A CARMARTHENSHIRE dairy farming family took double honours in the dairy competitions at the Royal Welsh Show, winning both the supreme and reserve championships.

Edward and Eiddwen Morgan and their son and daughter-in-law, Iwan and Menna scooped the top prize with their second calver, Nobold Windbrook Joan, which won heifer champion at the Royal Welsh and the Welsh Dairy Show last year.

Sired by Gillette Windbrook and out of Nobold Alexander Joan VG89, she was bred by Mike Roberts, Shropshire. She last calved in April and is currently producing 58kg daily at 4.24% butterfat and 3.36% protein.

In reserve was the family’s home-bred Jersey, Erie Baywatch Grove Ex95, sired by Erie Baywatch and out of Erie Comerica Grove Ex92.

This fifth calver was shown having calved just one month ago and is giving 30kg daily at 7.5% butterfat and 4.6% protein. She won champion at the UK Dairy Day last year.

Both will next head to the UK Dairy Day in September.

Judge John Gribbon, Carnforth, Lancashire, described the Jersey as a “milk machine” but, on the day, he said it was the Holstein’s udder that stood out from the rest. “If I was judging the best udder in the class she would win by a mile.”