Dairy Shorthorn Newsletter June 2017

Drisgol Open Day Seimon, Eleanor, Sion & Hanna Thomas in conjunction with Dairy Master will have an Open Farm day on the 28th September 2017. The Drisgol herd is the largest Dairy Shorthorn herd in the country and the 700 head is certainly a must see. Dairy Master installed the impressive new 70-point rotary parlour in 2015 with automatic cluster flush and milking the herd has never been easier. A sight to be seen‌ visit them at Drysgolgoch, Llwyndrain, Llanfyrnach, Pembrokeshire SA35 0AT

SUMMER 2017 DAIRY NEWSLETTER The Shorthorn Society are pleased to announce the appointment of Ros Rimmer as our new Breed Secretary. Ros will commence her new part time role on the 17th July 2017 and brings with her a wealth of experience from within the agricultural business sector. Ros is sure to be a great asset and the Society feels extremely lucky to have her leading us forward.

The Society has also decided to appoint Graham Bell as a part time field officer. Graham and his wife Barbara register their animals under the Irthingvale Prefix. Graham has vast knowledge of the breed and the Dairy industry so it makes him an ideal candidate to promote the breed and support new and existing members. Claire Ward will continue her excellent work as the first point of contact in the office.

100,000kgs The breed now has ten cows that have achieved over 100,000kgs demonstrating the fantastic longevity of the breed. The latest member of this elite club is Amber Grey Dolly 10th EX90 who achieved this over twelve lactations. She has several daughters in the herd one that is currently milking in her eighth lactation and one that is in her sixth lactation which demonstrates that strong families definitely carry great genetics.

Events 2017 These dates are also displayed on our Website Calendar which us informed of any change of address, telephone numbers and an email address so our records are accurate. Please submit any changes to: claire@shorthorn.co.uk

The 2016 Coates Herd Book Vol 163 will soon be available for ÂŁ15. Please call Claire at the office to purchase your copy.

Contact details : The Shorthorn Society, 4th Street, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2LG, Tel 02476 696549 Email. claire@shorthorn.co.uk

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The Great Yorkshire Show: Tuesday 11th to 13th July UK Dairy Day at Telford International Centre: Wednesday 13th September The Dairy Show @ Bath & West Showground: Wednesday 4th October All Breeds All Britain Calf Show at Three Counties Showground, Malvern, 13th -15th October Show & Sale at Beeston Castle Auction: Friday 30th June and Friday 27th October, Friday 23rd February 2018.

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Database Please can we ask that you keep Coates Herd Book 2016

Annual General Meeting The AGM and Judging day at Church Farm was a great success as many breeders travelled far and wide to attend and view the home of Churchroyd Peggy 19th. Churchroyd Peggy 19th won two consecutive Interbreed Crowns last year, first at the well established National Dairy Shorthorn Show held at The Royal Cheshire Show and then at The Great Yorkshire Show. All the cows were a credit to Peggy prepared 19 the Collins family. Wendy and her Clippaholics Churchroyd team had expertly the entire herd and the judging workshop cows were full of milk and showed all the udder quality and dairy style you would expect from a Churchroyd animal. Many thanks go to The Collins Family and friends for all their hard work and effort that they put into making the day a great success.

Tranfers are still free, so please continue to make sure that you advise the office of any sales or purchases to keep all your and the animals records up to date.

Journal Its that time of year when we start to format the forthcoming Journal therefore please can we remind people to submit their Judges reports, articles, any club events and photos to Claire at the office as the deadline of October soon comes upon us.

The adverts price remains at the very reasonable rate: £125 & VAT per page, £90 & VAT for half a page, £50 & VAT for a small classified advert. If you have not advertised before we urge you to consider putting an advert in this year. It is the most effective way of promoting your herd to other interested people and is a service we provide for our members. If you require help with formatting an advert please send the required wording and photos to us and we will produce a “Proof” advert for you to view and submit once the design is agreed.

These adverts will also be displayed on our website once the Journal has been released.

Please send all adverts to the address below and await confirmation of receipt. For all Journal information and queries please email claire@shorthorn.co.uk

Photo Competition 2017 Now is the optimal time to be gathering your photos for this years Photo Competition.

You can download a full schedule and entry form from the website or call Claire at the office for a posted copy. Closing date is Friday 27th October 2017, no late entries will be accepted. Rules and classes below. Please read carefully.

Rules: Entries will only be accepted from paid up members of the Shorthorn Society.

Every entry must be accompanied by a completed and signed entry form.

Entries can be either 7x6 hard copies on photographic glossy paper, by email, on a memory stick or on a disc as jpegs.

Please mark all Photographs with exhibitors name, animals name, class and number of calves. Where the photo is of the scenic type, mark with correlating number and exhibitors name.

All animals must be registered with the Shorthorn Society and contain 25% or above Shorthorn blood and be of shorthorn colour.

All photographs must have been taken between October 20th 2016 and October 20th 2017 inclusive.

Photographs can be amateur or professional and may have been taken at shows.

Animals can be presented haltered or un-haltered and in a clipped or unclipped state.

Each entry needs only to be photographed from one angle.

In the event of a limited number of entries the Society reserves the right to amalgamate classes.

Classes: Calf born in 2017 Calf born 01/07/16 to 31/12/16.

Calf born 01/01/16 to 30/06/16.

Heifer in milk to first calving.

Junior cow in milk having had 2 or more calves.

Senior cow: 4 or more calves and specify on entry form the number of calves.

Best Dairy Shorthorn female sired by an SSUK bull. An SSUK bull is defined as any bull whose semen has been available through Shorthorn Sires UK. Scenic photo including one or more Dairy Shorthorn cattle.

There will be an overall Champion, Reserve Champion and Honourable Mention. Prize winners will be published in the Shorthorn Journal.

2016 Winner: Churchroyd Fay 7 IRG Collins & Partners

Junior Members The Society has now set up a Junior Members forum on FB that allows young members to discuss, ask questions and chat amongst themselves. This was set up in the hope of bringing the junior members closer together despite the distance that separates them. This year by kind permission of Brinsbury College we had the first Young Members weekend. Dan Stamper the main force behind this weekend planned an enjoyable and informative two days that revolved around the Brinsbury show. The kids had a fabulous weekend which the Society hopes will be the first of many to come.

Ken Prestidge is looking for a few buildings to rent or share if anyone can help please call Ken on 07771267625

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Registrations Please find a few minutes to keep your registrations up date to avoid late fees.

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