Weather conditions may not have been brilliant but as the Devon County Show entered its final day organizers were delighted.

The show had got of to a cracking start on Thursday with a visit by the Duchess of Cornwall, this year's Devon County Show President.

The Duchess tried her hand at making organic bread at a mobile bakery run by organic farmer Ian Shears, from Topsham. She told Mr Shears said: "I appreciated the Duchess coming and showing how we celebrate local An official or the show said: "Everyone she met was delighted" and confifdent the adverse weather would not have put people off.

The Devon County Show the biggest agricultural show in the county calendar and acts as a showcase for Devon's food and farming industry. It is followed by the Bath and West and the Royal Cornwall Show next month.

This year the Devon show has featured more about the countryside and where food comes from than ever before.

"The Year of Food and Farming is an exciting and high profile campaign to help our young people find out more about where their food comes from through first-hand experiences," said an official.

As with any agricultural show there has been a host of livestock, although not as many as before because of various disease restrictions.

An added attraction has been Jersey cattle from around the UK. Top breeders having attended a pre-show conference organised by the World Jersey Cattle Bureau.

11:32am Saturday 17th May 2008

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