Mark owns and helps to run Celltech Embryo Transfer, Kingstreet Sires, and Riverdane Holsteins with his wife Susan.
He was born 22nd May 1963 and is a trustee of Holstein UK. He is a keen showman and his UK show winnings include the National twice, the Royal Show,
All Breeds Calf Show twice and bred three, AgriScot four times, U.K. Dairy expo, UK Livestock event, Cheshire show five times, Western show three times, Northern Expo twice Nantwich three times
International shows include European 4yr class Fribourg.
Mark has had 54 all Britain Competition nominations, three 97 point cows and has 30 maximum scored cows including 13 VG89 two year olds.
Judging Career
Nationally: Northern Ireland National , UK National Holstein Show 2008, UK Calf Show 2012, 20 major shows in the UK, 2016: Border and Lakeland calf Show, UK.
Internationally: Southern Ireland Baileys, National at Millstreet, Tullermore, South Africa Cape dairy experience, Spain Asturias, Sweden National calf show, Elmia lantbruk Holland, HHH(R&w), HHH(calves), Zwoller veekeuring , Germany, Canadian judging school twice.
2016: Cantabria, Spain. South of Sweden;
2017: Master judge at European judging school
Finland national show
Languages spoken
English
Du Rahun Chelios Heline Grand Champion – All European Championship Holstein Show 2019 Staub Junker (Switzerland)
Holstein Grand Championship: Du Rahun Chelios HELINE (CHELIOS), JUNKER, STAUB, AL.BE.RO (CH)
Reserve Grand Champion: Sunibelle Dempsey ESPRIT (DEMPSEY), M VON KANEL + N SUDAN + G JONES + P CONROY + AGRIBER + Q SERRABASSA (CH)
Petit Cour Unix Maniolia 1st Place Class 1 – All European Championship Holstein Show 2019 Roger Frossard – Switzerland
1. (BU)Ptit Coeur Unix MANIOLIA (UNIX), FROSSARD Roger (CH)
2. C P P High Octane TCHOUPETTE (OCTANE), CURRAT PAPAUX & Eric et Oscar DUPASQUIER (CH)
3. Gobeli’s Durango PERRY (DURANGO), GOBELI HOLSTEIN (CH)
4. MARGRIET 464 (DOORMAN), Fam. de Bruin (NL)
5. Jecky Doorman ARIANNA (DOORMAN), SOCIETÀ AGRICOLA OITANA GUIDO E EZIO (IT)
Comestar Doorman O’Katrysha 1st Place Class 2 – All European Championship Holstein Show 2019 WTS-Genetics Willimann Kurt – Switzerland
1. (BU) Comestar Doorman O’KATRYSHA (DOORMAN), WTS-Genetics Willmann Kurt (CH)
2. Agh LOLA (FITZ), ALLEVAMENTO BELTRAMINO & BAG 2 & LADINA (IT)
3. MINDANAO du Tombuy (BRASH), GAEC DU TOMBUY, EARL DERRIER LA TOUR (FR)
4. All.Nure Secretariat MINNY (SECRETARIAT), ALLEVAMENTO NURE (IT)
5. MADISSONNE (CHELIOS), GAEC DE COETFROT & G. MOY & G. JONES & Q. SERRABASSA & M. TROFFIGUE (FR)
Bollehoster Adele (Pitbull) 1st Class 3 – All European Championship Holstein Show 2019 Van Der Eijk Holsteins (Netherlands)
1. Bollehoster ADELE (PITBULL), Van der Eijk Holsteins (NL)
2. (BU) Ptit Coeur Silver MILVENA (SILVER), FROSSARD Roger (CH)
3. WFD MISS DIAMOND (DIAMONDBACK), Wiesenfeld, Kallas, Melbaum, Wille
4. RZB LICORICE (OCTANE), UHRIG Manfred (DE)
5. Giessen CHARITY 138 (ATWOOD), Giessen Holsteins (NL)
Dotti 1st Magie Noir 1st Place Class 4 – All European Championship Holstein Show 2019 Errera Holsteins, Davide Errera & La Corte Di Dotti (Italy)
1. (BU) Dotti 1st MAGIE NOIR (ALTA1STCLASS), ERRERA HOLSTEINS DI DAVIDE ERRERA & LA CORTE DI DOTTI (IT)
2. MYCLISME (SYNERGY), GAEC POM’HOLSTEIN, FERME OPAL & REY HOLSTEINS (FR)
3. C.M.E. Atwood GENNY (ATWOOD), ERRERA HOLSTEINS DI DAVIDE ERRERA & ALLEVAMENTO NURE (IT)
4. C.M.E. Bradnick BETULLA (BRADNICK), ERRERA HOLSTEINS DI DAVIDE ERRERA & MOLINO TERENZANO (IT)
5. Knowlesmere Solomon DIAMOND (SOLOMON), ANDREW & JANE WHITTAKER (UK)
Talentueuse de Grandcourt (Goldday) 1st Place Class 5 – All European Championship Holstein Show 2019 Guy Jonette (Belgium)
1. (BU) TALENTUEUSE de Grandcourt (GOLDDAY), JONETTE Guy, Florence and Bouvey Claire (BE)
2. LOH TJ ALESSJA (ARMANI), Lohmoller/Melbaum Nosbisch & Blaise (DE)
3. MAXIMISEE de Bois Seigneur (MAXIMUS), PUSSEMIER Eddy and Jonas (BE)
4. C P P Atwood SOPHIA (ATWOOD), CURRAT-PAPAUX (CH)
5. Badiola Golddust CHELSY (GOLDDUST), Badiola Holsteins (ES)
M.E.Dal Long P Dandy 1st Place Class 6 – All European Championship Holstein Show 2019 Errera Holsteins (Italy)
1. (BU) M.E.Dal Long P DANDY (LONG P), ERRERA HOLSTEINS DI DAVIDE ERRERA (IT)
2. Dolly (P-RED), ERRERA HOLSTEINS DI DAVIDE ERRERA & AGRIBER & LADINA & PASTORE (IT)
3. C P P Observer SATURNE (OBSERVER), CURRAT-PAPAUX (CH)
4. C.M.E. Eudon EMY (EUDON), ERRERA HOLSTEINS DI DAVIDE ERRERA (IT)
5. Dhp JOKER (CHELIOS), ALLEVAMENTO NURE (IT)
Riverdane Ashlyns Gold (Goldchip) 1st Place Class 7 – All European Championship Holstein Show 2019 Eveninghill Farm (UK)