Fingers are crossed for two days of good weather for the Royal Manx Agricultural Show, which gets underway at the now traditional venue of Staward Farm in Sulby tomorrow (Friday) morning.
It's the second of the two big shows of the summer, and Manx Radio's farming correspondent John Kennaugh told Graham Bell he was looking forward to another successful event (play extended audio file):
There will be regular live reports from the show field on Manx Radio, tomorrow and on Saturday, building up to the judging of the Supreme Champion late on Saturday afternoon.
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