East Logan Farm took home the top award at the South West Scotland Holstein Club’s Fantasy Five competition.
The team of five from Brian and Michael Yates, Castle Douglas was tapped out by judge George Borland Jr, Mossburg Farm, Mauchline from an entry of 140 animals of all dairy breeds, pedigree and non-pedigree.
East Logan also took the best heifer prize for Logan Avatar Rae Red. Winning the best cow prize were David, Kirsty, and Jenny Yates, Meikle Firthhead with Meiklefirth Radical Babs.
Leading Awards
(Judge: G Borland Jr, Mossburg)
Team of five – 1, B and M Yates, East Logan; 2, D, K and J Yates, Meikle Firthhead; 3, F Nicholson, Newhouse; 4, A Irving, Bectonhall; 5, S Roan, Boreland of Colvend; 6, J Lochhead, Beyond the Burn.
Best cow – 1, D, K and J Yates, Meikle Firthhead with Meiklefirth Radical Babs; 2, D McMiken, Ernespie with Ernespie Alvarez Candy; 3, S Roan, Boreland of Colvend with Colvend Kimball Oralie; 4, J and G Jamieson, Upper Locharwoods with Wedlock Kimball Grace 2; 5, B and M Yates, East Logan with Logan Fitz Becky; 6, W Flemming, Hillhead with Hillhead Dalliance Brenda.
Best heifer – 1, B and M Yates, East Logan with Logan Avatar Rae Red; 2, A Irving, Bectonhall with King Doc; 3, D, K and J Yates, Meikle Firthhead with Meiklefirth Batman Isla; 4, A Padkin, Drumcork with Padkins Chrome Rosie; 5, J Lochhead, Beyond the Burn with Kedar Rhapple Snapple; 6, A Marshall, Hardgrove with Hardgrove Hetty 12.
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