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01/02/2022 14:32:00
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Western Club - February News

Western Club Review of the All Breeds All Britain Calf Show

The handling classes resulted in a 1st place position for the Western Club in the Intermediate Handler for Lilie Jones and Larissa Jones took 5th place in the Mature Handler.

Riverdane Holsteins took a 3rd place and a 6th place in the class for calves born between 1st October and 30th November 2020 with Riverdane BBB Ghost and 6th Place to Riverdane Darlingo Rowena respectively.

Big congratulations to Western HYB member Jodie Nutsford who won the Louise Hartley award which is for a HYB member aged between 18 and 22, for making an outstanding contribution to the breed, HYB and their own Breeders club.

The club nomination stated that Jodie is a quiet, determined, and valued member of the club who started showing at the very early age of 4. Jodie has a huge range on achievements including taking 1st place for Junior handler at the age of 10, winning the Little Star Award. 1st for reason giving in the at National Rally. Travelling to Cremona to compete for Holstein UK amongst others.

Jodie is always on hand to help by holding workshops for the HYB in showing, clipping and handling. In 2021 for the club calf show Jodie organised everything herself from choosing the calves and encouraging several members.

Jodie’s career is also all about the cows, she is a 3rd year veterinary student at Liverpool University hoping to practice Large Animals and helping gout at home, even thought she has a demanding course you still find her in the milking parlour most weekends

Herd Competition Awards Supper: Judge Jane Whittaker was on hand to make the presentations. Thank you to all competitors, stewards and ForFarmers for sponsoring it couldn’t happen without you all.

The Wimboldsley Dispersal Sale - 18th November 2021

Norton & Brooksbank reported that trade was fast and furious throughout, with almost 450 milkers sold in just over six hours. Cattle were sold through the ring at one every 50 seconds throughout the whole day.

Buyers were keen to fill lorries and kept the trade high from start to finish. By the end of the day over 170 head had crossed the 2000gn barrier with a top price of 2850gns paid twice for a pair of fresh second calvers by ABS Mayday selling to J W Thomas from Carmarthen and M Evans, Oswestry, respectively. The fresh second and third calvers really were a superb bunch with almost all fetching over 2000gns.

Trade continued through to the finish with many fresh heifers in the range of 2000-2400gns. Most pleasing was the demand for laying off cows due back next year with many in the teens of hundreds with the better ones easily crossing 2000gns. By the close of play almost 450 milkers sold to average £1917.00. It should be noted that this average includes all animals including three quartered & cows with faults.

TOP PRICES

255      W. Mayday Fiona   M Evans, Oswestry £2990

258      W. Mayday Admiration   J W thomas, Carms £2990

284      W.Chamber Ruth J W Thomas, Carms £2940

285      W.Trophy Luce J W Thomas, Carms £2940

270      W. Bromley Rene G Thomasson, Ches £2835

301      W. Bestman Beauty L Neville, Derbys £2835

264      W. Hartley Damson J W Thomas, Carms £2835

320      W Jaguar Pansy R Watkins, Pembs £2780

222      W Jonas Sandra T H Peacock, Ches £2780

233      W. Daredevil Ada T H Peacock, Ches £2780

Congratulations to Ray & Jill Brown

A huge congratulations goes to Ray & Jill Brown who received the Ambassador Award at the prestigious Cheshire Farms Competition Awards Dinner, for their contribution to and for promoting of agriculture in Cheshire. Everyone who knows them will agree they are very well-deserved winners, the Cheshire Farming community and Western Holstein club will be forever grateful to them for all their effort and input