The big final of the four-day Farmfair international took place over the weekend, culminating in the supreme championships.

The show sees the winners of each breed along with a number of pre-qualified animals compete for their chance to win one of two Ram trucks which are presented to the top male and female animals. Ram has sponsored the show since 2005, in a deal worth $110,000.

One of two Ram trucks presented to the supreme male and female exhibitors

With such a prize on offer, the competition to make the judges’ short line of five is stiff. The crowds, lights and music all added in the build-up before the Angus and Limousin breeds claimed the top prize.

Securing the supreme female title of the show was Brooking Countess 7077 from Justin Morrison’s Brooking herd. This two-year-old first-calver was shown alongside her January-born heifer calf Dustys Countess 9. Sired by Bar-E-L Natural Law 52Y, she is out of the homebred Brooking Countess 239.

Supreme female champion was Angus cow Brooking Countess 7077

Clinching the supreme male championship was the Limousin bull champion Greenwood Electric Impact ET. Bred and exhibited by Jackie Payne, this rising two-year-old carried thickness and smoothness that was unrivalled. Homebred on both sides, he is out of Canadian Impact ET and the dam Young & Restless.

To ensure the truck was awarded to the correct exhibit, a total of five judging cards were used. These judges came from all over Canada and deliberated over each of the 18 animals on show in both the male and female sections. This system of a number of judges takes time but ensures fairness.

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