Despite mud and rain which meant some vehicles had to be towed onto the show field, the weather failed to dampen spirits at Mid Argyll Show.
Show president David Renwick said: “Considering the weather it has been amazing. It is great how everybody has come out to support us. The community has entered into the spirit of it, everyone has their wellies on.
“We had to tow a couple of vehicles into the field this morning but everyone seems happy, meeting up with old friends. This is the second show we’ve had since Covid and we have got hundreds of entries in all the different sheep, cattle and horse sections.
Overall champion of champions was inter-breed beef cattle winner, the March-born Limousin cross heifer calf, Hazel's Girl, from Duncan Semple of Dippen, Campbeltown.
It was also a memorable day for the Shaw family of Acharonich Farm in Ardfern, who enjoyed huge success in the sheep section.
Father Robert was showing with sons Rogie and Iain, and their Blackface females took the reserve overall champion of champions and the confined championship.
Reserve supreme was a two-crop Blackface ewe, by a £38,000 Crossflatt Peeler.
Their confined champion was a gimmer by the same sire.
Overall horse champion was Newmilns Obama owned by Julie Donn of Oban. The 17-year-old had a foal last year and was back competing this year. She won the supreme champion at Kintyre.
Reserve was Northern Gypsy Wedding, ridden by Niamh Gosman.
Confined horse was Starlight Savannah, owned by Lauren Johnson of Lochgilphead. Her horse is a 12-year-old Welsh D Cross.
Leading Awards
Highland cattle (Judge: D Dempster). Champion – R and E MacMillan with a three-year-old heifer. Reserve – Brindle Point, with a two-year-old heifer. Cow, suckled calf – Cnoc Fold. Three-year-old heifer – R and E MacMillan. Two-year-old heifer – Brindle Point. Yearling heifer – G and N Massan, Stonefield.
Beef cattle – Champion – D Semple, with a March-born Limousin cross heifer calf. Bull, heifer and open champion – D Anderson. Cow – R Courtauld, Auchinellan. Suckled heifer calf – S Ritchie. Heifer calf, spring-born heifer calf – D Semple. Spring-born bullock calf – JJ and C MacCallum.
Commercial beef – Champion – C and H MacKinnon, Kilkenneth. Cow, cow and calf, naturally shown, confined champion – Laggan Farms. In-calf heifer, breeding heifer, male calf – D Anderson. Heifer calf, native bullock calf – I and R Malcolm.
Confined Blackface – Champion and inter-breed confined champion – R and I Shaw, Acharonich, with a gimmer.
Blackface – Champion, inter-breed sheep and reserve overall champion of champions – R and I Shaw, with a ewe. Group, male – J and J MacPherson, Balliemeanoch.
Suffolk – Champion – J McDonald.
Texel – Champion – S Woodrow, Newmains. Confined – D Anderson.
Bluefaced Leicester – Champion – N Milton, Keils Croft.
Any other pure continental – Champion – S Herraty, Ronachan.
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