Limousin top at Kinross

Visitors to Vane Farm show field see heifer win champion title

Visitors to Kinross Show on Saturday were able to enjoy a fine day as well as having a superb view over Loch Leven from the show field at RSPB’s Vane Farm.

This was the fourth year on the site and it is proving to be a good one in terms of space and access.

There was also plenty of good livestock on show with the champion of champions coming from the cattle lines this time.

The panel of interbreed judges deliberated for some time, possibly because this is the first time such a format has been used at Kinross, but the clear winner emerged as the Limousin heifer Ronick Jingo, shown by Stephanie Dick, Mains of Throsk, Stirling, followed by the dairy leader, a red and white Ayrshire cow in her third lactation, from the Lawrie family at Cuthill Towers.

The reserve beef interbreed, as placed by judge John Campbell, Claylands, Kippen, was the six-year-old British blonde cow Whitefield Freya, from Lyle Laird and Sons at Lochhead, East Wemyss. Bred by Eric Mutch, this cow now has 12 championships to her name.

The sheep interbreed champions were placed by Donald MacGregor, Dyke, Milton of Campsie, with the top honours going to a Texel shearling ram from Robin Orr, Halbeath, Dunfermline. This was a Hartside-bred shearling bought at Lanark last year for 7,000gns.

The reserve sheep ticket was collected by Willie Young and sons, Hamish and Alistair, from Mawcarse, Milnathort, showing a home-bred Beltex gimmer which had also stood as reserve interbreed at Kinross last year as a ewe lamb.

The champion horse was the ridden Highland pony Peggy of Combebank owned by Fraser and Lorna Boyd, Lochgoilhead, and with Lynn Paisley in the saddle.

KinrossShowchampionofchampionsRonickJingo, shownbyStephanieDick.Pictures: Ron Stephen.

At Kinross Show, RHASS long-service awards were made to two men who have between them worked with the Cheape family at Conland, Glenfarg, for an amazing 101 years. William Todd has worked on the farm for 55 years and Alexander Braid for 46 years. From left: Willie Young (RHASS director), William Todd, Alexander Braid and Emma Cheape.

SupremehorsechampionatKinross, Peggyof Combebank, riddenbyLynnPaisley.

InterbreedandTexelsheepchampionatKinross Show, fromRobinOrrofHalbeath, Dunfermline.