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Hoey’s heifer has the ‘Xtra Factor’
6th annual commercial beef show attracts a record entry

A record number of prime beef cattle were presented to Welsh judge, Arfon Jones, at the Northern Ireland Commercial Cattle Exhibitors’ Club’s 6th annual show, held at Moira.

The one-day showcase event attracted over 120 entries, with both novice and experienced exhibitors competing for a share of the bumper prize fund.

Claiming the supreme championship honours at the 6th annual show was ‘Xtra Factor’, a heavyweight Limousin heifer exhibited by Clive Hoey from Fivemiletown, County Tyrone. This super heifer was bred from a British Blue cow, and was purchased from Sean McCloskey, Claudy, County Londonderry. She scooped the reserve championship at Ballymena Show in May, and was crowned commercial beef champion at Enniskillen Show a few weeks ago. Read more >>>

Sponsorship thank you

The Northern Ireland Commercial Cattle Exhibitors Club would like to acknowledge, with sincere thanks, the generosity of its sponsors. They include: Corby Rock Mill; Ulster Bank; E A Bell Ltd Country Stores; AI Services (NI) Ltd; John Thompson and Sons Ltd; Dunbia; United Feeds; Clogher Valley Livestock Mart; T J Booth; Fane Valley Co-op; Natural Stockcare Ltd; Christies Direct; Norbrook; McCance Steel; NI Charolais Club; NI Limousin Club; NI Aberdeen Angus Club; NI Blonde d’Aquitaine Club; Northern Bank; Nigel Matchett; GC Kitchens; Greenvale Animal Feeds; A W Ennis; Richard Beattie Livestock Sales (Gortin Mart); Lisahally and Draperstown Mart; Walter Watson Steel; Quail Fine Foods; Tony Heaney Contracts; SM Products; Crossgar Meats; Corrick House; LW Surphlis; HVS Animal Health; Ulster Farmers’ Mart (Enniskillen); McKees (Maghera); Corrie Meats; Sawyers Transprot; Strathearn Farms; Sean McCloskey; Trouw Nutrition; Oliver McCann OMC Surfacing; Genus ABS; and Animax.

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Getting some practice in before the NICCEC 6th annual show at Moira on Friday, August 20, are young handlers, Naomh McAllister, Aghadowey; Orlagh, Shauna and Lauren McKenna, Clogher; and Katrina and Shauna Killen, Crossgar.

McKenna’s 2009 champion wins Tullamore Show title

A Limousin bullock, bred by brothers Declan and Fergal McKenna, Clogher, County Tyrone won the overall championship in the commercial section at last weekend’s Tullamore Show.

The bullock named ‘Spooks’ was exhibited by Connell Bros, Oldcastle, County Meath. It was purchased in 2009 after winning the supreme championship at the NI Commercial Cattle Exhibitors Club’s 5th annual show , held at Moira, where he was described by judge, Gareth McGuinness, ‘as a very correct, stylish bullock’.

The McKenna brothers had a very successful day at last year’s Moira show, winning the Limousin championship, the reserve Charolais championship, and the award for the best pair of animals owned by exhibitor. The Moira Show in 2006 also proved memorable, when they lifted the supreme and reserve overall championships, and top honours in the calf section. Read more >>>

Farlow’s heifer reigns supreme at Balmoral

Hillview Dora, a yearling Charolais heifer shown by Alan Farlow, Garvagh, scooped the female and supreme overall championships in the commercial beef section at Balmoral Show.

A delighted Alan Farlow said that this was his first Balmoral championship title in six years of competing at the event. “I bought the heifer in Swatragh from noted commercial producer, Sean McCloskey from Claudy. She was sired by Mr McCloskey’s Charolais stock bull and is out of a three-quarter-bred Limousin heifer.”

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Alan Farlow, Garvagh, exhibited 'Hillview Dora', the supreme champion in the commercial beef section at Balmoral Show. Adding his congratulations is judge, John MacGregor, Kilsyth, Glasgow.