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UK Dairy Expo Returns For Second Successful Year


image[1]“It is very important to have dairy events like the Borderway UK Dairy Expo to showcase stock as it demonstrates to the world that the UK is still very much at the forefront of the dairy industry,” says Andrew Wilson, winner of the Grand Champion of Champions at the inaugural event.

With over 300 entries for the 2nd Borderway UK Dairy Expo already received, the show is set to build on the success of last year. The first event saw over 6000 visitors at Carlisle to see some of the finest genetics the UK dairy industry has to offer.

Taking place on Friday 8th and Saturday 9th March at Carlisle’s Borderway Exhibition Centre, farmers, breeders and judges will be coming from around to world to view the cattle entries, the International Dairy Youth Championships, the Classic Global Sale and 150 trade stands and exhibits.

Hosts and owners of the multi-million pound Exhibition Hall and 5 adjoining sale rings, are leading livestock auctioneers Harrison & Hetherington. Launched after identifying the need for a dairy cattle Spring showcase for breeders and farmers, the Borderway UK Dairy Expo is an opportunity to compete and catch up on industry news and technological developments.

Commenting in advance of this year’s event Operations Director, David Pritchard says, “We are delighted that this event is back for a second year as this underlines the importance of providing such a platform for the UK dairy industry. We will be aiming to ensure that the event contributes to the development of our industry by emphasising both the commercial and pedigree aspects of the business.”

The classes and exhibits run over two days and begin on Friday 8th March with the International Dairy Youth Championships and the Global Classic Sale followed by the Cattle Classes and Presentations on Saturday 9th March.

 

 

Friday 8th March

International Dairy Youth Championships

12.00                           Clipping Competition

3.30pm                        European Showmanship Competition

6.00pm                        Results

7.00pm                        Global Classic Sale

Saturday 9th March

08.00am                      UK Dairy Expo opens

09.00am                      Show commences

12.00pm                      Break for lunch

1.00pm                        Judging re-commences

4.00pm                        Supreme Championship Presentations

8.00pm                        Banquet, All Britain Awards and Dance at Shepherds

Inn, Carlisle

Livestock Seven breeds of cattle – Holstein, Jersey, Ayrshire, Red & White, Brown Swiss, Dairy Shorthorn and British Friesian will take to the show ring to compete for their share of the £15,000 prize money.

The 305 Livestock entries comprise 155 Holstein, 30 Ayrshire, 40 Jersey, 29 Dairy Shorthorn, 7 British Friesian, 21 Red & White and 23 Brown Swiss cattle.

Last year’s Grand Champion of Champions was the superb Holstein Weeton LHeroes A Balise bred by Andrew and Pat Wilson at Carskerdo Farm in Cupar, Fife. Part of a 325 strong milking herd, the EX94 cow, enjoys a special pen, diet and regular grooming while on the farm. Balise particularly seems to thrive on her show career and even appeared in a photoshoot with Miss Scotland to celebrate last year’s win.

The Wilsons also won Champion and Reserve Champion for their Jerseys. Speaking about his showing experience at the first Borderway UK Dairy Expo, Andrew Wilson said, “It was a tremendous event which was very well run. We had such a good day, everything went to perfection and we were over the moon to win.”

International Dairy Youth Championships

The European Showmanship Competition provides a tremendous opportunity for young dairy farmers and breeders to demonstrate their cattle handling and showing skills. The competition starts off the weekend and last year it certainly separated the girls from the boys with Hannah Slack taking the reserve champion spot and Lancashire-based Helen Eastham, taking the Championship with her own heifer Tristar Knowledge.

In addition, the Clipping Competition, allows contestants to show how well they can clip and fit an animal under strictly timed conditions. In 2012, 20 year old herdsmen James Doherty, from Styche Holsteins in Cheshire was awarded  Champion Clipper at his very first major competition.  Competitors will no doubt be eager to meet again this year to try to up their scores.

Global Classic Sale

Introduced by Harrison and Hetherington for the first time in 2012, “The Global Classic” aims to provide a platform for British agriculture to show its best livestock genetics to international and domestic audiences.

Senior Dairy Auctioneer, Glyn Lucas says’ the quality of the animals offered at the inaugural sale was exceptional in terms of type and genetics with many consignments featuring in the Expo show ring over the weekend. Sale averaged £4,357 with a top price of 10,000gns achieved for Sterndale Sterling Josie Red ET. The powerful September 2010 heifer sired by Ardross Sterling, consigned by Bill and Yasmin Nadin from Buxton in Derbyshire found a new home with the Newabbey Holsteins in Dumfries after being purchased by Andrew Bunting’.

Top Judges

The judging panel this year underlines the growing prestige of the show with top international judges from Canada and Switzerland coming especially for the event.

Canadian breeders, Barclay Phoenix judging the Holstein classes and Bruce Mode overseeing the Coloured Breeds will be joined by Monique Rey from Switzerland who will award the International Youth Dairy Championships. All are experienced cattle breeders, they know what it takes to make it in the show ring and between them have judged many shows throughout Europe, Australia and North America.

Along with his partners Barclay Phoenix who manages the Phoenix Holsteins in Ontario has owned several champions including the Junior Champion at the 2008 World Dairy Expo and Reserve Intermediate Champion at the 2012 Royal Winter Fair Red and White Show. He bred his first All Canadian Nomination Phoenix GoGo Sanchez in 2012.

 

Fellow Canadian and also from Ontario Bruce Mode owns and operates Bonnie Brae Holstein herd. He has exhibited 13 Grand Champion Ayrshire females at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair including six time Royal Grand Champion Des Prairies Toutou, the first Coloured Breed cow to ever be named Supreme Champion at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.

 

Monique Rey was raised on the Rey-Holsteins Farm in Les Verrières, one of Switzerland’s most famous breeders and now farms 180 cattle near Geneva including Black & White, Red & White and Jerseys. She has judged several National Showmanship competitions including  the Young Breeders School in Batice, Belgium and the European Young Breeders Showmanship & Clipping competition in Cremona, Italy.

 

Special Award

This year’s event will see the introduction of The John Dennison Achievement Award for the dairy cattle breeder and exhibitor judged to be a high achiever and exemplarily role model for the industry. The special award honours the memory of the highly regarded breeder of the Denmire Holsteins, John Dennison of Scales Farm, Ulverston.

The Dennison family have decided to present this new prestigious award as a deep respect for the lifelong contribution that John made to dairy farming, pedigree breeding, judging, showing and promoting the Holstein breed, and for his encouragement of the younger generation of Holstein breeders.

Glyn Lucas pays tribute, “John Dennison’s legacy will be remembered and admired for a very long time. His warmth and friendliness, his mischievous smile and modesty combined with his deep seated skills as a dairy farmer, breeder and support and encouragement he gave to the next generation are inspirational.”

Entrants will be judged by a panel of leading figures in the dairy industry on their ability to breed, manage, develop, promote and exhibit dairy cattle and their sportsmanship, integrity and character.  The award will be presented at the event.

Variety of Trade Exhibition Stands

The extensive trade show provides the opportunity to discuss business, purchase the latest products and discover the latest trends. Visitors can see 150 commercial, machinery and educational exhibits. Exhibiting for the first time this year are UK Jerseys, G Shepherd Animal Health, Concept Cowhouse Ltd, DP Agri Ltd, Eildon Concrete Products, Healthy Hooves, Medina Processing Ltd, Reylite Ltd and Thomas Armstrong (Renewables) Ltd.

Sponsors

Once again support has come from a number of high profile businesses representing all aspects of the dairy industry including CIS (Cattle Information Services) Cogent Breeding, Farmers Guardian, Holstein UK and Norbrook Pharmaceuticals.

Source:Harrison & Hetherington


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