1 The Ayrshire Journal The Ayrshire Journal 2 to the 2019 Summer edition of the Ayrshire Journal. Welcome..2019/20 President Michael Howie ............. Editorial What a great way to start my year as your Office News .................................................................... ..4-6 President. We all had a marvellous A True Dalesman – Alan Myers ............................................7 conference with fantastic weather. Breed Managers Report.................................................... 8-9 Many thanks to Keith and Jane and family and the Dumfriesshire Clover Family Focus ...........................................................11 Club Members for arranging a Judging Seminar ................................................................13 truly memorable conference. Cattle Services News ..........................................................15 Let’s hope the weather behaves Jane’s Blog .........................................................................17 next year in Northumberland. Young Breeders Weekend............................................. 18-21 The Royal Highland was next Taking Note ........................................................................25 on the agenda, congratulations Looking Back ......................................................................27 go to the Lawrie families with Conference Report ........................................................ 28-31 Cuthill Towers winning the Ayrshire Conference Sale report .......................................................33 Championship with their aptly named South African Assignment .................................................34 Highland Bloom young cow and Sandyford winning the Red and White Ayrshire Success .......................................................... 36-37 Champion with their 4th calver Ladd Delight. It was really encouraging Classification Guide ...................................................... 39-41 to see Ayrshire numbers far outweighing the other dairy breeds. Thank You Duncan ........................................................ 42-43 A week later I attended the judging seminar in Devon at Rob and Anita Club News ..................................................................... 45-47 Cornish’s, a very successful day marking Duncans last day as Breed Ayrshires of Excellence ................................................ 49-59 Manager. Thanks Duncan for all you have done for the Society, you have certainly taken the Young Breeders to a level that is the envy of the other breeds. Wishing you all the best for the future. Advertisers In July, Angie and myself attended the Royal Garden Party at Holyrood Adamson, J & Son .................................................................... 48 House, along with Keith and Jane, again the weather was brilliant All Breeds All Britain Calf Show .............................................. 44 sunshine. Berresford, P ............................................................................ 14 The Great Yorkshire Show was well attended with Richard Baynes Broadley JD & BF ..................................................................... 16 taking top spot with Sea Lily 23, with David Sanderson in Reserve with Carrs Billington .......................................................................... 4 his senior cow. Cattle Services (AYR) Ltd.........................................................BC CIS ............................................................................................ 10 The following week I was in Ayr to interview applicants for the Breed Cornish, R & A .......................................................................... 12 Managers position, Alan Timbrell being the successful candidate, many Davidson, L............................................................................... 32 of you will know him already, I’m sure his enthusiasm and knowledge Evans, M .................................................................................. 24 of the Ayrshire breed and breeders will make him a valuable member Howie, M .................................................................................... 6 of the team. Hunter, J & M .......................................................................... 35 Two weeks later Angie and I drove the 6 hour journey to Wales for the Ice Robotics ............................................................................. 22 Royal Welsh, again the weather was nearly too hot! Congratulations Lawrie A & S ............................................................................ 38 to the Tomlinsons winning the Ayrshire Championship as well as the Lindsay DM ............................................................................. 26 heifer championship with Triclo Joybell who went on to take the interbreed Championship the next day. NMR .......................................................................................... 23 Suffern, J .................................................................................. 59 On the home front harvest has been stop start due to the inconsistent Tomlinson ET & Son ............................................................... IFC weather; at least the grass situation is better than last year with both UK Dairy Day ............................................................................ 13 silage pits nearly full. Why does it rain when you don’t want it to! Hopefully we will be finished harvest before UK Dairy Day where I hope to meet up with many of you at Telford. Cover: Image Butterbesley Obliques May by Duncan Hunter. CONTENTS Designed by Agri-Promotions Ltd. Images by Katie Davidson, Richard Hodgson & Linda Batty AYRSHIRE CATTLE SOCIETY Visit our website by scanning this QR code. Advertising Rates For Members - Page £180, Half £110, Quarter £85 all plus VAT. Closing date for the next journal - 31st October 2019 Patron: Her Majesty the Queen Hon. Presidents: Lord Plumb DL, Edward Evans and Jim Lawrie President: Michael Howie, Morwick, Acklington, Morpeth, Northumbria, NE65 9DG Tel: 07802 795993 Business Co-ordinator: Gilmour Lawrie Tel: 01292 478365 Breed Manager: Alan Timbrell Tel: 07889 044070 General Manager: Claire Kimm, Westburn House, McNee Road, Prestwick, Ayrshire KA9 2PB Tel: 01292 471292 Fax: 01292 474686 Email: [email protected] Web: www.ayrshirescs.org Charity No.: SC007015 The views and opinions expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the Society which cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of the information contained in advertisements. 3 The Ayrshire Journal HQ CATCH-UP General Manager Claire Kimm updates membership on the activites at Head Quarters 2019 is certainly flying by! It’s to the office. Correct been a busy few months here names are as follows:- at HQ. Our young members Ayrshire Cattle Society enjoyed an excellent weekend Cattle Services (AYR) Ltd OFFICE kindly hosted by the Cornwall NEWS Club and this year’s conference Finally, I would like to welcome went so well thanks to the Alan Timbrell to the team as Breed attention to detail from Keith & Manager, having been born into the Ayrshire breed he brings a Jane Davidson and their army wealth of knowledge and experience to the role. Alan’s late father of helpers. Preparations for Gordon, established the Millford herd of pedigree Ayrshire’s in the the 2020 conference are well late 50’s. Alan still registers under the Millford prefix and last underway and bookings will year had a world photographic win with his October born Calf be available by the end of the Millford Maple Lark jointly owned year. At the Highland show with Millie Tomlinson. Alan we held a presentation to say has had an enjoyable career goodbye to Duncan who has with Alta Genetics for the played an important part in past 17 years and leaves helping me develop my role and keeping me right on many aspects his position as Northern within the Society. I am grateful for his guidance and for making Area Sales Team Leader. my job very enjoyable and wish him lots of luck for his future. Alan along with myself look forward to seeing Cheques many of you at the The bank that we use – Bank of Scotland has implemented a new National show on the 11th system which will not accept cheques written out to the incorrect September. company name please bear this in mind if sending a cheque in The Ayrshire Journal 4 Presidents and council met at the AGM with the following REGION 14: SURREY, SUSSEX AND KENT being appointed on the 2019/2020 committees. Vacancy REGION 1: AYRSHIRE REGION 15: Wiltshire, HAMPSHIRE, GLOUCESTER, DORSET Adam Montgomerie, Alistair Logan AND ISLE OF WIGHT Vacancy REGION 2: ORKNEY & SHETLAND, CAITHNESS, SUTHERLAND, ROSS & Cromarty, INVERNESS, NAIRN, BANFF, ELGIN, REGION 16: SOMERSET, DEVON AND Cornwall Moray, ABERDEEN, Kincardine, ANGUS, Perth, KINROSS, CLACKMANNAN AND FIFE David Christophers, Jake Sayer Vacancy REGION 17: WALES REGION 3: ARGYLL, BUTE, Dumbarton, RENFREW, STIRLING Aled Walters, Geraint Thomas AND THE CITY OF GLASGOW Robin Barr REGION 18: Northern IRELAND Robert McConnell, Thomas Gordon REGION 4: LANARKSHIRE Russell Gray REGION 19: IRISH REPUBLIC Christian Keenan REGION 5: WEST Lothian, MID Lothian, EAST Lothian, PEEBLES, SELKIRK, Northumberland AND DURHAM Honorary PRESIDENTS: Vacancy Lord Plumb DL, Edward Evans, James Lawrie PRESIDENT REGION 6: DUMFRIES, CUMBERLAND AND WESTMORLAND Michael Howie James Mattinson PRESIDENT ELECT Steve Bailey REGION 7: KIRKCUDBRIGHT AND WIGTOWN JUNIOR PRESIDENT ELECT: Charles