NEWS FROM MARLEYCOTE :-
6/2/12
See below for our recent herds competition results
**We have Winton Robbie and Rosehill Blackthorn embryos available from Marleycote Sea Lily 6 VG88**
We have just consigned a fancy light roan June 2011 show calf to the Global Classic Sale at Carlisle on Saturday 3rd March she is from and sired by Horizon Ranger Red who has already bred 168 EX cows in the UK Shorthorn and Ayrshire herdbooks.
MARLEYCOTE PETAL 95 LP50 EX92-3E 4*
From the heart of one of our strongest original families
6th lactation 8582kg at 4.31% fat and 3.37% protein in 305 days
Now over 50 tonnes milk lifetime
This calf's sisters are proven show winners: GP83 -2yrs by Morwick Sand Ranger
(1st Heifer in milk and HM 2010 National) and
GP83 Poos Classic daughter (Champion NEABDCS 2009 ) - Marleycote Petal 109
Petal 95 won Six Championships in 2005 and 2006 including Interbreed at Northumberland Show 2005
and Breed Champion Dairy Event 2006
Sired by Marleycote Jack
Her dam is Petal 92 is EX91-2E 4*, over 9000kg and completed 7 lactations.
She is the first UK Shorthorn to have eggs sold to Canada
2011 Herds competition results just in:-
Congratulations to the Morwick herd who won best large interbreed herd in the Northumberland Holstein Club Herds Competition last year, Marleycote was placed second and Richard won the Best Herdsperson award.
At the Yorkshire Milk Records Competition dinner we scooped the following prizes:
1st Best Dairy Shorthorn Heifer with Strickley Gem 15 (owned by S Dixon)
1st Best Dairy Shorthorn Junior Cow with Marleycote Barrington Iris 15 VG88
1st Best Ayrshire Cow family with the Marleycote Brown Nell's
2nd Best Ayrshire Senior Cow with Morwick Fawn 3
2nd Best Ayrshire Cows & Heifers on Inspection and Overall Management and Inspection
1st Most improved cell count across all breeds in the County
4/1/12
We have just had new pictures back from last years Agriscot, check them out on the Ayrshire page, Marleycote Fawn 2 by Potter is now in her first lactation and pictured in milk, there is also a new picture of Marleycote Sea Lily 4
5/12/11
Top price at the Park Head Reduction Sale was Park Head Wren 6 VG87 by Marleycote Eddy 5000 gns, next 2 top prices both daughters of Marleycote Ladiesman including Park Head Sonia 4 VG85 (pictured below) who joins the Marleycote Herd along with Park Head Peggy 3 GP83, she traces back to the great Peggy family from Ashmansworth
19/11/11
Chelford sale on 7th November - Thank you and good luck to the Fishers and Prichards for purchasing M Barrington Iris 15 VG88 and M Songstress VG86 for 3000 and 2100 respectively
Marleycote Fawn 2 1st Heifer in Milk and Ayrshire Heifer Champion
Parkhead Jody 5th Junior Cow in milk
25/10/11
Marelycote Potter Fawn has just scored VG85-2yrs only a month into her first lactation, she is a daughter of Morwick Fawn 3 EX94-5E
Selling at the Society sale at Chelford on 7th November
MARLEYCOTE BARRINGTON IRIS 15 VG88
1st Junior Cow in milk, Breed Champion and Reserve Interbreed GYS 11 ,
VG88 by Nejay Royalty ,
2nd lact 5670 3.79 3.23 in 166 days, projected to 7634 in 305 days
Due 3rd in March to Marleycote Blizzard
She 5th gen VG
Summer Show success -
At the Northumberland All Breeds show - 1st M Daffodil 14,
2nd M Patricia 11 Mature calf
1st M Fleur 40 Intermediate calf
3rd M Tulip 11 Junior calf
Breed Champion and Reserve Supreme M Daffodil 14 ( M Blizzard)
Honorable Mention M Fawn 5 (Reality)
Handling class Mature 2nd Shaun Dixon
Judy won Champion Handler overall . ( 4 handlers all work for Marleycote )
This was our 21st Yorkshire and probably our best yet:-
Ayrshire
M Marigold 9 VG88 1st Senior cow in milk
1st production / inspection cow
1st exhibitor bred group of 3 with M Annette and M Brown Nell 16
Reserve Breed Champion
M Annette EX90 3rd Senior cow in milk
M Brown Nell 16 VG85 2nd Junior cow in milk
Shorthorn
M Barrington Iris 15 VG88 1st Junior cow in milk
Breed Champion
Reserve Interbreed Champion
M Patricia 8 VG87 4th Junior cow in milk
Strickley Geri 15 VG85 2nd heifer in milk
Reserve Junior Champion
Owned by Shaun Dixon housed at Marleycote
M Daffodil 14 4th Maiden heifer
We had 2 at Cumberland Show :-
Shorthorn
M Patricia 11 1st maiden heifer
Junior Champion\
Ayrshire
Middle Lakeside Georgette VG87 2nd Junior Cow in milk
We have just had the classifer to visit (28th June)
19 Ayrshires scored 9 EX , 7 VG and 3 GP ( 3 new EX ) 11 Shorthorns , 1 EX , 8 VG and 2 GP
Congratulations to the Window family on their success with Marleycote Brown Lady 4 at the South West Dairy Show
1st show of 2011 Northumberland:-
Cow in calf 1st Morwick Fawn , 2nd Parkhead Jodie ( owned with Tinkers ) 3rd Marleycote Songstress
Heifer in calf 1st Marleycote Fawn 2
Heifer in milk 1st Marleycote Pat
Cow in milk 3rd Parkhead Sonia 4 ( owned with Tinkers )
Interbreed calf 2nd Marleycote Patricia 11 4th Marleycote Tulip
Pairs 2nd Morwick Fawn and Middle Georgette
24/10/10
Time for a round up after a busy summer at Marleycote:-
Marleycote is now home to the most coveted Star Brood Cow in the UK, with Marleycote Fleur EX93 having a massive 13* she has given over 90 tonnes in 10 lacts, and is 4 times winner of the Dairy Shorthorn Gold Cup, read more about her on the Dairy Shorthorn page.
Latest classifications :- After a visit on 6 oct we now have 18 EX , 49 VG, 31 GP, 13 G, made up of Ayrshires 10 EX , 15 VG, 12 GP, 5 G and Shorthorns 8 EX, 34 VG, 19 GP, 8 G , thats cows and heifers combined
Highland Show:- Morwick Fawn , 1st senior dry cow ,1st 50t class and 3rd high production class in the Ayrshires
Marleycote Songstress 1st dry cow in the Shorthorns
GYS:-
Ayrshires: Fawn - 2nd senior dry cow , 3rd production class, M Annette - 1st junior cow in milk , reserve exhibitor bred champ
Shorthorns: M Songstress 2nd dry cow, M win Jill 3rd junior cow in milk, Strickley Geri 1st heifer in calf , Reserve Junior Champ , owned with S Dixon
Northumberland All Breeds Show:-
M Peggy 23 1st Int calf and Coloured Champion
M Annette 4 1st junior calf
The National All Breeds Calf Show:-
Ayrshires: M Fawn 2 , 1st mature calf and Reserve breed champion
Shorthorns:
M Petal 114 , 2nd Int calf
Handlers - Shorthorn Honourable Mention Beth Teasdale
3/6/10
We are very proud that Marleycote Thorndale Prince is the only sire to breed two Red and White EX95 progeny.
23/3/10 NEW SHORTHORN BREED RECORD - SELLING FOR 3600gns to Simon Thomas
Marleycote Fleur 30th by Fradon Jet Red was consigned to the 2010 Elite Sale at Stoneleigh on February 17th. Fleur 30th was Junior Champion at the 2010 National, Honourable Mention at the National Calf Show 2009
and 1st Maiden Heifer All Britain Photo Competition 2009. Her dam is the EX93 12 * Marleycote Fleur who has given over 90 tonnes in 10 lacts, and is 4 times winner of the Dairy Shorthorn Gold Cup. She is maternal sister Marleycote Fleur 18 VG86,
to Marleycote Thunder at Genus, Marleycote Lightening at Earlsgift, Marleycote Rampage VG88 at Marleycote, and a full sister to Marleycote Blizzard at Healey and Marleycote Lucky Man EX90 at Whichester. She is also maternal sister to Marleycote Fleur 3 EX90 by Marleycote Thorndale Chester, and Marleycote Fleur 8 VG87 by Marleycote Jack.
January 2009 born Marleycote Fleur 30th sold to Drisgol Shorthorns for a new breed record of 3600gns
23/3/10 - Mocha Pregnancies due from EX92-2E Valley Crest Alice 39 in June
Read more about the cow and her family on the Dairy Shorthorn Page
Success at the 2010 National Show
It was a successful trip to Stoneleigh:-
Marleycote Fleur 30th was Champion Dairy Shorthorn calf before selling in the Elite Sale
Marleycote Petal 105 was 1st Heifer in Milk (pictured below)
Next step into the show ring will be Northumberland at the end of May.
Reinvesting for the future
Its been a hectic few months at Marleycote while a new building was erected and robotic milkers installed. The robots have now been working nine weeks, and it was a very smooth transition between the old parlour and the new system, every cow is now averaging 2.9 milkings per day.
Click on the pictures below to see larger versions of the new bulidings and robots at Marleycote
Show & Photographic competition winners 2009
We have had a successful couple of months, Marleycote Fleur 30 was Honourable Mention Dairy Shorthorn Calf at the 2009 All Breeds Calf Show at Stoneleigh in October and went on to win the Maiden Heifer Photographic Competition (read more about her and her family on the Dairy Shorthorn page)
Marleycote Petal 109 was 2nd Maiden Heifer All Britain Photographic Competition and 3rd at the All Breeds Calf Show 2009 - read more about her on the Dairy Shorthorn page too
Congratulations to the Harris family with Marleycote Peggy 10 VG89 Champion All Britain 2009 and Marleycote Win Jill 6 EX91 2nd Senior Cow All Britain
Marleycote Peggy 10
Now owned by the Harris family- Champion 2009 Dairy Shorthorn Photographic Competition
Classifications on 18th August 2009
The classifier called at Marleycote, here is a summary of the days events:-
We scored six ayrshire heifers, five were GP or higher with the best being
Marleycote Brown Lady 9 VG87, she sells at the Northern National Ayrshire
Sale on 14th October at Carlisle.
17 Shorthorn heifers were scored, with 12 GP or higher, the best being
Marleycote Peerless Rose 379 VG85
In the cows, there were 4 EX, 3 VG and 2 GP Ayrshire cows and 4 EX, 4 VG and 1 Good Shorthorns.
North East All Breeds Dairy Calf Show 2009
It was a worthwhile trip to this years calf show for the Marleycote team, where we secured the Champion and Reserve Champion Shorthorn, HM Interbreed Champion and Stephen Jordan was Champion Shorthorn and Interbreed Champion Handler.
1st Dec 08 to Feb 09 Shorthorn calf - Marleycote Fleur 30th by Fradon Jet Red from Marleycote Fleur EX93 10*, Reserve Champion Shorthorn and HM Interbreed Champion led by Beth Teasdale
2nd Dec 08 to Feb 09 Shorthorn Calf - Whitchester Lucky Wildqueen by Marleycote Lucky Man from Whitchester Vinnie Wildqueen
1st May 08 to Aug 08 Shorthorn Calf- Marleycote Petal 109 by Poos Stadel Classic from Marleycote Petal 95 EX91, Champion Shorthorn (pictured below)
3rd May 08 to Aug 08 Shorthorn Calf - Marleycote Tiny 17 by Llandovery Jinnys Empire from Marleycote Tiny 17th VG86
All this was under the watchful eye of Judge Seimon Thomas from the Dryscol herd in South Wales
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Royal Welsh Show 2009
Congratulations to Ian Harries and family who had the Dairy Shorthorn Bred Champion at this years Royal Welsh with Marleycote Win Jill
Great Yorkshire Show 14th - 16th July 2009
It was a very successful show for us with the results for both Shorthorn and Ayrshires shown below:
Reserve Dairy Shorthorn Exhibitor Bred Champion with Marleycote Fleur 18 ET
Reserve Ayrshire Junior Champion with Marleycote Brown Lady 9
2nd Ayrshire Heifer in Calf with Marleycote Tulip
2nd Ayrshire Heifer in Milk with Marleycote Brown Lady 9
3rd Ayrshire Cow in milk with Morwick Fawn 3
2nd Ayrshire Production / Inspection with Morwick Fawn 3
1st Dairy Shorthorn Cow Marleycote Fleur 18 ET
2nd Dairy Shorthorn Maiden Heifer with Marleycote Petal 109
3rd Dairy Shorthorn Group of 3
3rd Dairy Shorthorn Cow with Marleycote Pettle 95
Morwick Fawn 3 was a member of the Ayrshire team for the Blythewood Dairy Pairs Competition
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Northumberland County Show - 25th May 2009
We won the Any Other Breed Champion and the Overall Interbreed Dairy Champion with Morwick Fawn 3 EX94-3E.
The judge praised this 6th calved cow for locomotion and youthfulness.
Check out her new picture- |
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A successful trip to the North East All Breeds Dairy Calf Show at Thirsk:
Yet again we won the All Breeds Top Breeder award- which we have won every year since it was introduced.
Other results include:-
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At the National All Breeds All Britain Calf Show at Stoneleigh we congratulated Stephen Jordan on being crowned Dairy Shorthorn Champion Handler
