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Final farewell: Westcarse Suffolks head to the Royal Highland Show one last time before dispersal

John Christie began showing Suffolks at the Royal Highland Show in 1981, so it was a dream come true when he finally won the breed champion title at Ingliston 19 years later, in 2000

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Final farewell: Westcarse Suffolks head to the Royal Highland Show one last time before dispersal

The year after John Christie's first Royal Highland breed championship the foot-and-mouth outbreak meant there were no shows and with a growing Charolais herd that was beginning to take up more of his...

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