Tom and Kyleigh Cochrane will long remember the dairy cattle judging of the 2022 Nowra Show.
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Not only did the Pyree couple, who run the Kangarwara and Blissful Studs, win the Supreme Champion Cow with their Holstein entry Blissful Gain Lydia, they also claimed the awards as the Most Successful Exhibitors in the Holstein and Colour rings and Overall Champion Exhibitors.
In a great day out, they also won the Senior Champion Holstein with Blissful Gain Lyda.
They also claimed the Junior Champion Illawarra for the Jim Henry Memorial with Kangawara Bella, shown by Kyleigh beating out husband Tom with Kangawarra Malda.
In a great day for the former Garatty girls, Kyleigh's sister Melissa and her husband Tim Chittick, of Timissa Farms at Rose Valley, also had a successful time, winning the Joe Calcraft Memorial Trophy for the Most Successful Breeder in the Holstein section.
Earlier in the day Timissa Farms also claimed the Furn Garratty Memorial for Junior Champion Holstein.
Seven-year-old Beau Chittick led Timissa Kingdoc Ava to claim the junior champion named in the honour of his great grandfather, the father of current chief cattle steward Alan Garratty.
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It was the third time in a row the family has won the coveted award.
They claimed the title Timissa Juliett in 2019 and Timissa Amy in 2020, and of course last year's show did not go ahead.
Beau capped a great show by taking out the Young Showmanship Award.
The quality of dairy cattle entries at this year's Nowra Show was very strong.
Although maybe not the quantity of numbers organisers would have hoped for, but the quality was certainly there.
The new revamped cattle arena looked fantastic, with the new announcer's box, shedding area and fencing looking superb.
Other Championship winners were -
Intermediate Holstein Champion was Natalie Shierlaw's entry Strongbark Tattoo Tara shown by Steve Dobson.
Senior Champion Illawarra taking out the KJ Henry Memorial was Natalie Shierlaw entry Eagle Park Maxima Heather led by Steve Jobson.
Junior Champion Jersey was Riverlane Dairy's Rivendell Oscar Tiny led by Reggie Hallett.
Senior Champion Jersey was Iszi Crawford's Mayfair Carmello Timtam.
Junior Champion Guernsey was the Crawford Family entry of Gilbert Gloria led by Lana Crawford.
Junior Champion Brown Swiss was the Todd Anderson and Emily Jeffrey entry Balgarre Atley Lola.
Senior Champion Brown Swiss was Todd Anderson and Emily Jeffrey's entry Bargarre Virkon Valentine.
The now annual On Farm Challenge, which is open to all dairy cattle in the Shoalhaven was judged by David Henry, of Beauna Vista farm Bolong.
It was a win for the Crawford family at Numbaa with Melody 701, followed by Tom and Kyleigh Cochrane's Katie, third was Marty Downes and Steve King's 187 and fourth was Sam Graham's 395.
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