As the summer agricultural showing season has drawn to a close the 2016 Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association (RCAA) summer cattle and sheep points champions have been crowned.

The championships, sponsored and run by the RCAA, are decided by the number of points competitors have gained from the cattle and sheep sections at five of Cornwall’s one day agricultural shows.

A top three placing within the relevant classes at Liskeard, Stithians, Camborne, Launceston and Camelford Shows provide competitors with points and the highest number accumulated securing the top prize.

The sheep section saw a repeat of the final result from the 2015 running of the competition. This year’s clear winner was again Gwen Renfree from Dannett Farm, Quethiock who amassed a total of 105 points. Nick Burrington from North Covett Farm, Oxton, Devon took the runner-up spot with 63 points.

It was a much closer run thing in the cattle section with James and Shelley Warren from Tredinney Farm, St Buryan crowned the 2016 champions. Their 45 point total was just six ahead of Arther and Debbie Walters from West Berriow Farm, Launceston who were in second place.

Christopher Riddle, RCAA secretary said:

“It’s been yet another great summer of agricultural showing in Cornwall with good livestock entries, healthy attendances and the opportunity to once again showcase the best the industry has to offer.

“Plans are already under way ahead of next year’s Royal Cornwall Show (8 – 10 June 2017) and we’re looking forward to another strong year of agricultural showing across the county.”

The winter showing season is rapidly approaching and cattle and sheep competitors focus will shift to the RCAA’s winter points championships with results counting from the results at Liskeard (Thursday 27 October), The Cornish Winter Fair, Wadebridge (Saturday 19 November), Helston (Monday 28 November) and Truro (Wednesday 7 December) prime stock shows.