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.
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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
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