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LMC board member Joe Stewart with Shannon Smyth sheep young handler champion in the 8-11 age group. Also pictured is judge, Michael Graham.

Sheep young handlers set a high standard at Balmoral

The Balmoral Show aired great talent in the showring for sheep young handlers this year. The popular event, sponsored by the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) attracted a bumper number of entries from across the province. The competition was split into two age categories, 8 to 11 year-olds and 12 to 14 year olds. First into the ring was the younger of the two age groups. The difficult task of…

Sheep-rearing a new agri rehab skill

Young offenders’ sheep-rearing skills were honoured at The Balmoral Show recently. Inmate students from a prison facility in Belfast won their first red rosette for their Bluefaced Leicester sheep. Guided by Richard Graham, vocational training officer at Hydebank and part-time sheep farmer, they reared, fed and groomed the prize-winning Bluefaced Leicester sheep at Hydebank Wood College in Northern Ireland. Graham launched the agri-initiative partly to provide animal therapy to the…

Four LMC four competition classes at Balmoral Show this week

The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is firming up preparations to return to the Balmoral Show. Balmoral Show once again boasts a jam-packed line up of events, and The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) will be there, providing sponsorship for four competition classes. Join them on Friday, 13 May, 2022, at 2pm at the sheep rings for the sheep interbreed pairs championship, the first of their sponsored events. This will…

Machinery exhibits and much more at Balmoral Show

The 153rd Balmoral Show will take place in partnership with Ulster Bank from 11 to 14, May 2022, at Balmoral Park, Lisburn. Visitors can expect the usual showcase of machinery exhibits, local food, shopping outlets and family entertainment, along with some new additions. Agricultural and livestock displays will take centre stage across the four-day show with cattle parades, show jumping events and the Sheep Shearing 6 Nations tournament all included…