Top honours go to Balfour stud

Julie Eden, of Balfour, was delighted when the family’s entries in the New Zealand Agricultural Show performed so well. Java Tonka Nikita won the Junior Meat and Wool Cup, as well as best Junior Heifer in Show, the Grand Champion Junior South Devon, the I
Julie Eden, of Balfour, was delighted when the family’s entries in the New Zealand Agricultural Show performed so well. Java Tonka Nikita won the Junior Meat and Wool Cup, as well as best Junior Heifer in Show, the Grand Champion Junior South Devon, the Interbreed Junior Heifer title and the Junior Beef Animal in Show title. Photo: Supplied
Julia and Stewart Eden, of Balfour, were thrilled when their Java South Devon stud heifers and bulls won top honours at the New Zealand Agricultural Show recently.

‘‘I was really chuffed at the time, but it took a while to sink in,’’ Mrs Eden said.

‘‘We came home and I laid out the trophies and put the ribbons on the chair and I said ‘That was pretty awesome’.

‘‘I am very proud of what we have achieved.’’

Her heifer Java Tonka Nikita won the Junior Meat and Wool Cup, as well as best Junior Heifer in Show, the Grand Champion Junior South Devon, the Interbreed Junior Heifer title and the Junior Beef Animal in Show title.

She also won first place in the Bull and Two Females section, first place for the South Devon senior heifer yearling and the Champion South Devon Yearling Heifer title.

That is as well as winning third place in the pair of yearlings section.

The 15-month heifer and a bull from Richard van Asch, of Blenheim won the best interbreed pair title.

‘I always liked the look of her right from a calf,’’ Mrs Eden said.

‘‘She had the ‘Hey look at me’ appearance about her.

‘‘She had an amazing temperament, was well balanced and structurally sound conformation.’’

Java Tonka Niska also won the junior yearling heifer class, and Reserve Champion South Devon Yearling Heifer title.

Java Tonka Mack won bull junior yearling and the Reserve Champion South Devon Yearling Bull section.

Java Pickles Junior was placed second in the Bull Senior Yearling section.

Son Jake (10) placed third in the Dairy Youth class — Dairy Handlers section and his sister Ebony (10), was third in the Beef Paraders (handlers) section.

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