ROBERT and Elaine Butterfield from Bentham, near Lancaster, won this year's Yorkshire Holstein Club herd competition with their Ingleview Herd.

The Butterfields then represented Yorkshire in the North of England premier herd competition and won that, to go through to the next round.

Keith Pattinson from the Ellengrove herd, Crosby on Eden, judged the Yorkshire Clubs' competition at the end of July, travelling all over Yorkshire visiting the different herds.

Results, medium herds. - Herd: 1 R&E Butterfield, Ingleview, 1490pts; 2 J Pratt & Son, Studdah, 1481. Exhibitor-bred cow: 1 R&E Butterfield, Ingleview Buttergirl 160; 2 JR&JE Griffiths, Coachgate Jd Jenga; 3 JR&JE Griffiths, Coachgate Lee Peggy. Exhibitor-bred hfr: 1 R&E Butterfield, Ingleview Buttergirl 221; 1JR&JE Griffiths, Coachgate Westminster Strawberry; 3 JR&JE Griffiths, Coachgate Lee Generous. Progeny: 1 R&E Butterfield, Robthom Integrity; 2 J Pratt & Son, A Ronnybrook Prelude; 3 JR&JE Griffiths, Comestar Lee.

Large herds. - Herd: 1 GB Moorhouse, Aireburn, 1485pts; 2 C Iveson Farms, Myersgarth, 1482; 3 B Hardcastle Sons, Saltergate, 1479pts. Exhibitor-bred cow: C Iveson Farms Myersgarth 380 Juror Bibi; 2 Dalesend Farms, Dalesend Prelude Kim; 3 B Hardcastle & Sons, Saltergate Bonnie 31. Exhibitor-bred hfr: B Hardcastle & Sons, Saltergate Susan; 2 C Iveson Farms - Myersgarth JB Dazzle; 3 EA&MM Jennings & Son, Abbeyhouse Diana. Progeny: 1 B Hardcastle & Sons, Roselund-View Black Starboy; 2 Dalesend Farms Ltd, Browndale Stardust; 3 C Iveson Farms, Shen-Val NV LM Formation; 3 EA&MM Jennings & Son, Comestar Outside.

Individual calf up to maiden hfr: 1 & Semex Trophy EA&MM Jennings & Son, Abbeyhouse Lily Ruth; 2 Dalesend Farms, Dalesend MG Bella.