Challenges for farmers at Clonmel Show On Sunday next in Powerstown Park there will be a number of interesting challenges for country folk. New this year will be the Monster Tractor Pulling competitions which will feature national and local competitions. Local tractor drivers, who think that they are good drivers, can test this by entering the pulling tests. Pulls are judged on the tractors that can pull the heaviest weight the greatest distance. There is a handicap formula for this based, on the tractor’s horse power and weight. Entry to the Tractor pulling competitions will be taken on the day. It will cost €30 per tractor which will entitle the competitor to free entry to the show grounds and two pulls on the day At least eighteen professional tractor pullers with those monster tractors from all over Ireland will be contesting the open competition. The Dairymaster milking challenge will be featured again this year. This competitor will test the speed with which the milking cluster can be applied to an artificial udder. There will be prizes for the fastest lady and gent. Last year a well known auctioneer lead this competition right down to the wire only to be pipped at the last moment, this shows that you need not be a dairy farmer to be competitive! Seven teams will contest the Macra na Feirme Farm Tasks national semi finals on Sunday afternoon. Teams of three will complete a number of farm tasks, which will test the skills and proficiency of the contestants. Tasks will include tractor driving, fence erection, carpentry, and building and theory tests. Other attractions that should interest rural folk are the Smallholders corner which will feature the local GIY team, Alpacas, beekeeping organic pigs and a series of lectures from the well known Lily de Sylva. The Farm Quad safety demonstration should be of special interest to the many quad owners. The fifty two sheep classes will feature the Charollais All Ireland breed championships, the Zwartbles 2014 South of Ireland sheep championships and the Scotch Blackface €700 Shearling Ram All Ireland championship. There will be fifty five horse and pony classes in six rings. New attractions here will be the €1,000 Supreme Ridden Hunter championship award, the Rescue class for equines rescued and provided with a new home and two Shetland pony classes. Fourteen horse and pony jumping competitions will be staged in three arenas a first for Clonmel as there were only two arenas in previous years. The Munster Grand Prix will be the feature event of the afternoon. Judging of the horse and pony classes will begin at 9.30am, with show jumping commencing at 10.00am. The cattle and sheep classes will start at 12noon
Posted on: Wed, 02 Jul 2014 22:53:12 +0000
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