Mint Lamb Competition
Mint Lamb
The objective of the Mint Lamb Competition is to promote the quality and variety of lamb available in New Zealand, leading to increased consumption while providing an opportunity for individual farmers to be recognised for the superior product they produce.
The competition is open to all breeds. Lambs are to be current new season lambs born after 1 July 2010.
Proceeds from the gift lambs will be credited to the Canterbury A&P Association to assist in the development of the Show. There is no entry fee to enter the Canterbury A&P Show Mint Lamb Competition.
PRIZES
The winner of the Canterbury A&P Show Mint Lamb Competition will receive a Mint Lamb Trophy, Show ribbon and promotion.
1st prize $1000 cash + $700 Zolvix product
2nd prize $500 cash + $350 Zolvix product
3rd prize $300 cash + $150 Novartis product
The other semi finalists will receive a $100 cash prize.
All entries go in the draw for spot prizes.
There are over $4000 in prizes and prize money to be won.
Agents/Drafter each entry received with your name listed as the agent/drafter puts you in the draw for a $200 wine hamper. The agent/drafter for the winner of the Canterbury A&P Show Mint Lamb Competition will also receive a $200 wine hamper.
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
There are four classes:
Class 1 Dual Purpose
Class 2 Dual Purpose/Cross Terminal
Class 3 Composite/Crossbred Cross Terminal
Class 4 Terminal
JUDGING
The lambs will be processed by Alliance Group at Dannevirke for North Island entries and at Smithfield, Timaru for South Island entries. They will be judged initially for Best Overall Yield. The Top Best Overall Yield from each class from the North Island and the South Island and then the next ten highest yielding lambs overall will be the semi finalists and they will be sent to be Taste Tested at the Canterbury A&P Show. Over 100,000 people visit the three day Canterbury A&P Show. The 2010 Show will run from 10-12 November. The results will be promoted via media releases to all key media nationally, in advertisments in The Press and NZ Farmers Weekly, and will also be available on the Show website. The taste Test Judging of the finalists will take place in the Sheep Exhibitors Club at the Canterbury A&P Show on Wednesday 10 November at 3.30pm. All entrants will receive notification of the yield results and finalists, Show ticket and invitation to the Taste Test Judging at the Show.
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
Entries close at 5pm Friday 22 October 2010. After your entry is received you will be sent instructions regarding collection/delivery of your lambs to the North or South Island Alliance Group plant. Your Area Lamb Coordinator will supply your Mint Lamb Competition Allflex eartag, you must ensure you send an ASD (animal status declaration) for each lamb when they are sent to the Alliance plant. Carcass weight range 14.5kgs to 19.5kgs. No cull stud animals, commercial sheep entries only. All product to be Quality Mark standard.
PUBLICITY
In any advertising, promotion and publicity, an entrant may refer only to an award won by the entrants lamb and not (whether expressly or by implication) to the lamb or competition performance of any other entrant/s. Any use of an award in advertising promotional or publicity material must be accompanied by a statement of the actual award won and the year or years in which they were won and any award illustrated must relate to the award described.
Download Entry Form
PERSONNEL
Convenors: Rae Finlay - Event Director, Canterbury A&P Show.
Tom Burrows - Chairman Sheep Committee, Canterbury A&P Association.
Area Lamb Coordinators:
North Canterbury Murray Hartnell 03 314 8740
Cheviot - Bryce Stevenson 021 0202 7777
Tinwald/Ashburton David Wylie 03 308 0284
Ellesmere/Dunsandel Brian Brice 027 462 0118
Marlborough Graham Sidey 027 432 1384
South Canterbury/Nth Otago - Chris Medlicott 027 621 6696
North Island/Other Tom Burrows 027 227 6112
OR contact your local Hazlett Rural, PGG Wrightson, Williams & Kettle, Rural Livestock, Peter Walsh & Associates Representative or Alliance drafter.
For further information contact:
Tom Burrows
Phone: 027 227 6112
Email: eudunda.ram@xtra.co.nz
Rae Finlay
Phone: 03 343 3033
Email: rae@theshow.co.nz
Mint Lamb Competition 2009 -
1st Grant Hyde, Rangiora (Texel/Perendale)
2nd MR & RM McConachy, Featherston (Texel)
3rd Allan G & IM Paton, Christchurch (Texel X)
4th George Bedford, Rakaia (Composite)
5th Andy & Nicky Gardner, Nth Canty (Texel/Comp)
6th Euan & Karen McLachlan, Taupo (Southdown)
7th MR & RM McConachy, Featherston (Texel)
8th Kerry Pauling, Sheffield (Tefrom)
9th William Feetham, Hastings (Romney X)
10th Forbes Cameron, Ashhurst (Dual Purpose)
11th Sean Fahey, Yaldhurst (Perendale)
12th Grant Beckett, Cheviot (Texel/Suffolk)
13th Ian Stevenson, Cheviot (Dorset DownX)
Mint Lamb Competition 2008 -
1st Ken & Judy Tomlinson, Amberley (Composite)
2nd MR&RM McConachy, Featherston (Texel)
2nd MR&RM McConachy, Featherston (Texel)
Mint Lamb Competition 2007 -
1st David & Rosie Clark, Rangiora (Romney Dorset Down Cross)
2nd Ian McCall, Otautau (Composite)
3rd M&R McConachy, Featherston (Texel)
The Canterbury A&P Association acknowledges the suuport of the New Zealand Sheepbreeders Association whos members continue to supply superior genetics to commerical farmers.
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