A Norfolk farming couple said they were 'overwhelmed' to have won the Wayland Show's top livestock trophy for the second time.
The event's unique Champion of Champions prize – which judges the award-winning pig, horse, sheep, rabbit, cattle and fowl against each other – was won by a two-year-old Lincoln Red heifer called Polly.
The champion animal was shown by James and Shannon Loveday from Horsford, who also won the title with a different heifer in 2015 – making them the first exhibitors to have won the prize twice.
Mr Loveday said: 'We said a couple of years ago we would never get it again. It means a lot to us.
'We fatten 300 cattle, and we currently only have half a dozen Lincoln Reds, which we do as a hobby. But we are now growing the herd, so to get our name out there like this is really good for us.'
Kevin Bowes, president of the Wayland Agricultural Society, said the quality of livestock at the show had been 'phenomenal', adding: 'You couldn't wish for a better class of livestock anywhere in the country.'
For a full listing of livestock results from the 2017 Wayland Show, see Saturday's EDP Farm and Country section.
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