Dairy Show two-in-row keeps Barretts at top
Their Laurelmore Ruben Sassy entered the shortlist of five for the Irish Examiner Supreme Champion as the betting favourite, after being selected as best five-year-old and best udder cow by show judge Charlie Will, head of Holstein sire procurement at US AI giant, Select Sires.
She was spot on for the show, he said – but he was also impressed by the “amazing” runner-up, 10-year-old Smearlaview A Storm Vixan ET, which had earlier won the mature-cow-in-milk class for Tim and John Kirby, Listowel. As always, the Cork Holstein Breeders Club honour personal contributions to dairy breeding. Their National Recognition Award went to Bobby Franks, for dedication to the Holstein Friesian breed as an IHFA development officer in the northern counties for the past 15 years, until his recent retirement. Kevin Behan, from Rathangan, Co Kildare, was awarded the YMA Hall of Fame Award, for helping young members
