• Lisglass Heifer wins Senior Championship • Haystar Revolver lifts the Junior Championship Northern Ireland Simmental breeders were out in force at the fourth staging of the NI Club’s Annual Calf Show held on Saturday 30th November, at Ballymena Livestock Market....
It’s another massive tip of the hat to James Alexander, Randalstown, who sold his heifer, the day’s Simmental Champion, for £7800, at the Royal Ulster Beef & Lamb Championship on Tuesday 26th November. The £7,800 figure is a Simmental record at what was the...
Springfield Prada wins Overall Supreme & Female Champion Springfield Pentagon takes Overall Reserve & Male Champion It was a ‘win double’ Gavin Brown, Springfield Farm, Penicuik who took both the Simmental Overall Supreme & Overall Reserve titles at the...
Delfur Weigela was first in Class Four, and which had 134 entries!
It’s a massive well done to Delfur Farms, Rothes, Aberlour who have won the Female Championship with their October 2022 born heifer Delfur Weigela N12. Delfur Weigela N12 is by Ballymoney Larry 20, and is out of Delfur Weigela E12, an Auchorachan ACDC 09 9 daughter. In the classes, Delfur Weigela came out on top in a mighty class of 134 heifers, born between 1st January 2022 – 31st July 2023, and where she pipped her stablemate Delfur Nifty into second place. Judging this class, which had the largest entry in this year’s competition, was Adrian Ivory of the noted Strathisla Herd at Blairgowrie.
The 2024 Simmental Virtual Show Female Championship was judged by Anne MacPherson of the equally noted Blackford Herd, Croy, Inverness, and with the finalists comprising of Delfur Weigela N12, along with Newbiemains Pippa, and Mixbury Hall Juliet. Please see Anne’s video on our Facebook page along with her comments on her choice of Female Champion. Thank you very much to Anne, and that’s our first Virtual Show Female Champion of 2024.
