Dairy Stockjudging 2024
12 teams across the Staffordshire YFC clubs took part in the County Dairy Stockjudging Competition, kindly hosted by The Weaver Family, Aston Pool Farm, Stafford Road, Stone, ST15 0BH. The evening was also kindly sponsored by HJ Lea Oakes. Teams judged rings of Dairy Cows, placing them in orders of merit and giving reasons to the master judges.
This skilled competition, one of the many Staffordshire YFC run throughout the year, helps members with observation, their understanding of the make-up of the animal, market demands, communication and presentation skills. The Junior members judge, place and give reasons on 4 animals, the Intermediate members judge, place and give reasons on 6 animals and the Senior members judge, place and give reasons on 4 animals as well as using the linear method of assessing characteristics.
The members enjoyed a great evening with a high standard of cows to judge. The overall results were a winning team from Waterhouses YFC with Leek YFC taking second place, and in third place, it was Ashley YFC. Individually, members will go forward to represent Staffordshire at the NFYFC Finals being held at the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate.
The evening was concluded with the presentation of awards along with refreshments of filled jacket potatoes, kindly sponsored by HJ Lea Oakes.
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