Dairy Shorthorn Newsletter March 2017

Journal 2018

Calendar

We are already compiling reports for the next journal, if you have any Regional events or herd competitions this year please provide Claire with any results, reports and photos after the event. Please remember that if you are a show Judge then a Judges report would be greatly appreciated to help support the results and photos. Please post or email them to claire@shorhorn.co.uk There is now a printable form that can be found on the Dairy Website under Docs/ Forms to help collate your results of the herd from your Herd Competition or call the office for a printed version.

Our Dairy Calendar has now been updated with all the shows and events for 2017. This can be viewed on your mobile via the Shorthorn Website. If you have any events which you would like to promote please call Claire and we can add them to the calendar.

An event soon to be added to the Calendar is an Open Day at the Drisgol Herd, look out on the calendar and website for more details shortly.

Please can we ask that you pay your 2017 Membership subscription if you haven't already done so.

Payment of this will ensure that your registrations are actioned and all necessary literature will be issued to you accordingly. You can pay this by card via the office or by sending in a cheque. You could also obtain a standing order from the office to complete for your future annual payments.

Herd Books We have been informed of a

The Shorthorn Society 4th Street, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, CV8 2LG Tel 02476 696549

Update Please find enclosed a letter regarding the current situation facing the Dairy Shorthorn society staffing and day to day service provisions. Please bear with us whilst we endeavour to resolve matters over the coming months.

Thank you so much for making me feel so welcome over the last 10 months. I wish you all the best for the future and if you are ever in the Northamptonshire area, my kettle is always on! I will always be an admirer of the Shorthorn breed and will keep abreast of the news via facebook.

Shows/Events 2017 Show & Sale at Beeston Cattle Market: Friday 30th June and Friday 27th October 2017.

Balmoral Show: Wednesday 10th May to Sunday 13th May 2017 Surrey County Show: Monday 29th May 2017

Emails/Contact details Membership Please keep us informed of any new email addresses or change of home address so we can keep our contact details up to date.

Please call or email claire@shorthorn.co.uk with any updates.

From time to time we may share your contact details with allied partners e.g. livestock markets, for marketing purposes. If you are unhappy with your details being shared please email or contact the office and we will update your records.

MARCH 2017 DAIRY NEWSLETTER MARCH 2017 NEWSLETTER Farewell from Milly

number of herd, flock and stud books, also a series of Shorthorn Herd Books: Coate's Shorthorn Herd Book 1922-1952 (vols 67-99) Dairy Shorthorn Year Book 1923-1925, 1927-1932, 1954-1956.

Please contact Chris Copp <chris.copp@staffordshire.gov.uk> if you are interested.

Email claire@shorthorn.co.uk

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AGM & Judging Day: Saturday 3rd June 2017 Royal Cheshire Show (National show): Tuesday 20th June & Wednesday 21st June 2017.

this year there will be no TB exemptions which may impact on entries. It would be great to see as many members as possible entering each class to make the show the fantastic spectacle it deserves.

Royal Highland Show: Thursday 22nd June to Sunday 25th June 2017:shared stand with the Beef Society.

Great Yorkshire Show: Tuesday 11th July to Thursday 13th July 2017:shared stand with the Beef Society.

Royal Welsh Show: Monday 24th July to Thursday 27th July 2017:shared stand with the Beef Society.

Bakewell Show: Wednesday 2nd & Thursday 3rd August 2017 Tullamore Show: Sunday 13th August 2017 UK Dairy Day @ Telford: Wednesday 13th September 2017 Westmorland Show: Thursday 14th September 2017 The Dairy Show @ Bath and West show ground: Wednesday 4th October 2017 All Breeds All Britain calf show @ Three Counties Showground, Malvern: Friday 13th to Sunday 15th October 2017.

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UK Dairy Expo Great start to the show session, fantastic results.

Champion: Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 39 IRG Collins & Partners Reserve: Shaunlea Geri 6 - S Dixon Honourable: Marleycote Chatter 20 GG Baynes & Son Junior Champion: Shaunlea Geri 10 S Dixon Reserve Junior: Marleycote Julia 6 GG Baynes & Son Honourable Junior: Bilbro Heather 2 M Jackson

Champion - Churchroyd Bronte Wildeyes 39

Registrations

Please continue to send in your registrations regularly to the office to avoid late fees. Any registrations actioned over the age of 3 months will incur a late fee ÂŁ6 (inc vat) or if over 12 months the original registration fee is doubled. These registrations are a very valuable source of revenue to the society. If you require paper registrations slips please call the office.

Junior Champion - Shaunlea Geri 10

AGM & Judging Day

This years AGM and Judging day is taking place on Saturday 3rd June 2017 at I.R.G. Collins & Partners Church Farm, Howroyd Lane, Whitley Lower, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire WF12 0NB The timetable for the day is as follows: 12.00 AGM followed by lunch at 12.30 1.15 Judging Competiton with Master Judge Mick Gould followed by Herd Visit.

Finally there will be a BBQ at night for anyone who wishes to stay. Here is a list of the local accomodation: Woolpack Inn, Whitley Lower Midgley Lodge Motel, Bretton, Wakefield Premier Inn, Brighouse Heath Cottage Hotel, Dewsbury Travel lodge, Wholley Edge Services M1 Holiday Inn Express, Wakefield Days Inn, Brighouse We encourage all Judges to attend the day and advise that anyone wishing to be added to the Judges list should also attended.

Online Registrations Moving forward you can now have your membership details set up to be able to do your registrations Online. Please call or email Claire if you wish to be able to have this access. The procedure is simple to learn but assistance is always here should you require it. Invoices will be issued in the usual way and can now be paid by card over the phone.

Transfers Currently transfers are still free of charge so keep your animals details up to date by emailing Claire with any animals you have purchased or sold.

Gold Cup Please remember that the Gold Cup Entries close at the end of May, so submit your entry form soon.

Deceased animals In order to keep our database as accurate as possible please inform us of any animals which have died.

Shorthorn Sires UK At present we have 4 super bulls at the great price of ÂŁ5 per straw. The bulls are: Kilsally Redford, Castledale Snowman, Nejay Earl and Strickly Wiggo.

We have seen some great heifers now milking off Strickley Wiggo & Kilsally Redford. We also have Beef Shorthorn semen available too at low prices. More details on these bulls can be found on the new Shorthorn Sires UK website or call the office for our recent SSUK flyer.

Young Members Weekend This event will take place on 19th to 21st May, at Brinsbury College, incorporating the Brinsbury Show. Brinsbury College will provide all the animals and camping facilities. Timetable for the weekend as follows: Arrival from 5pm on Friday.

9.30 am Saturday Clipping and Showing workshops and demonstrations. Preparing Calves.

4.30 Saturday PM into evening. (team building and then social).

9.30 am Sunday Handling and Calf show at the Brinsbury Show. Open to the Public.

Lunch and depart. Please contact Wendy Young to express your interest 07785 971614

All Stars Show at Malvern in

August are looking for young members to make a team, please contact Wendy Young if you are interested.

Reserve Champion - Shaunlea Geri 6

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