Lincolnshire supreme beef championship goes to Charolais cow

Claiming the beef inter-breed title after winning continental championship was the six-year-old Charolais cow, Woodline Pollyanna bred and shown by Harvey Wood, Hull. The daughter of Wansford Magnus out of Woodline Holly, is due to calf to Gower Javelin in July. It was reserve inter-breed at the show in 2023 and will head to the Great Yorkshire Show next.

Standing reserve overall and native champion was the two-year-old Lincoln Red bull, Brackenhurst Commander from Nottingham Trent University, shown by farm manager, Neil Hodgson. The son of Premier Young Gun was also native champion at Nottinghamshire Show, its only other outing.

Reserve inter-breed beef and native champion Brackenhurst Commander, from Nottingham Trent University.

Judge, Stephen Priestley, Brampton, said the Charolais cows was ‘outstanding with great ring presence, a good head and top line and carried herself perfectly, although the Lincoln Red bull was a great young bull with a good future ahead of him.'

Dylan Townend, Malton, was reserve continental champion with his home-bred August 2023-born British Blue heifer, Clifftown That's My Girl by Vigneron de la Chevratte and whose mother, Clifftown Naughty But Nice, was inter-breed champion at the show last year.

Reserve native champion was Briar Mead Walnut Whip, a three-year-old Longhorn heifer by Tetford Vaders Vortex, shown with its first calf at foot from Victoria Hopkinson, Briar Mead Longhorns, Northallerton.

Junior

The junior championship went to Andrew and Vicki Brown and sons, Tom and Stuart, Pocklington, with Ellerton Vision, a home-bred February 2024-born Charolais bull by Davally Illusion, which was having its first outing.

Reserve was January 2024-born Williams Cara's Vesta, a Beef Shorthorn heifer by Dakota of Upsall from William Clarke Livestock, Norwich.

The commercial champion was Ginger Spice, an April 2024-born Limousin cross heifer from Patrick Fraser, Leighton Buzzard, which was bought from Phil and Tracey Jones, Builth Wells, after being reserve champion at the Brecon show potential sale.

Dairy

On his first visit to Lincolnshire Show, John Smith of Smith Farms Clacton, St Osyth, claimed the dairy inter-breed title with his Holstein champion, Wigboro Outlay Beechnut, a five-year-old third calver by Outlay. Classified EX92 and currently producing 70kg daily after calving in February, it was also dairy supreme at Suffolk Show.

Judge, David Booth, Fiezor said: "The champion is really great example of the breed and grabbed my attention as soon as it came into the ring. It is so balanced in every way and walks well on great feet and legs and just had extra strength through the top and rump structure giving it the advantage over the Jersey."

The Richardson family, who milk 160 Jerseys near Doncaster, took the reserve supreme with the fourth calver, Gillbrook Tuquila Jillian by Tower View Prime Tequila, which had been reserve breed champion at the Great Yorkshire Show in 2023.

The Dairy Shorthorn championship went to G. and P.S. Fleetwood, Huddersfield, with the home-bred in-milk heifer, Hutchinwood Sweet Rose 82, which was competing for the first time since being champion at the regional calf show two years ago.

Sheep

In the sheep rings, inter-breed judge, Anthony Hartley, Seathwaite, awarded the supreme the the Beltex champion, the shearling ram, Swffyd Kickass by Heatheryhall Jumani out of a home-bred ewe from Aled Groucott, Pontypool. Having already been breed champion at Staffordshire Show earlier this season, it heads to the Royal Welsh Show next.

In reserve was last year's inter-breed champion, Dalby Betty Boo, a two-shear Charollais ewe by Brettles Antonio out of Dalby Tutti Frutti, from Helen Sercombe and family, Melton Mowbray.

Mr Hartley said it was a close decision between the two, but the Beltex was really firm with great shape, extremely good on its legs and had real style.

In the county's native breed section, Lincoln Longwools, the championship went to Martyn Robinson, Yaddlethorpe, with the home-bred two-sher ram, Yaddlethorpe Constable.

Pigs

Inter-breed pig champion, Owersby Model, Welsh gilt from A. and P. Schofield, Owersby.

Judge, Tricia Horsley, York, awarded the pig inter-breed championship to Owersby Model, a Welsh gilt by Clowen Ivor from A. and P. Schofield, Owesby, shown by Heather Davidson.
In reserve was Twindale Pauline 21, a Pietrain gilt by Warburton Obertus 3 from Paul Foster, Normanton on Soar, which had been breed champion at Nottinghamshire Show.

Mrs Horsely said: "It was a tough championship to judge, but the champion really stood out. It is a really nice gilt which walks very freely."

Results

Beef

Inter-breed (Judge, S. Priestley, Brampton) Supreme and continental, H. Wood, Woodline Pollyanna (Charolais); reserve and native, Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Commander; res. continental, D.S. Townend, Clifftown That's My Girl (British Blue); res. native, Briar Mead Longhorns, Briar Mead Walnut Whip (Longhorn).

Junior inter-breed (S. Priestley) Sup. and continental, A. Brown, Ellerton Vision (Charolais); res. and native, William Clarke Livestock, William's Cara's Vesta (Beef Shorthorn) ; res. continental, Five House Farm Shop, Ivy Farm Vinto (Limousin); res. native, Eltock Farm, JC 1 Bacardi (Hereford).

Lincoln Red (G. Young) Sup., Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Commander; E. Middleton, Holegate Jessie C214.

British Blue (J. Laight) Sup. and fem., D.S. Townend, Clifftown That's My Girl; res. and male, T.A. and L.C. Lyon, Crackley Bank Talent; res. fem., Beckside Blue, Beckside Upsy Daisy; res. male, D.S. Townend, Clifftown Up to No Good.

Limousin (C. Neale) Sup., Five House Farm Shop, Garrowby Unina; res., J.K. Beckitt and Son, Beckitts Villian.

Any other continental breed (L. Burditt) Sup. and fem., H. Wood, Woodline Pollyanna (Charolais); res. and male, A. Brown, Ellerton Vision (Charolais); res. fem., Wissington Charolais, Wissington Valley (Charolais).

Aberdeen-Angus (J. Musk) Sup. and fem., Long Angus, Rosemead Bella Maid; res. and male, Mawer and Benge, Embrooke Patriot A162; res. fem., Mawer and Benge, Tonley Ester A129.

Beef Shorthorn (C. Ward) Sup. and fem., C. Horrell, Podehole Tessa Mint; res. and male, South Cliff Farm, Ballinglig Buster; res. fem., William Clarke Livestock, Williams Cara's Vesta.

Hereford (F. Souter) Sup. and fem., Eltock Farm, Coley 1 Malan 697; res. and male, Eltock Farm, JC 1 Bacardi; res. fem., S.A. and V.J. Elwess, Elwess Gypsy B2; res. male, Eltock Farm, JC 1 Austin.

Longhorn (B. Bellow) Sup. Briar Mead Longhorns, Briar Mead Walnut Whip; res., Briar Mead Longhorns, Briar Mead Yager Bomb.

Any other native or rare breed (C. Ward) Sup. Blackwater Highlanders, Roseanna Cannoch of Blackwater (Highland); res., J. Rix, Wissington Upchurch (Belted Galloway).

Commercial (M. Hardy) Sup., P. Fraser, Ginger Spice; res., E. Allen, Dotty.

Dairy

Inter-breed (D. Booth, Feizor) Sup., Smith Farms Clacton, Wigboro Outlay Beechnut (Holstein); res., Richardson family, Gilbrook Tequila Jillian (Jersey).

Holstein (J. Booth, Skipton) Smith Farms Clacton, Wigboro Outlay Beechnut; res., R.V. Winter and Sons, Corringham Lambda Jenny.

Jersey (A. Fagg, Kent) Sup., Richardson family, Gilbrook Tequila Jillian; res., Richardson family, Gilbrook Viral Design.

Dairy Shorthorn (W. Young, York) Sup., G. and P.S. Fleetwood, Hutchinwood Sweet Rose 82; res., Bilbro Shorthorns, Hutchinwood Sweet Rose 80.

Sheep

Inter-breed (A. Hartley, Seathwaite) Sup. A. Groucott (Beltex); res., H. Sercombe (Charollais).

Lincoln Longwool (L. Fairburn) Sup. and male, K.M. Robinson; res. and fem. and res. fem., S. Chapman; res. male, D. and T. Waite.

Suffolk (A. Pinny, Northamptonshire) Sup. and fem., N. Ruby; res. and male and res. fem., C. and L. Beck; res. male, J. Dennis.

Texel (A. Andrews) Sup. and fem., res. fem. and res. male, S.J. and S.L. Beachell; res. and male, P. Longdin.

Charollais (J. Geldard, Cumbria) Sup. and fem. and male, H. Sercombe; res. and res. fem., O. Chapman; res. male, Cormack and McDowell.

Beltex (R. Garth, Bentham) Sup. and male, A. Grucott; res. and fem. and res. male, V. and G. Bowring; res. male, T. Clipsham.

Blue Texel (A. Bishop, Gloucestershire) Sup. and fem., res. and male and res. male, V. and G. Bowring; res. fem., Cormack and McDowell;

Any other continental breed (J. Geldard) Sup. and male, A. Groucott (Rouge); res. and J. Bett (Berrichon); res. male, E. Spencer (Dutch Spotted); res. fem., R. Barker (Dutch Spotted).

Southdown (H.T.A. Wood) ……male and res. male, G. and M. Sparke……….

Hampshire Down (A. Alvis) Sup. and fem. and res. and male, A. Chapman; res. fem., C. Foster; res. male, T. Hunter.

Any other native breed (A. Barker) Sup. and

Badger Face Texel (A. Andrews) Sup. and male, res and fem. and res. male, J. Bett; res. fem., E. Jones.

Cross-bred and commercial rams (J. Thorley) Sup. and res., W. Summers (Texel cross).

Commercial lambs (J. Thorley) Sup. and res., Double O Livestock.

Pigs

Inter-breed (T. Horsley, York) Sup. and modern, A. and P. Schofield, Owersby Model (Welsh); res., P. and D. Foster, Twindale Pauline 21 (Pietrain).

Modern breeds (D. Finch) Sup. and fem., A. and P. Schofield, Owersby Model (Welsh); res. and male, Scholebrook Farming, Fulneck First Turn (Hampshire); res. fem., Fulneck Anna 2 (Hampshire); res. male, J. Roberts and S. Fairclough, Raisinhall Peterbilt 12 (Hampshire).

Traditional breeds – (C. Holding) Sup. and fem., P. and D. Foster, Twindale Colleen (British Saddleback); res. and male, R. Fieldhouse, Calcaria Orlando (Berkshire); res. fem., Scholebrook Farming, Scholebrook Princess 5 (Mangalitza); res. male, C. Hudson, Maerose Freight Train (Berkshire).