AGRICULTURE NEWS, PICTURES AND COMMENT
A HOMEBRED South Devon heifer lit up the livestock rings at the Kingsbridge Show last weekend.
Trevoulter Lili 3, owned and bred by Graham and Lynn Pleuss from Trevoulter Barton in Poundstock, near Bude, ended her show season with victory at the Devon event on Saturday, September 7.
A July 2017-born daughter of Welland Valley Crusader 5, out of Kestle Buttercup 124, Lili stood female and breed champion before going to on to be crowned overall beef interbreed champion.
Highlights for Lili this season include breed champion at the Woolsery & District Show and reserve female breed champion at the Yealmpton Show.
The heifer is also well-known on social media, with thousands of followers across her various ‘Miss Lilly’ accounts.
“What an amazing show season she’s had,” said Kerensa Cobbledick. “We are so proud of her, she has come on so much and is a real show girl who loves the attention from the public, including ‘selfies’ with children and Miss Lilly fans!”