Three passionate, aspiring Holstein Young Breeder (HYB) members have made it into the final selection for the Holstein UK’s President’s Medal. Holstein UK is delighted to announce the finalists as Andrew Patton (Northern Ireland), Mark Robinson (Western) and Andrew Patterson (Shropshire).
Judging took place prior to AgriScot on the 14th November, following which these top three candidates have been invited to attend the Semex Conference from Sunday 15th to Tuesday 17th January 2017 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow, where the overall winner will be crowned.
The President’s Medal is awarded to a HYB member who has made an outstanding contribution to the breed, Holstein Young Breeders and, in particular, their own Club. The ultimate winner of this most coveted and prestigious title will receive an engraved President’s Medal from the Holstein UK President, alongside a visit to the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto in November 2017, courtesy of Semex. Each of the three finalists will also receive a memento to commemorate their achievement.
The entry process began as each Club was asked to nominate one young breeder aged between 18 and 26 years of age. Six young breeders were shortlisted for interview with the panel of judges, made up of Sue Cope (Managing Director of CIS), David Tomlinson (Holstein UK President) and Peter Arthur (Semex Marketing Manager), at AgriScot in Edinburgh before the final three were selected.
Miriam Howarth, National HYB Coordinator for Holstein UK, commented, “The wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm for the dairy industry that was received in the President’s Medal entries has been formidable, and quite clearly demonstrated that the future is bright for our industry. The three finalists have shown outstanding commitment to HYB – actively shaping and driving the success of the Clubs that they are involved in. Andrew, Mark and Andrew are leading stars for British farming and we’re delighted to be crowning one of them as overall winner at the Semex Conference in January.”
Source: HYB
