FarmFest feature breed female wins best in show in two major competitions

The trip down to Kingsthorpe to show at Elders FarmFest was well worth it for the field day's feature breed exhibitors, with the Brahman breed dominating the ring across all categories on Thursday, June 5.

Echoing the breed's success in the bull competition, a Brahman stud making their FarmFest debut won grand champion female in the Brahman Feature Show, with the same cow taking home the Fantastic Female trophy.

Raglan Miss Noella 4189, sired by V8 Noble 458/7 and out of Raglan Miss Danyel 2495, was a standout in competition.

Exhibited by Aimee and Roxanne Olive, Raglan Brahmans, Raglan, she was highly favoured by both the Brahman Feature Show judge Andrew Raff, Raff Angus, King Island, Tasmania, and Fantastic Females judge Scotty Hann, Truro Whiteface, Moree, NSW.

First entering the Brahman Feature Show ring in the female 30 months and older class, Raglan Miss Noella took out senior champion female before going on to win grand champion female.

Judge Andrew Raff said the cow and her heifer calf, which was her second, were a great overall unit.

"We need udder quality, and she's a very sound uddered cow within the class," Mr Raff said.

"She's got a nice teat size and she's doing a good job with the calf, and as a cow calf unit, I put them in first."

Following her big win in the Brahman Feature Show competition, Raglan Miss Noella was straight back in the ring to battle the best of the tropical, British, and European females in show for the Fantastic Female trophy.

Judge Scotty Hann crowned the cow champion tropical senior female and champion tropical female before she ultimately took home the Fantastic Female title.

"I think she is a great example of that breed," Mr Hann said.

"I think this cow, she just has that capacity, volume, softness, and femininity.

"She's got a beautiful udder on her, and she's a very proud cow."

Aimee Olive, who exhibited for the stud alongside her mother, Roxanne, said she was thrilled with the day's results, especially as the family were competing in Bos taurus country.

"We were absolutely not expecting [to do as well as we did]," Ms Olive said.

"We came down to Bos taurus country, and we were not expecting to come out on top against the flat backs.

"It's pretty exciting when that happens.

"We're pretty stoked and pretty impressed."

Raglan Miss Noella was previously crowned grand champion female at Beef last year, and now has two major wins under her belt.

Ms Olive said she planned to retain Raglan Miss Noella and would continue to use her in the stud's breeding herd.

Brahman Feature Show results

The Brahman Feature Show competition continued bright and early under a perfectly blue sky on Thursday, June 5, with the females taking their turn in the ring.

Opening up the competition in the female calf class, Carnarvon Demi, exhibited by HJ and MA Nobbs, Springsure, took home the champion ribbon after also winning the female nine months and under 12 months class.

She was sired by NCC Woodruff and out of NCC Elliott Rex 3275.

From the same stud, the second-place getter in the female nine months and under 12 months class, Carnarvon Scarlett, was awarded reserve calf champion.

She was sired by NCC Woodruff and out of NCC Empress 4040.

In the junior competition, Bizzy F Super Star U47, sired by Bizzy F Red Rock and out of Bizzy F Super Star R14, exhibited by IM and JL Fahey, Copmanhurst, NSW, won the female 16 months and under 18 months class, and was also awarded junior champion.

Hazelton Empress Manso 7174 won reserve junior champion after coming out on top in the female 14 months and under 16 months class.

She was sired by Jaffra Maximus 5129 and out Hazelton Empress Manso 4088, and was exhibited by Hazelton Brahmans, Gayndah.

Reserve senior champion went to Carnarvon Queen B, exhibited by HJ and MA Nobbs, Springsure, who also placed second in the female 30 months and older class.

She was sired by MR V8 660/7 and out of NCC Elliott Rex 3275.

The competition was judged by Andrew Raff, Raff Angus, Kind Island, Tas.

Fantastic Females results

Backing up the boys fresh from the Battle of the Bulls competition, the best of FarmFest's show females vied for the Fantastic Female title on the third day of the event.

European senior female class winner Gold Crest Quigley Adele, a Limousin exhibited by Gold Crest Limousins, Crows Nest, won champion European female.

The stud also won the junior class with their Limousin heifer, 12-month-old Gold Crest Peachy Jill.

Champion British female was awarded to K5X Wilcoola T80, an Angus exhibited by SB Hayward and KL Smith, K5X Angus, Allora.

The cow beat out the winner of the junior class, K5X Bardot V13, an Angus also exhibited by SB Hayward and KL Smith for the title.

In the tropical competition, judge Scotty Hann, Truro Whiteface, Moree, NSW had his work cut out for him, with over 30 exhibitors across both classes.

The junior class was won by Hazelton Empress Manso 7174, exhibited by Hazelton Brahmans, Gayndah.