Cor Blimey wins at the English Winter Fair

Heifers claimed the top awards in the cattle ring at this year's English Winter Fair, while entries were up significantly in the sheep ring. Ellie Layton reports.

Ellie Layton
Livestock Specialist
clock • 8 min read
Cor Blimey wins at the English Winter Fair

This year's supreme beef championship at the English Winter Fair went to the heifer champion, Cor Blimey from Christine Williams and Paul Tippets's Wilodge prefix, Shifnal. Cor Blimey, inter-breed...

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