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Annual General Meeting
A great weekend for Shorthorn breeders who travelled far and wide to join this years AGM
at the Crugside herd, Llandovery. Our thanks go to the Rees family for welcoming us all, the
hospitality was second to none.
COLIN TISO REPORTS
Although I did not attend the youth day
on Saturday afternoon I heard that the
day was enjoyed by those in attendance.
The day was led by youth coordinator
Shaun Dixon who first offered tips on
showmanship, Alun Rees had prepared a
number of calves for the youngsters to
walk and practise with. Two calves in
particular were eye catching in the pens
on Sunday, Crugside Jazz Duchess and
Crugside Hunter Scarlett and hopefully
these will grace the show ring in the
upcoming show season. I was told that
Shaun also led a class on stock judging to
the young members, giving them a
opportunity to have a go one on one
before letting Harry Collins step up to the
plate to lead a clipping demonstration.
Thank you to them both for taking the
time out to encourage the young
members.
Saturday evening the family invited us to
enjoy the breathtaking views at their
newest venture Green Grove Barns, an
events hall where we enjoyed a BBQ and
drinks to close the day.
The next morning started with the A G M
with over 40 members in attendance.
President David Winnington in the chair,
the 7 items on the agenda were swiftly
dealt with, before we heard from Andy
Ryder who has taken over from Ros
Rimmer. Andy gave a brief account of
what has happened in the past year and
everyone welcomed him to the job. We
then heard from Arthur Whittle who
informed members that there had been
a change of accountants and that the
accounts had not been finalised as of yet,
as there was no other business David
bought the meeting to a close.
We then had the pleasure of judging two
classes of 6 in milk heifers and 6 2nd
lactation cows as there was a large
attendance master judge for the day
Stuart Williams split every one in to 2
groups for the reason giving. The first
class was real head scratcher, with a lot
of difference of opinion on the top 3
placings in the class. The majority
seemed to get placings 4,5 and 6 in the
same order and a good discussion on the
top 3 placings took place, but everyone
agreed that they were a real good class
of heifers with good udders and clean
bone standing on good legs and feet.
Judging Underway
Shorthorn
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Andy Ryder with President David Winnington &
Chair Arthur Whittle
Master Judge Stuart Williams taking questions