The latest star to emerge from the Primrose family is Tredinney Yogis Primrose 29 VG 87, and she is 4th gen VG or better and traces to Laity Farm Primrose 88 The Laity Farm Primroses were bought by Dennis ,Rosemaryand James Warren in 2001 when FMD had stopped most movement of cattle and Chris Trewern who owned theContinue reading
The Bath and West Show are to be congratulated on making changes to the show programme to make Young Handlers and Calf Classes the centre of the programme on the Saturday of the show and the number of people on the ringside during both the Showmanship and the Calf confirmation classes. Allowing calves to arriveContinue reading
The Guernseys have done it again! Daf and Helen Cox have won the Interbreed Dairy Championship at the Royal Bath & West Show. Their second calf cow, Tredinney Yogi’s Primrose 29 beat the Holstein who was reserve and the Jersey Breed Champion. Judge was Morris Grose from Cornwall. Congatulations to Daf and Helen and JamesContinue reading
This years Royal Bath & West Show was held at Shepton Mallet from May 28th to !st June and attracted new exhibitors in Sally and Nigel Phillips from Ilminster and Daf and Helen Cox from near Carmarthen, S. Wales. Sally and Nigel were showing their purchases from last November’s Gold Top Sale at Exeter Market, bredContinue reading
At the start of this years showing season, Laura and myself, thought that one of the cows at Bickfield deserved a wider audience than those who are milking her. Having been under TB movement restrictions for the past 4 years, we are now going into our fifth season of ringside viewing and wondering what might haveContinue reading
5 young handlers took part in the Handling Classes on the Saturday of the Devon County Show and two young ladies were winners of their classes competing against the other dairy breeds. Isobel Phillips was placed first and Champion of the Under 10 classes ( beating the winner of the beef handling class) showing WiltownContinue reading
Simone Salverderi and Lorenzo Leso from the Po Valley (Milan) spent 3 days this week looking at UK Guernsey herds starting at the Beechgroves herd of the Lacey family, the visit started in the Farm Shop, where they were amazed to see that the customers help themselves and place the money into an “Honesty” box,Continue reading
Top price of 2180gns was paid by Richard Norman from Somerset, for Blacknor Cracker Iceberg Diana, an 86 point heifer sold at Auction at Exeter Market on Friday April 11th. She was part of a consignment from Ian and David Crouch who were selling 12 Guernseys as part of a Gold Top Sale. Andrew Lewis fromContinue reading
