NOTHING could separate two of Pembrokeshire’s top dairy herds in the fight for a new award.

The herds of Geoff Lewis, of Pearson Farm, St Brides, and the Llewellin family, of Lower House, Clarbeston, were named joint winners of a new championship award in the Pembrokeshire NMR herds competition.

The two herds accumulated the most points in the competition classes and shared a new trophy kindly donated by Mole Valley Farmers.

Seventeen herds entered the competition this year, with the best small herd award going to the Hean Castle Estate, Saundersfoot, and the large herd award to O. M. Davies and sons, of Pencwarre, Crymych.

The Ayrshire herd of the Williams family of Home Farm, Leweston, Camrose, took the prize for best non- Holstein Friesian herd, while the best organic herd came from Tedion Farm, Lawrenny.

The main herd judge Keith Williams, of Haverhill, Spittal, and youngstock judge Nev Roberts, of Wern Farm, Drefach, both said they enjoyed visiting all the farms and said it was a very difficult competition to judge.


The results were announced at a dinner at the Plas Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth in December.

RESULTS:

Championship trophy: Lewis, Pearson Farm, St Brides and Llewellin, Lower House, Clarbeston (46 points); reserve champion herd: Messrs Williams, Home Farm, Leweston, Camrose (43 points).

Best small herd production and inspection: Hean Castle Estate, Saundersfoot; best large herd, production and inspection: O. M. Davies and sons, Pencwarre, Crymych; herd with most points on inspection: Lewis, Pearson Farm; herd with most points on production: Hean Castle Estate; herd other than Holstein Friesian with most points on production and inspection: Williams, Home Farm, Leweston, Camrose, Ayrshire; most points on inspection and pin Lewis, Pearson Farm; non-registered herd with most points on production and inspection: A. H. Prichard and son, Rhosmaen, Newport; NMR member with most points on production and inspection who has not won competition before: W. B. H. and C. A. D. Evans, Berry Hill, Newport; bull progeny group: Lewis, Pearson Farm, Mr Sam; best dairy stock bull: N. G. and A. L. Llewellin, Lower House, Clarby Goldwyn Pablo; nominated cow: D. H. O. and S. E. J. George, Clover Hill, New Moat, Trigarn outside Anna 2; cow family group: Lewis, Pearson farm, Sonia Family; herd with lowest average cell counts: N.G. and A. L. Llewellin, Lower House (80,000 cells/ml); nominated heifer: N. G. and A. L. Llewellin, Lower House, Maesyrafon Shottle Danice; best group of three cows: N. G. and A. L. Llewellin, Lower House; cow giving over 70 tonnes of milk: Lewis, Pearson farm, St Brides Strom Juliet; cows with highest value of milk per day (from birth): B. C. Carey and sons, Coedwynog, Nevern, Picknmix Bradley Jemima (£7.55/day); best homebred milking heifer: Lewis, Pearson Farm, St Brides Sam Juliet; dam, daughters or three generations: N. G. and A. L. Llewellin, Lower House, Snowdrift; best organic herd or in second year of conversion: Tedion Farmers, Tedion Farm, Lawrenny; happy herd: O. M. Davies and sons, Pencwarre; best in-heifer: N. G. and A. L. Llewellin, Lower House, Clarby Toystory Bloom; large herds all female youngstock: N. G. and A. L. Llewellin, Lower House; small herds all female youngstock: Williams, Home Farm; best group of progeny calves from one sire: Hean Castle Estate, Goldfish.