{"id":295533,"date":"2018-08-22T14:02:29","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T13:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=295533"},"modified":"2018-08-23T10:48:39","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T09:48:39","slug":"pics-crowds-gather-for-77th-virginia-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/pics-crowds-gather-for-77th-virginia-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Pics: Crowds gather for 77th Virginia Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crowds descended from all corners of the country for today&#8217;s <strong>77th Virginia Agricultural Show<\/strong> in Co. Cavan.\u00a0<em>AgriLand\u00a0<\/em>was there to provide a snapshot of the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Along with the prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/champion-cow-2018-judge-seeks-true-type-with-extra-bit-of-style\/\">35th Diageo Baileys Irish Champion Dairy Cow competition<\/a>, some of the other top cattle highlights taking place today include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Glanbia Virginia sponsored the \u20ac700 Friesian In-Calf-Heifer competition;<\/li>\n<li>The Lakeland Dairies Champion of the Show;<\/li>\n<li>The A.W. Ennis Interbreed Champion of the Show;<\/li>\n<li>The Lisgrey House Restaurant Commercial Champion;<\/li>\n<li>The North Eastern Simmental Club and Charolais Club junior championship finals;<\/li>\n<li>The Univet Ireland Limited and Virginia Show Commercial Heifer Championship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Meanwhile, top-quality commercial cattle were also on show for the Liffey Meats \u20ac2,000 Champion Beef Bullock Competition. In addition, a competitive display was present for the Carnaross Mart \u20ac5,000 Male\/Female Champion Weanling Show. Sponsored by Carnaross Mart, classes were open to calves born in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>On the day, there was dairy and beef classes for all cattle, including: Holstein Friesian; crossbreds; commercials; continentals; Shorthorn; Hereford; Angus; Charolais; Limousin; Saler; Simmental; Belgian Blue; Aubrac; and Blonde D\u2019Aquitaine.<\/p>\n<p>In total, almost 500 classes showcasing what&#8217;s great about agriculture and lifestyle &#8211; along with 200 trade stands &#8211; greeted visitors to this year&#8217;s extravaganza.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Click on a thumbnail in the <strong>gallery<\/strong> (below) to open up a full-size image; once opened you can scroll <strong>sideways<\/strong> to see the next picture.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid 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