As the list of cancelled A&P shows continues to grow, an event has been launched for children to show their calves and yearlings in Southland.
![Samual McIntosh (7), of Invercargill. Photo / Julia Eden](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XRLR7ZTF5FEPQORNOQQZR4MFWE.jpg?auth=5e08dcb5d678dc1ca799c2d271290ab30ac13df9375553ededc112fb97d6eb16&width=16&height=14&quality=70&smart=true)
Southern Districts Beef Handlers committee member Julia Eden said children showed beef bulls, heifers and calves and dairy calves across a range of breeds for its inaugural "fun day" at the Gore A&P Showgrounds earlier this month.
![Danielle Giles (10), of Gore. Photo / Julia Eden](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/VRK4HLFMHTMB4A5WW7VOVJHJNE.jpg?auth=c10f14b4ed69f2c7e27c958ad763d3c60f94b1a558cded7f985075101daac8e7&width=16&height=14&quality=70&smart=true)
"The smiles of pride on faces as animals were paraded in respective classes were priceless."