Devon County Show 2012
All the latest from the Devon County Show which attracts visitors from across the South West.
Secretary of State for Agriculture opens Devon County Show
The Secretary of State for Agriculture Caroline Spelman was at the show to announce a £13 million grant for Dartmoor's hill farmers to help maintain the land. Her main message was that the Government is making it easier for the rural economy. Our business correspondent Seth Conway reports
Devon County Show: Mounties draw in the crowds
From Mounties to sheep shearing, Bob Cruwys has been on a whistlestop tour of the Devon County Showground at Westpoint.
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Devon County Show: All creatures great and small
550 cattle, 230 pigs, more than 15 hundred sheep, alpacas, goats and horses are all entered in Devon County Show's many livestock competitions. Duncan Sleightholme has more on the animals - and vegetables - competing to be 'best in show'
Mounties on parade
Day One of Devon County Show looks like a record-breaker
by Jane Blanchard, Devon County Show
Cattle and other livestock from across the west country are at the Devon County Show, which drew in the crowds on its first day
Read the full storyThe West Country Tonight team get ready to go live from the Devon County Show
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Devon County Show 2012 in full swing
The 2012 Devon County Show is in full flow at the Westpoint Arena near Exeter. Up to 100,000 people are expected to visit the site during the 3 day event. Have a quick look at some of the events on offer:
Crowds flock to Devon County Show
The crowds flock to the Devon County Show which has just been opened by Caroline Spelman secretary of state for agriculture.
Crowds arrive early for Devon County Show
The 2012 Devon County Show is open at Westpoint Arena near Exeter with people already arriving to make the most of the 3 day event.
It is one of the biggest county shows in the South West, celebrating rural life.
Devon County Show gets underway
The Devon County Show opens at Westpoint Arena near Exeter today. One of the biggest county shows in the south west, the three day event is a celebration of rural life.
