€10,000 champion prize opens at Virginia Show
Holstein friesian breeders from Ireland are expected to have entries in the competition which has a cash prize fund of over €10,000.
The class carries a top prize of €2,500.
Diageo Ireland head of corporate and trade communications Hazel Chu said that the company is delighted to be able to recognise excellence in Irish dairy breeding.
Minister of state Tom Hayes said both of the sponsoring companies are helping to boost the credentials of the Baileys brand by reducing the carbon footprint and at the same time improving productivity.
“This is in line with our strategy to produce quality, safe, nutritious foods and products in an environmentally sustainable manner while at the same time delivering economic growth in rural areas,” he said.
Last year’s top prize went to second-time winner Sean Murphy from Waterfall, Co Cork, who won with his champion dairy cow Dalevalley.
