed championships have now taken place on the second day of a very sunny Royal Welsh Show.

Leading the Holsteins and carrying on from where she left off last year was Castellhyfryd Spirte Rosina, the 2011 inter-breed champion. Owned by Simon and Sian Davies, she calved her third just 14 days ago and is currently giving 50kg, after giving 16,500litres in her second lactation. This was her first outing of the season.

The Jersey championship went to Arwyn Wilson with the third calver, Bluegrass Charlies Happiest, bred by B and J Daw, who was making her show ring debut. It was the second Jersey championship in a row here for the Wilson family.

Leading the Ayrshires was Middle Lady Milestone from Philip and Stuart Williams. This fifth calver was bought as a heifer in-milk from breeder, J. Whiteford and Sons in 2007. She calved in February and is projected to give 9,500kg.

Elkington Princess Anne 6, a third calver from Ian Harries took the Dairy Shorthorn championship. Currently giving 40kg this was her first show ring outing having only been halter broken last week.

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Keen demand at Miscombe Limousin dispersal

TWO of the Limousin breed’s more recent newcomers were cherry picking at the Buriton Estate’s Miscombe herd dispersal last Saturday in Newark.

 Bidding reached 12,000gns but with a strong demand throughout, more than 30 animals made 5,000gns or more and the sale grossed almost £500,000.

Lockerbie based Swalesmoor herd owner Danny Swarij, who also owns Alba Proteins, Penrith, paid top money for July 2006-born Miscombe Bolande, an Imperial daughter out of the Broadmeadows Cannon daughter Bellisle Olande. She sold with an impressive Branceille bull calf at foot and had run with Loosebeare Bomber.

Also Lockerbie-bound at 11,000gns and the second of the 31 animals at 5,000gns or more was Miscombe Blackbird, a May 2006-born Truffaut daughter out of the Jockey-sired Miscombe Raven. She sold with a Branceille-sired bull calf at foot.

At 9,500gns, Dai Walters was the successful bidder for Miscombe Bubble, a Ramses daughter out of the Uplands Batman daughter Miscombe Oasis. She sold with her Loosebeare Bomber sired heifer calf at foot to the Lisbane, Cardiff herd owner.

A total of five others then traded at 9,000gns, the first being the March 2008-born Oxygene daughter Miscombe Dove. She is out of the Imperial daughter Miscombe Albatross, and sold served to Uplands Batman – also to Mr Walters.

Selling for the same figure was the April 2008-born Miscombe Downlands, a Samy daughter out of a Batman daughter and with Brancielle-sired heifer calf at foot. She had run with Miscombe Dynamite and was knocked down to joint buyers Danny Wyllie and Peter Mallaber, Staffordshire.

The third sale at 9,000gns came when Dai Walters took  Miscombe Becca, a  President daughter out of the Cannon sired Miscombe Rebecca. Becca sold with a Ulys-sired bull calf at foot.

Next at 9,000gns was the top seller in the maiden heifers, Miscombe Gamble. She is an April 2011-born Oxygene daughter out of the Samy daughter Miscombe Chance, and sold with a beef value of +29 to Messrs White, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire.

The final bid at this level was made by C. J. Dare and Son, Honiton, Devon when they bought stock bull Miscombe France. He is an April 2010-born Neuf son out of the Imperial daughter Miscombe Britania and has a beef value of +35.

Other leading bids included the show heifer Miscombe Dunlin with bull calf at foot at 8,500gns to Dai Walters; the 2010-born heifer Miscombe Falcon, served by Miscombe France and sold at 8,200gns to Messrs Waring, York, and the 7,800gns Miscombe Vanthe, an eight year old cow an Anecdote sired bull calf at foot to Mr Walters. He also paid 7,500gns for a Rocky daughter  PD’d in calf to Batman.

Averages; 15 in-calf cows £4,480, 31 cows and calves £6,130.64, three weaned bull calves £1,995, six weaned heifer calves £2,100, five heifers with calves at foot £5,649, 21 served heifers £4,195.23, 18 maiden heifers £3,150, three stock bulls £5,355, 13 young bulls £2,350.38. Auctioneers Newark Livestock Sales.

 

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Aberdeenshire breeders dominate Suffolk National sale

A five figure price for the day’s pre-sale champion was the highlight of last Saturday’s National Suffolk sale at Shrewsbury.

Breeders and commercial buyers competed for stock but the top call of 17,000gns for Jimmy Douglas’ Cairness lamb came from the Robinson family, Northern Ireland, for their Benrafton flock at Downpatrick. The lamb, a son of Middlemuir Messi, was 33H: 12:135 out of a Muiresk King of Diamonds ewe .
Second top was another Aberdeenshire-bred lamb, but from Robbie Wilson’s Strathisla flock. The lamb – FNV:12:036 – is a son of Forkins Figo ET out of a Strathisla Schumacher daughter who’s own dam was champion at the Highland in 2003 and 2004. He sold to G. and J. Soulsby, Penrith for 8,500gns.Another from the champion’s pen then sold at 7,000gns. Another Messi son, 33H:12:062  is out of a dam by Cairness Achievement and was knocked down to Jim Fleming, for his Lanarkshire-based Hallhill flock. 
A 5,500gns bid secured Northern Ireland breeder Gary Beacom’s best for G. K. Elsworthy, Bideford. This was JFF:12:042, by Cairness Cyclone and out of a Strathisla Shadrach ewe.
At 5,000gns the second prize lamb from the open ram lamb class – Chris and Sally Holmes’ DND 12:005 – went to D. J. Harvey, Builth Wells.
This Haddo High Voltage son is out of a dam by Marwood Millenium Man and was breed champion at the Three Counties. Following on at 4,000gns was Ross Lawrence’s lamb NHL:12:017 from his Roundacre flock in Devon.
A Forkins Figo son, he is out of a Strathisla Speed daughter and was breed champion at Royal Cornwall. The buyer was Gary Beacom for his Lakeview flock.
Another at the same price was a Northern-Irish bred lamb from Messrs Liggett’s Carony flock. This was DBB:12:081, a Rhaeadr Red Bull son out of a dam by Conveth Royal Flush and goes back to Boreland Buddah. Buying him were Messrs Denby
At 3,800gns was Myfyr Evans’ lamb from his Rhaeadr flock, A12:12:110.He is a son of the breed record holder, the 90,000gns tup Ardlea Arbennig, and out of a dam by Cairness Stormer. He is the first son of Arbennig to be offered for sale, and went to A. Mogford.
Other leading bids included another from the Rookery flock, DND:12:055, at 3,500gns bought by pre-sale judge Arthur O’Keeffe.
At 3,400gns another from Robbie Wilson went to A. and J. Jones while 3,200gns secured a Rhaeadr Rastafari son from the Solwabank flock of Iain and Judith Barbour for Hazel Martindale.

Averages; 133 ram lambs £1368, two shearling rams £1365. Auctioneers Halls with J. Straker Chadwick and Sons.

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Ironstone Dumandy takes second Royal Welsh Inter-breed title

It was a repeat of last year in the beef inter-breed championship at the Royal Welsh Show as the Limousin cow, Ironstone Dumandy took the title.

Owned and bred by Smiths of Bloxham from Banbury, Oxfordshire and shown by herd manager, John Wilson, September 2008-born Dumandy is by Wilodge Vantastic out of Baileys Umandy. Shown with her bull calf by Teddy at foot and in-calf again for January to Corrycam Diarra, she was taking her sixth inter-bred title of the season and remains unbeaten in the Limousin section.

Standing reserve was the Charolais champion, Maerdy Grenadier from Esmor Evans, Mold, North Wales. Home-bred, by Maerdy Dynamite, which was by the French import, Val d’Or and out of a home-bred cow, Maerdy Damson this 13-month-old bull was having his first shown ring outing. He is likely to be sold at the autumn bull sales. Judge, Wil Owen from Criccieth, Gwynedd, said his champion was an outstanding animal which was very correct and very, very stylish and although the reserve was ‘very modern’ he just lack the power of the champion

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