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In pictures: Holsteins, smiles and good times at the Victorian Winter Fair
Georgia Sieben, Torrumbarry, with sponsor John Dickinson, Agrigene, and the winner of class 14, exhibit 140.Glen Gordon, Gobro Holsteins, Cohuna, with sponsor Matt Bourke, Stockyard Industries, Bendigo, and judges Emily Robins, Cohuna, and Lisa McCay, Irrewillipe, and the senior cow judged to have the overall best udder at the show.Kaitlyn Wishart, Mead, with Jon Holland, Genetics Australia, Bacchus Marsh, and the winner of class 19 and the eventual senior supreme champion of the show exhibit 193, Byrne Lea Octane Buttersnap.Traditional Holsteins and the ever-more-popular Red and White Holsteins were included in the show.Kyle Meek, Ontario, Canada, and sponsor Matt Dennis, Total Livestock Genetics, Camperdown, with the winner of class 12, exhibit 113.Ribbons were awarded to Holstein cows and heifers across junior, intermediate and senior classes.Exhibitors preparing cows for the showring.Chris Thompson, Brinkley, SA, walking a cow in the showring.Chris Thompson, Brinkley, SA, and sponsor Scott Hurlestone, Deleca's, Bendigo, with the winner of class 13, senior two-year-old cow in milk, exhibit 132, Gorbro Djhano Baler ET.Judge Lisa McCay, Irrewillipe, inspecting the cattle.Olive Chestworth, 7, Cobram, Patrick Minogue, 4, Congupna, Rachel Eagles, Forbes, NSW, and Sam Cox, Cobram.The Victorian Winter Fair was a three-day dairy event held in Bendigo this week.The event was held in the Bendigo Exhibition Centre.Cows were judged on their 'dairyness', udders, frame and structure, among other things.Judge Lisa McCay, Irrewillipe, inspecting the cattle.Dairy cow exhibitors in uniform.Spectators and event sponsors surrounded the show arena.Glen Gordon, Gobro Holsteins, Cohuna, Kyle Meek, Ontario, Canada, and Ross Gordon, Gobro Holsteins, Cohuna, with reserve and champion cows in class 15.Kyle Meek, Ontoria, Canada, helped exhibit cows from multiple studs at the show.
Victorian Winter Fair
Pictures by Barry Murphy
The Bendigo Exhibition Centre hosted the Victorian Winter Fair this week and dairy farmers from across Victoria and interstate gathered to showcase the best of their cattle.
The event, held from Tuesday to Thursday, saw a little over 200 Holstein cows and heifers showcased before judges Lisa McCay, Irrewillipe, and Emily Robins, Cohuna.
Exhibitors competed in a junior, intermediate and senior championship, with three supreme champions sashed during proceedings.
The fair, usually held the first week of the school holidays, was a week earlier this year to avoid being too close to the Australian Sheep & Wool Show.
However, the event was still very much a family affair, with junior handler competitions an important part.
Outside of the formal judging proceedings, there were many young people involved in the preparation of each stud's show team.
Stock & Land was on the ground to chat to farmers and snap up all the action.
After a year of doing it tough in the dry, many were delighted to have a few days off farm to show their cattle and catch up with friends.
