A FARMER'S daughter has won top honours at the golden jubilee of a prestigious competition.
Agricultural student Lauren Nicholson, 19, was crowned stockman of the year at Bishop Burton College, near Beverley.
She was the toast of students and staff taking part in the annual stockmanship competition, which has been held for 50 years.
Delighted Lauren, of Whitby, said: "It is brilliant to have come out on top in such an important competition.
"I was thrilled to bits to win the dairy heifer contest because my animal had been playing up, and competition was very strong.
"But to go on and take the overall title is fantastic, especially when it is the 50th anniversary of the stockmanship competition."
Proud students lined up beautifully turned-out cattle, sheep and horses, which they had groomed and prepared over the past few weeks.
The competition is the only one of its kind in the UK and reflects the high standards of animal management on the college's farm.
Farmer and cattle showman Jim Bloom, of Decoy Farm, Scorborough, near Beverley, who judged the beef class, said all the students should be very proud of themselves.
He said: "The top end of students in the beef competition were brilliant and it was obvious they had put a lot of work into getting their animals ready for the show.
"I know how hard it is to prepare an animal from scratch for the show arena and I must congratulate the lads and girls for an excellent turnout.
"It really is a great competition because it's helping the next generation of farmers."
College principal Jeanette Dawson said: "The competition embodies our commitment to agriculture and our pledge to produce farmers who have the skills necessary to ensure the industry has a bright future.
"All the students who took part worked incredibly hard and they should be very proud of themselves."
The winner of each section was put through to the stockman of the year final, with equine classes having their own champion.
Winners were: sheep, Charlie Clark, Skipton; diary heifer, Lauren Nicholson, Whitby; dairy calf, Catherine Gardiner, Durham; beef, George Bulmer, Malton; equine, Jess Martin, Louth.
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