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NORTH ISLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS 2013/14

Saturday, 9 November 2013

The North Island Ayrshire Championships were held at the Bay of Islands Show on Saturday 9 November 2013, judged by Jonathan Glentworth of Kaponga.

BROOKVIEW LOT LAGUNA, E9-9, owned by the Steiner Partnership of Tokoroa, became the first cow in the history of the breed to win four Island Championships.  Laguna also won the North Island Championships at Stratford (09/10), Rotorua (11/12) and Morrinsville (12/13).  In addition to her four breed championships, she was NZ Dairy Event Champion in 2009 and Reserve in 2010, and Reserve at the Royal in 12/13.  Also a great production cow, Laguna produced 8660 litres milk, 461 kg fat, 337 kg protein (798 kg MS) in 283 days in the 2011/12 season.

Reserve Ayrshire Champion went to 4 year old Kauri Rosa Kay, B7-7, winner of the 4&5 year old class, owned by Brian & Carolyn Hutchings of Dargaville.  Brookview Lot Laguna and Kauri Rosa Kay were also named as All Breeds Champion and Reserve respectively, and Laguna as Supreme Dairy Exhibit.

Junior Champion was awarded to the yearling heifer Harvest Arctic Queenie ET owned by Feek & Feek Ltd of Tokoroa, with Reserve to the heifer calf Lodore Hugs Royalle ET owned by M S & R M Hutchings.  These heifers were also named as All Breeds Champion and Reserve respectively.

In the Fredrickson Trophy for Senior Young Handler, Courtney Davies emerged as the winner from a large field of 8 contestants.  In addition to winning the Northern Districts Dairy Young Handler Competition four times, Courtney also won the Greenlane Trophy for Junior Young Handler in the 2008/09 season at Dargaville.  Courtney is active in all aspects of the Association's youth programme.  The Greenlane Trophy for Junior Young Handler was awarded to Brad Martin of Hikurangi.

Check out the photo gallery for more photos

Cow in milk 2 yrs

1. B A & C A Hutchings - Kauri Cream May

2. M S & R M Hutchings - Lodore Tosi Jell

3. S Vincent - Pa Hill Brody Kirstie

 

Cow in Milk 3 yrs

1. M S & R M Hutchings - Lodore Brody Jebbie ET

2. G J Travers - Pa Hill Brody Cassata

3. Kio Valley Downs - Lodore Mikes B Jebb ET

 

Cow in Milk 4 & 5 yrs

1. B A & C A Hutchings - Kauri Rosa Kay

2. B A & C A Hutchings - Kauri Rannie

3. M S & R M Hutchings - Lodore Nans K Jebbie ET

 

Cow in Milk 6 yrs & over

1. Steiner Partnership - Brookview Lot Laguna

2. R Goodman - Utopia Alfie DJ

 

NORTH ISLAND CHAMPION COW Steiner Partnership - Brookview Lot Laguna

RESERVE NORTH ISLAND CHAMPION B A & C A Hutchings - Kauri Rosa Kay

 

Yearling Heifer

1. Feek & Feek Ltd - Harvest Arctic Queenie ET

2. C Davies

3. Kio Valley Downs - Kio Valley Precious Ty

 

Heifer Calf

1. M S & R M Hutchings - Lodore Hugs Royalle ET

2. Kio Valley Downs - Kio Valley PH Spindles

3. Kio Valley Downs - Kio Valley SS Quinn

 

JUNIOR CHAMPION Feek & Feek Ltd - Harvest Arctic Queenie ET

RESERVE JUNIOR CHAMPION M S & R M Hutchings - Lodore Hugs Royalle ET

 

Fredrickson Trophy - Senior Young Handlers

1. Courtney Davies

2. Bridget Capper

3. Andrew Martin

 

Greenlane Trophy - Junior Young Handler

1. Brad Martin

2. Harrison Davis

3. Odyssey Travers

 


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