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Welsh Dairy Show Calf & Handlers Results 2024

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MONDAY 21ST OCTOBER 2024

THE CALF AND HANDLER SHOW

Kindly Sponsored by NFU Cymru

Handlers Section
Judge – Miss Jessica Miller, Mouswald, Lochhead, Dumfries
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Class 1
                Handler under 12 years old on day of show.

  1. Archie Rickard
  2. Maya Rickard
  3. Harri Rhys Morgan
  4. Ioan Jones
  5. Ellie Law
  6. Mererid Davies

Class 2
                Handler over 12 and under 17 years old on day of show.

  1.  Isla Arrell
  2. Elliott Davies 
  3. Harri Jones
  4. Iwan Thomas
  5. Keira Nottage
  6. Awen Thomas

Class 3
                Handler 17 years old to 21 years old on day of show.

  1. Iwan Thomas
  2.  Mia Felice

Class 4
              Handler 22 years old to 26 years old on day of show.

  1. Nia Thomas
  2. Evie Tomlinson
  3. Melissa Fletcher
  4. Rhian Howells

Champion Handler :- Iwan Thomas

Reserve Champion :- Isla Arrell

Calf Section

Judge :- Miss Jessica Miller, Mouswald, Lochhead, Dumfries
Prize money :- 1st £40.00, 2nd £35.00, 3rd £30.00 and all other competitors receive £5.00.

Class 5
                Heifer calf born after 1st April  2024

    1. * Richard, Bethan, Nia & Iwan Thomas, Churchvale Lemagic

             Rhapsody, 2/4/24

    2.  *  Kev & Sian Rickard: Starlet Has It All Rae, 4/4/24

Class 6
                Heifer Calf born on or after 1st December 2023 and    before 31st March  2024.

  1. * A H Wilson & Son: Tregibby Rager Lustre Red, 2/12/23
  2. * Kev & Sian Rickard: Starlet Huxford Kitty, 3/1/24
  3. *ER & ME & WJ Jones: Feithy Starlight Lavender 187, 12/1/84
  4. * GR Thomas: Gwynnog Mecca-P Mackie, 1/1/24

Class 7
                Heifer Calf born between 1st August 2023 and before   

             30th November 2023.

  1. *Richard, Bethan, Nia & Iwan Thomas, Churchvale Lambda Rachel, 28/11/23
  2.  Kev & Sian Rickard: Larks Azpz Zandra, 5/8/23
  3. * Simon, Sian, Isaac & Elliott Davies : Castellhyfryd Crusha Ball Rosina 3, 1/10/23
  4. * ER & ME & WJ Jones: Feithy Davinci Rachel, 12/11/23
  5. *  Toi Toi Genetics: Toi Toi Jingles, 11/10/23,

Class 8
                Heifer Calf born 1st April 2023 and before 31st July 2023.

  1. *James Evans: Mydrim Chocochip Ceres, 10/7/23, Sire Avonlea Chocochip
  2. * Richard, Bethan, Nia & Iwan Thomas: Churchvale Sidekick   Ambrosia 4, 16/5/23
  3. * Toi Toi Genetics: Toi Toi My Mums Love Alberto, 14/4/23, Sire Babels Zastrer Fantastic
  4. Rhys Jones –

Champion Coloureds – *James Evans: Mydrim Chocochip Ceres, 10/7/23, Sire Avonlea Chocochip

   Reserve Coloureds – * Kev & Sian Rickard: Starlet Huxford Kitty, 3/1/24

  Champion Holstein Calf – * A H Wilson & Son: Tregibby Rager Lustre Red, 2/12/23

              Reserve Holstein Calf – * Richard, Bethan, Nia & Iwan Thomas, Churchvale Lemagic

               Rhapsody, 2/4/24

Champion & Reserve Coloured Calf – Top two from each class
Champion & Reserve Holstein Calf – Top two from each class

Supreme Calf & Best Exhibitor Bred
                                Champion Colour & Holstein –– *James Evans: Mydrim Chocochip Ceres, 10/7/23, Sire Avonlea Chocochip

The Perpetual Trophy Awarded in memory of late Mr Ian Plumb.

United Counties Agricultural & Hunters Society AGM – 2024

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The 2024 Annual General Meeting of the United Counties Agricultural & Hunters’ Society took place on the 18th October at 7.30pm at The Mart, Nantyci, SA33 5DR

NEW TERM 2024 -2025 OFFICIALS

CHAIRPERSON Mrs Sian Thomas, Llangadog

VICE CHAIRMAN – Mr Roger Evans, Carmarthen

Treasure – Mrs Jane Morgan, Carmarthen

PRESIDENT – MR PAUL WILLIAMS, Llanybydder

VICE PRESIDENT – MR CEIDRYCH DAVIES, Manordeilo

Trustees of The United Counties & Hunters Society

TRUSTEES 2024 -2025

Mr Lynn Davies

Mr Norman Evans

Mr Roger Evans –Vice Chair

Mrs Jane Morgan-  Treasure

Sub Committee (WDS)

WELSH DAIRY SHOW CHAIR –MR RICHARD THOMAS, LLandyfaelog  WELSH DAIRY SHOW VICE CHAIR – MR STUART WILLIAMS, Pembrokeshire

Dairy Show Competition Winners Learn How Local Hafod Cheese Is Made

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Lucky school pupils from Ysgol Gynradd Cwrtnewydd, Llanybydder, Ceredigion, were shown how Hafod Cheese is made during their visit to Holden Farm Dairy at Bwlchwernen Fawr Farm last week. The trip was the school’s prize after one of its pupils, Megan Davies, aged 8, won the Welsh Dairy Show’s ‘Story of Milk’ poster competition.

The Year Four pupil won the competition for her colourful illustration of how milk travels from the farm to the fridge entitled ‘Taith y Llaeth’. Megan’s winning drawing appeared on the front cover of the Show Catalogue which was given to the 1,000s of visitors to the show on entry.

Dairy Show Competition winners at Holden Dairy Farm

Megan’s prize consisted of tickets for her family to visit the Welsh Dairy Show; £75 for Cwrtnewydd Primary School, which was sponsored by Mole Valley, and a trip for her class to visit Holden Farm Dairy. As there were less than 20 pupils in the whole school they all went on the trip. Local NFU Mutual Group Secretaries, Heather Holgate in Tregaron and Aled Davies in Aberaeron, sponsored the bus which took the school pupils to see how Hafod Cheese is made with the milk from the farm’s herd of Ayrshire cows.

Heather Holgate went on the trip with the school pupils, she said, “We were delighted to be able to help with the cost of the trip for Cwrtnewydd school. It was fantastic to see how much the children enjoyed learning about how cheese is made.”

Ysgol Gynradd Cwrtnewydd Headteacher, Carol Davies said, “We are very lucky to have such amazing artists amongst our pupils. We are very grateful for all the prizes we won as a result of Megan winning. We will certainly be entering the competition again this year.”

Hundreds of students of all ages, from across Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire entered last year’s competition. Mair James, Organiser of the Welsh Dairy Show said, “Last year’s art competition was such a success that we have decided to do it again this year. We will be launching a new poster competition on 1 June 2017 and this time we will be asking primary school children from across Wales to enter. The prizes this year include a year’s supply of cheese, a sports drink bottle and £50 for the individual winner aswell as £100 for the winning school. More details will be available on our website: www.unitedcounties.org.uk from 1 June.”