40th Anniversary Simmental Sale

Prices reached a ceiling of 12,000gns, and 20 lots sold to average £3,654 per head, at the 40th Anniversary Elite Female Show and Sale, held at Omagh. [report]

Easter Success for Simmental Breeders

It was standing room only at this years N.I. Simmental Cattle Breeders Club Spring Show and Sale in Dungannon Farmers Mart on Tuesday 6th April 2010. A packed ringside witnessed an outstanding show of both pedigree and commercial Simmental cattle.

full report and photographs

Club Presentations

Andrew Tecey, congratulates Male of the Year Award winners, Jamie Boyd, winner; and Mrs Thelma Gorman, reserve	William and Keith Stubbs, were the winners of the Northern Bank Silver Salver for the best pedigree animal at the club's 2009 spring show and sale. Adding his congratulations is Andrew Tecey, Northern Bank
Jamie Boyd displays the News Letter Shield, presented to the best junior bull at Balmoral Show	Cecil McIlwaine, congratulates Garett and Lyndsey Behan, owners of the supreme champion at the 2009 Balmoral Show
David Hazelton, winner, and Jonathan Farrell, reserve, receive the Female of the Year Awards, from Andrew Tecey	Harold Walker, presents the Betty Walker Memorial Perpetual Challenge Cup, for the club member of the year, to Jonathan Farrell
The Boyd family, Robin, Darla and Jamie, from Portglenone, picked up an array of trophies	Club secretary, Robin Boyd, left, presents the cup for the best of opposite sex to the champion at the club's spring show and sale, to Scott McIlwaine
Alice Stubbs, best under 18 judge, and Cecil McIlwaine, winner of the open class, received their trophies	Alice Stubbs received the Gillen Cup for the best under 18 judge
Cecil McIlwaine, left, and Phillip Clarke, right, Merial Animal Health, congratulate David Hazelton, Dungannon, winner of the Ivomec Super Pair of the Year Award	Zara Stubbs, Irvinestown, with the DANI Rosebowl, won by David Farrell, Lisbellaw
Frank Kelly, receives the Young Stock Person of the Year Award, from club chairman, Cecil McIlwaine	David and Jackalyn Hazelton, Dungannon, with the array of silverware and crystal they collected
Cecil McIlwaine, congratulates David and Jackalyn Hazelton, Dungannon	The Farrell family from Markethill, Sarah Jane, Jonathan, Emma Louise, James, with mum, Jacqueline, and dad, Bertie
Mrs Hazel McIlwaine, wife of club chairman, Cecil McIlwaine, presented the trophies .She received a bouquet of flowers from Mrs Darla Boyd, wife of club secretary, Robin Boyd

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