Double success for dairy farmers
David Lawson was congratulated by show judge Richard Wood as Wharfedale dairy farmers A Lawson & Son won their first Craven Dairy Auction championship at the opening July show and sale at Skipton Auction Mart –also sending out the reserve champion to notch a notable one-two.
The Lawsons, of Mill Farm, Arthington, Otley, secured the title with a newly-calven home-bred pedigree Holstein Friesian heifer, which had produced ten days before and was giving 34 litres.
By the Genus sire Sinatra, the victor registered the day's top price of £2,000 when acquired by show judge, dairy farmer Richard Wood, of Crossroads, Keighley.
The Lawsons' first prize newly-calven cow and reserve champion, also a daughter of Sinatra and producing 30 litres seven days after calving, sold for £1,550 to Peter Sutcliffe of Bradford.
Craven Dairy Auction regulars, father and son Raymond and Robert Johnson of Felliscliffe, Harrogate, saw their third prize newly-calven heifer achieve second-best price of the day, £1,800, when joining David Smith, Poole-in-Wharfedale.
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11 July 2008 3:22 PM
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