BCCS September Newsletter 2022

National Charolais Youth Stockjudging Finals 2022
The Charolais Youth Stockjudging finalists 2022
Whilst last year’s virtual Youth Stockjudging competition was a
success, members young and old alike were keen to return to
a more traditional in-person format. By kind permission from
Major David Walter & family, Balthayock Farms welcomed 50
promising young people to take part in the National Charolais
Youth Stockjudging Finals on 24 July 2022.
As with previous competitions, entry was open to young
people from ages 8-26, being split into Junior (age 8-14),
Intermediate (age 15-18), and Senior (age 19-26) classes.
The top ten entrants from the Intermediate and Senior
classes were then invited to explain their reasoning to master
judge Iain Millar of the Lochend herd and Robert McNee of
the Finlarg herd, whilst all Junior entrants had to fill out an
assessment card on one animal.
The prizes each competitor sought to win included an
international trip to the Charolais Championship Final in
Moulins for the Seniors, embryos from some of the top cows
in the Balthayock, Harestone, and Coolnaslee herds for Seniors
& Intermediates, and of course a range of trophies! Also 3
embryos were kindly donated from the Balthayock, Harestone
and Coolnaslee herds for the highest placed competitors from
Scotland,England and N Ireland.
The final results for each age group were as follows:
Junior (age 8-14)
Joint 1st place: Iona Mallarkey, age 11 – Cockerington
Perpetual Trophy and a competition trophy to keep
Joint 1st place: Kate McNee, age 9 – Cockerington Perpetual
Trophy and a competition trophy to keep
Joint 1st place: James Lindsay, age 13 – Cockerington
Perpetual Trophy and a competition trophy to keep
Intermediate (age 15-18)
1st place: Mollie Cochrane, age 16 – Alwent Perpetual Trophy,
a competition trophy to keep, and a Coolnaslee embryo
2nd place: Ruby Simpson, age 15 – Charolais jacket and a
competition trophy to keep
3rd place: Matthew Cochrane, age 16 – Charolais bodywarmer
Senior (age 19-26)
1st place: Maddie Clarke, age 24 – Houston Perpetual Trophy,
a competition trophy to keep, an international trip to the
Charolais Championship Final in Moulins, France, and a
Balthayock embryo
2nd place: Andrew Adam, age 24 – Charolais jacket, a
competition trophy to keep, and an international trip to the
Charolais Championship Final in Moulins, France
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