For cattle exhibitors, new Longhorn classes will celebrate one of Britain’s oldest beef breeds with the winner receiving the Longhorn Cattle Society Championship Cup. New classes for Valais Blacknose and Blue Texel sheep will also increase the variety of breeds on show and new progeny pairs and breed group of six competitions offer more chances for winning to sheep exhibitors.
Exhibitors who have not competed at the Kent County Show in the last five years will receive a 50% discount on entry fees. The Show offers permanent sheep lines, an open cattle marquee, a dairy for its cattle exhibitors, and free pens and straw.
Chairman of the Livestock Committee, Terry Whitehead, said: “Livestock showing is at the heart of the Kent County Show’s agricultural offering, so we want to make sure we have plenty to offer our exhibitors. Our sheep and wool entries are the highest they’ve been for 10 years so we look forward to seeing this grow even further in 2019.”
The new classes and offers for exhibitors run alongside a new discount for agricultural trade stands. Agricultural businesses can benefit from reduced pitch fees with stand space opposite the busy cattle showing rings. These new offers for livestock exhibitors and agricultural traders have been introduced to develop the Kent County Show’s already successful Agricultural Area. Livestock entries will open on 1 April and trade stands can apply now.
For more information on entering livestock, contact Amy Marsh on 01622 630975 or amy@kentshowground.co.uk, and for information on trading at the Show, contact Rosie Gouldsworthy on 01622 633051 or rosie@kentshowground.co.uk.
