Top Paddock Summer 2017-2018 | Page 12

Canterbury A&P Show The youth section at Canterbury Show this year was filled with a strong line up on young beef enthusiasts, with FBNZ members at the forefront of the competitor line-ups. Congratulations to FBNZ member, Georgia Rhodes who won the Senior Beef Herdsperson and Lady Diana Isaac Scholarship and will travel to Canberra Royal Show in February to compete in the Beef Youth section at the show. Hannah Ashworth was Runner-up in the Intermediate Beef Herdsperson and the recipient of $500 sponsored by Agrisea Ltd to travel and compete at the 2018 FBNZ ‘Hoof & Hook’ competition (what an awesome prize!) Also a huge congratulations to past FBNZ member and 2011 Allflex Intermediate Ambassador, Will Gibson on an extremely successful Show with his yearling Hereford bull ‘Foulden Hill Mustang’. Will and Mustang won the Junior Meat and Wool Cup before going on to claim the Overall Meat & Wool Cup as well. Pictures Above: Will Gibson with Meat & Wool Cup winner ‘Foulden Hill Mustang’. Right, top to bottom: Marshall and Daniel Stokes in the paraders class with the own Belted Galloways; Lucy Collin concentrating on her job as Associate judge in the Beef All Breeds classes; our very own FBNZ Chairman Marc Robertson leading the family’s Hereford stud bull in the Grand Parade; a big line up of competitors in the Novice Intermediate paraders class. FUTURE BEEF NEW ZEALAND 12