agricultural shows

A ringside round up of livestock results from this year's Dumfries Show

Exhibitors spirits remained high at a wash out third day of the Royal Lancashire Show

The Dairy Shorthorn champion from the Collins family, Dewsbury lead the dairy rings at this year's Great Yorkshire Show, with the Jersey in reserve

Longwool champion, a North Country Cheviot ewe from Jack Smyth and William Rankin, Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone, took home the sheep inter-breed sash.

Holstein champion Damm Tatoo Sallie from Martin and Cyrill Millar, Coleraine, Londonderry took home the dairy inter-breed championship.

It was the Charolais champion, Balymyle Sandy from William David and James Albert Connolly, Ballynahinch, County Down, which was crowned this year’s beef champion.