Winter Fair
Some of Britain’s finest livestock will be on parade at Builth Wells for the two-day Royal Welsh Winter Fair amid expectations that the current strength of the market prices for beef cattle will be reflected at the sale of stock at the Fair on Tuesday. Steady prices at the sale would give livestock farmers a welcome pre-Christmas boost and help to offset recent escalating costs of production.
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Don’t import stock from Europe, farmers urged.
An appeal to farmers in Wales to act responsibly over the importation of livestock from other countries in Europe was made by North Wales farmer and auctioneer, Glyn Owens, when he opened the Royal Welsh Winter Fair today (Monday).
“Because of the existence of animal diseases in many parts of Europe we have a responsibility as individuals when deciding to import stock and I would encourage everyone to think carefully because your actions could ruin our industry and events like the Winter Fair”, he said. 
Mr. Owens, who is a director of Ruthin Farmers Auction Co Ltd, congratulated the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society for its foresight in starting the Winter Fair nearly 20 years ago. One of the objectives of the Fair was to help improve the quality of livestock. That objective had been achieved and the quality of stock in Wales had got better and better.
Another aim of the society was to tackle the issue of animal diseases, among them bovine TB, which was a serious problem in some parts of Wales.
Mr. Owens, who was officially opening the Winter Fair, auctioned the first copy off the press of the book ‘One day at a Time’, the autobiography of the Royal Welsh President, Trebor Edwards. The book, signed by the author, sold for £170. The money raised will go towards the new Food Hall project on the showground at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells.
One of the main attractions at the Winter Fair is the sale of livestock. Last year the champion beast was sold for a record £12,500.
The Fair opens at 8am on both days so please come and join us.
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Other than Guide Dogs, visitors are encouraged not to bring their dogs to the Winter Fair, but if it is essential to do so dogs must be kept on a lead the whole time and are restricted from entering the buildings.
