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The Courier
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Courier
Thousands expected at next week's Angus Show
Final preparations are taking place for the 2025 Angus Show which takes place next Saturday. Brechin Castle Showground is the venue for the first major agricultural event in the area this year. Angus Show always draws in a huge turnout of farmers and the general public. Event secretary Arlene Alston told us previous editions have typically attracted 4,000 to 5,000 people. This year's livestock competitions feature 200 sheep, 70 cattle and 300 horses. Among the highlights is the Suffolk Sheep Society's Scottish branch national show. More than 100 top-class Suffolks from as far south as Annan and Fraserburgh in the north will go under the watchful eye of Alastair Barkley of the Blackbrae flock in Northern Ireland. Inter-breed beef and sheep titles will be judged on a points system. Meanwhile, the champion of champions award, which was introduced for the first time last year, will be judged by Blackface breeders Ian and Patsy Hunter, of Dalchirla, Crieff. A strong line-up of other judges from throughout the country will head up the individual breed sections. Stuart Campbell, of the Cladich fold, will be travelling from Argyll to judge the Highland Cattle. And Rachel Buckle, of Carluke, South Lanarkshire, will judge the Beltex sheep. Last year saw the sheep champion named supreme winner. David Leggat tapped out the one-crop Suffolk ewe from Finn Christie, of Inverurie. It beat a Charolais from Robert Young, of Mornity, Perthshire, and a Clydesdale from Jim and Louise Greenhill, of Letham, Angus, to the top title. There is a packed programme of events lined up for the main ring at next week's show. These include the Stannage Stunt Team, while truck and vintage vehicle shows are also shaping up well, with 150 tractors and implements entered.
Yahoo
08-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Estill County bed and breakfast recovering from high waters that impacted farmland
ESTILL COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — Just off of Red Lick Road lies Station Camp Getaway. The Estill County bed and breakfast welcomes hikers, bird watchers, horse race goers, and so on. Visitors get to enjoy nice scenery, looking out toward the farm. 'We have very few animals and so they're like part of our family; they're pets; we groom them every day,' Randall Arms said. Randall and his wife, Nurys, own the BnB. They have Thoroughbreds, Suffolk Punch Horses, and even Highland Cattle, but it's when heavy rain comes in that the fields the animals reside in turn into ponds. Estill County bed and breakfast recovering from high waters that impacted farmland Jessamine County signs disaster declaration; floodwaters destroy homes Body pulled from floodwaters identified as Butler man The couple are not strangers to rainfall; they lived several years in Panama. 'I lived in Panama for 17 years, in the highlands of Panama and also in the lowlands, which are wetlands; they have 140in of rain a year, which is much more than we have anyplace here in the United States, so we were accustomed to seeing a lot of rain but not flooding,' Randall said. They bought the property four years ago, and just a week later, a flood came through. This year, they've already seen two major floods; about 80% of the 58-acre property was overtaken by water over the weekend, causing some of the animals to be moved up to higher ground. Read more of the latest Kentucky news 'But the ones that suffered the most were the two Suffolk Punch horses; they were reduced to a real small area because the flood was basically coming up their fields,' Randall said. Thankfully, with the way the home sits, water is less likely to get inside, but that isn't the case for some of their neighbors. Just a few miles down the road, it is impassable, with feet of water still flowing over it. Randall said he knows his family is fortunate but hopes those who are dealing with more of an impact from the flooding get the help they need. 'I'm 74 years old; if I were to, you know, lose my entire house at this age, I can't imagine starting all over again, and people are going through those types of hardships.' Randall said, 'So, hopefully, there's enough empathy in the communities as well as in the government to try to look for solutions for those people that are under those circumstances.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
