The inaugural Borderway UK Dairy Expo event was a triumph for all involved and saw over 6000 spectators attending over the 2 days. The success of this event confirms Harrison and Hetherington’s commitment to the dairy industry by announcing next year’s date as 1st and 2nd March 2013.
| Champion of Champions presentation – l/r Brad Sayles (judge), Brian Richardson (CEO of H&H Group), Tom Campbell (First Milk), Nick Heyler (CIS), Pat Wilson (winner), Weeton Lheros A Balise, Mike Helliwell (stocksman), Andrew Wilson (winner), Barry McInerney (Norbrook), John Cochrane (Cogent), Donald Dubois (judge). |
Taking the overall Grand Champion of Champions and ending a fantastic day of judging was the senior and overall champion Holstein, Weeton LHeros A Balise from Andrew and Pat Wilson from Fife, Scotland.
Highlights included the International Dairy Youth Championships, Global Classic Sale and a Speakers’ Corner. In an event Harrison & Hetherington can surely be proud of the seven breeds that were represented and overall some exceptional dairy cattle genetics paraded within the Borderway Exhibition Centre.
Understandably David Pritchard, Operations Director of Harrison & Hetherington was delighted that this first Borderway UK Dairy Expo was such a resounding success.
“We saw a tremendous show of world class dairy animals along with a youth show. The cow classes attracted an international audience and I would like to congratulate all participants and deserved winners.”
“When this event was initiated we were determined to show that there was a need for a new Dairy Exhibition in the UK in the early part of the year. From the support and feedback that we have received this was the case and our aim is now to make this an annual event”.
With entries from the UK and Europe the show kicked off on Friday with the International Dairy Youth Championships. Incorporating clipping and showmanship classes all ages were well represented. Champion of the clipping competition was 20 year old James Doherty, a herdsman at Styche Holsteins in Cheshire. This was the first time he had ever entered a competition of this scale and Judge, Erica Rijneveld was very impressed with this talented young competitor and went on to say;
“He was a steady systematic clipper, who produced an outstanding result especially as he did not have the easiest calf to clip. Taking into account the quantity of hair that he had to work with, I was particularly impressed with the blending and the top liner”
The Showmanship competition separated the girls from the boys with two females taking the top spots. Hannah Slack took the reserve champion spot and Lancashire-based Helen Eastham took the Championship Spot. Helen, who used her own heifer in the competition Tristar Knowledge Tony, born October 2010, started showing about five years ago and this is her biggest win so far. When asked what it meant to her she said;
“All my hard work and practice has paid off, I have been encouraged by my father and have been practicing every morning and evening so I was delighted to receive the Champion rosette.”
As expected the Global Classic Sale held on Friday evening featured some impeccable genetics up for sale. Top price was 10,000gns paid for Sterndale Sterling Jodie Red consigned by Bill and Yasmin Nadin. The sale average £4,350 with animals going to all over the UK.
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