Robots, rainhats and rosettes – 10 photos to sum up Livestock 2014

The highlight of the livestock industry’s year, the Livestock Event 2014, was in full swing today (3 July).

Birmingham’s NEC was packed with livestock farm machinery and kit, information for farmers and the stars of the show, the pedigree animals.

We’ve picked some of our favourite photos to give you a flavour of this year’s show.

1. The Livestock Event starts here

2. Do you know where the toilets are?

3. Cow art or is it a game show?

4. Dinner’s coming and it’s faster than those humans

5. The showing begins

6. The silverware is waiting

7. Say “silage”

8. This one came prepared for bad weather

9. Excuse me, it’s not all about cows!

10. Away in a manger

See also: All the news from the Livestock Event 2014