News from 2015

Chester farming family issue warning over sky lanterns this festive season

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Heather Taylor reported: 'We were honoured to have the Princess Royal visit Forty Hall Farm! Paul Grainger did a great job representing the breed and she was very complimentary'

This years herd competition was a great success and the judges travelled far and wide and saw a great selection of wonderful Red Polls.

The results and reports can be found Southern here

and Southern report here

and Eastern  here

and Midland here

and Midland report here

and Northern here 

This years herd competion was very well supported with a great variety of different farming systems on show, proving that the Red Poll is a very versatile breed!

Thanks must go to the judges who covered huge areas in each region and to Philip Ryder-Davies who then had to go round each area to find the overall herd winner.

The large herd winner and overall winner was Mark Martin and family with The Lawford Herd, and the small herd winner was Rebecca Charley with The Ruscombe Herd.

 

 

Winning bulls at this weekends shows.

Lound Lakes nature reserve is the most northerly point in the county. In June swathes of sheep's sorrel turn the fields russet red and skylarks sing. It's a remote but wonderful outpost of beautiful watery scenery and a surprising wildlife. And part of that wildlife is dependent on the daily ruminations of a herd of Red Poll cattle owned by Sarah Barnes from Hall Farm, Tasburgh. 

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This years Royal Norfolk Show was a hot one!

Well done to all who entered and had to persuade their cattle to come out of the shade and parade on the sunny side.

Thanks to our Judge Mr Cheetham who stood in the full sun and did a great job selecting some very close classes.

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Benefits of finishing beef stock on grass only diets.

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The Cheshire Show was held in wonderful sunshine with a good number of Red Poll cattle.

The judge was Miss Philipson-Stow.

Champion: Morton Lady Blythe, Terry and Helen Mancey.

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The results of the 1st National Show, held at the Suffolk Show 2015. 

 

Maiden Heifer born on or after 1st Jan 2014.

 

1 Hopeham Eliora   Sarah Barnes

2 Lawford Edith    Mark Martin

3 Lavenham Kirstie   Lady Getty

 

Maiden Heifer born on or after 1st Jan 2014

 

1 Heathgate Eliza   Denis Jenkins

2 Capel Manor Elsie   Capel Manor College

3 Hopeham Essence    Sarah Barnes

 

Maiden Heifer born on or between 1st Jan & 31st Dec

 

1 Watergate Foxglove  The Hunt Family

2 Morton Baby Drury  Terry Mancy

3 Shuttleworth Dippy   Shuttleworth College

 

Maiden Heifer. As above 2nd split

 

1 Heathgate Delilah  Denis Jenkins

2 lavenham Foxglove Lady Getty

3 Heathgate Duchess   Denis Jenkins

 

Heifer in calf or with first calf at foot

 

1 Watergate Emma.   The Hunt Family

2 Oakhouse Dahlia.  Ben Woolf

3 Ironstone Hilary  Capel Manor

 

Dry Cow

 

1 Oakhouse Wanda. Ben Woolf

2 Bowland Xi. Simon temple

 

Cow in milk or with calf at foot

 

1 Bowland Yolande. Simon temple

2 Lavenham May Queen. Lady Getty

3 Hopeham Atalia. Sarah Barnes. 

 

Best Suckling Calf

 

1 UK 225791 500205 ( from Lavenham May Queen)

2 UK 220696 100196 ( from Hopeham Atalia )

 

Cow with best udder

 

1 Bowland Yolande

2 Lavenham May Queen

 

Bull born after 1st Jan 2014

 

1 Hopeham Ego. Sarah Barnes

2 Heathgate Edric. Denis Jenkins

3 Hopeham Ever Ready.  Sarah Barnes

 

 

 

 

 

Bull born but 1st Jan & 31st Dec 2013

None forwards

 

 

Bull born before 1st Jan 2013

 

1 Bridgham Lancelot. Denis Jenkins

2 Lavenham Sir Caradoc Lady Getty

 

Best pair bred by and property of the exhibitor

 

1 The Hunt Family

2 Terry Mancy

 

Group of three bred by and property of the same exhibitor

 

1 Sarah Barnes

2 Ben Woolf

3 Denis Jenkins

 

Group of three by the same bull mixed ownership

 

1 Lady Getty

2 Sarah Barnes

 

Champion Female

Bowland Yolande.   Simon Temple

Reserve

Watergate Emma.  The Hunt family

 

Champion Male

 

Bridgham Lancelot.  Denis Jenkins

Reserve

Hopeham Ego.  Sarah Barnes

 

Best Maiden Heifer

 

Watergate Foxglove. The Hunt family

Reserve

Heathgate Delilah. Denis Jenkins

 

Breed Champion

 

Bowland Yolande

 

Reserve

Brigham Lancelot

 

A very successful youngstock show was held at The Rugby Mart, Stoneleigh and thanks must go to Joy Broughton and helpers for making it such a good day.

The Results:

Youngstock Show 9^th May 2015

 

Class 1

1 Pinguis Duke.     John William

2 Admergill Duke.   Mr & Mrs R Clowes

 Class 2

1  Hopeham Ego.      Mrs S.Barnes

2. Nobody's. Hector.  Ms J Broughton

3. Appleton Romulus.  T.Barratt

4. Dyffryn Edgar   R.Bowler

 Class 3

1. Heathgate Duchess.   D. Jenkins

2. Heathgate. Delilah.  D.Jenkins

3. Copperidge  Alexa.   J. Williams

4. Pear Tree Maggie.    A.Bickerton

 Class 4

1.  Abbey Daffodil.  Mr &  Mrs D Blunt

2.  Pear Tree Bella. A. Bickerton

 Class 5a

1. Hopeham Elegant.   Mrs. S. Barnes

2. LawfordEdith.  M. Martin

3. Lawford Eva.   M. Martin

4. Pinguis   Emily 14th. J.Williams

 Class 5b

1. Hpoeham essence. Mrs. S. Barnes

2. Hopeham Eliora.    Mrs.S. Barnes

3. Lawford Ella.  M. Martin

4. Heathgate Eliza. D. Jenkins

 Class 6

1.Fauls Green Melanie.   C. Millward

 Class 7

1. Team Heathgate.    D. Jenkins

2. Team Pear Tree.   A. Bickerton

 Class 8

 1. Team Hopeham.  Mrs. S. Barnes

 2. Team Lawford.  M. Martin

 Class 9. u 14

1. Lara Cakebread

2. Taylor Clowes

 Class10. o. 14

1 Jason  Millward

2. Edward Remer

3. Stephen Williams

4. Ellen Bickerton

        Megan Bailey

        Heather Taylor

 

CHAMPION. PINGUIS DUKE.  J WILLIAMS

RESERVE.  HOPEHAM EGO.  MRS S BARNES

 

Get bigger, go niche or go under was the challenge facing the Rowland family, who decided to pursue a new market which complemented their wetland farm. 

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  YOUNGSTOCK SHOW  2015

TO BE HELD AT

RUGBY FARMERS MART

STONELEIGH PARK

KENILWORTH, COVENTRY, CV8 2RG

ON

SATURDAY 9^TH  MAY  2015

 

SCHEDULES INCLUDED WITH THIS NEWSLETTER.

 

An ideal opportunity to get your youngstock onto halters, and trained up for the Show season proper !!

The show venue is great for a small show, -- no huge great rings to get dragged round - and all of us in pretty much the same boat.

You can bring your animals on the Friday if you wish in other years,  " the Friday nighters " have got together with a few beers and a BBQ and had quite an evening.

The Society will refund entry fees for each animal forward, and provide one bale of straw per exhibit.

Simon and Teddy will be doing light refreshments & lunch in the cattle lines on Show day -- great cake !!

Alan & Jane Hewson will be bringing their cheese van & selling their Red Poll Cheese.

Also

Fearing International will be with us with a variety of merchandise for you to look at or buy

Hope to see you there-----  Joy 07961 428431 any ??s

A Red Poll cattle herd which has been developed in South Africa from cattle bred in Suffolk is thriving, farm shop owner Oliver Paul discovered on a visit to the farm.

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The Suffolk Show is set to stage the first national competition for the iconic county cattle breed, the Red Poll.

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The Suffolk Show takes place on May 27 and 28. For the latest news and to buy discounted tickets, visit www.suffolkshow.co.uk.