Ploughing Match
Ploughing Match Prizes 2011
Farm Classes
Class 0 – The King George VI Challenge Cup
1st | ROYAL FARMS |
2nd | SYNGENTA |
Class 1 – The Maidenhead Advertiser Challenge Cup
For the best farmed farm over 1000 acres
1st | ROYAL FARMS |
2nd | COPAS FARMS |
3rd | DAVID PHILP & PARTNERS |
Class 2 – The Lord Astor’s Challenge Cup
For the best farmed farm under 1000 acres
1st | SYNGENTA |
2nd | RANDALL FARMS |
3rd | J S WHITBY |
Class 3 – Duke of Edinburgh Award for Nature Conservation
For responsible farming coupled with care for the countryside
1st | SYNGENTA |
2nd | EMMETT BROS / COPAS FARMS |
Crops
Class 6 – S.W. Philp Challenge Bowl
For the best field of Winter Wheat
1st | FAIRACRE FARM |
2nd | EMMETT BROS |
3rd | COPAS FARMS |
Class 7 – Henry Denny & Son Challenge Bowl
For the best field of Winter Barley
1st | RAYNER FARMS |
2nd | DAVID PHILP & PARTNERS |
3rd | RINDER FARM |
Class 8 – E T Biggs Challenge Cup
For the best field of Winter Oilseed Rape
1st | COPAS FARMS |
2nd | RANDALL FARMS |
3rd | SYNGENTA |
Class 9 – The NFU Cup
For the best field of Spring Barley or Spring Wheat
1st | HURLEYFORD FARM |
2nd | HUTT & PARTNERS |
3rd | EMMETT BROS |
Class 10 – The Knight Frank & Rutley Challenge Cup
For the best field of Oats
1st | ROYAL FARMS |
2nd | FAIRACRE FARM |
3rd | DAVID PHILP & PARTNERS |
Class 11 – The Patullo Higgs Challenge Cup
For the best field of a spring sown break crop
1st | FAIRACRE FARMS (Spring beans) |
2nd | SHOTTESBROOKE FARM (Spring Peas) |
3rd | DAVID PHILP & PARTNERS (Winter beans) |
Corn Classes
Class 36
Best Class 1 Wheat
1st | David Philp & Partners |
2nd | Fairacres Farm |
3rd | Copas Farms |
Class 37
Best Class 2 Wheat
1st | Randall Farms |
2nd | David Philp & Partners |
3rd | Emmett Bros |
Class 38
Feed Wheat
1st | Emmett Bros |
2nd | Fairacres Farm |
3rd | Shottesbrooke Farm |
Class 39
Oats
1st | Shottesbrooke Farm |
2nd | David Philp & Partners |
Class 40
Feed Barley
1st | Rinder Farm |
Class 41
Malting Barley
1st | Rinder Farm |
Class 42
OSR
1st | Emmett Bros |
2nd | Randall Farms |
3rd | Shottesbrooke Farm |
Class 43
Beans & Peas
1st | David Philp & Partners |
2nd | Shottesbrooke Farm |
3rd | Fairacre Farms |
A J BUCKNELL CHALLENGE CUP
Best overall Wheat
David Philp & Partners |
HOLYPORT CHALLENGE CUP
Best overall Barley
Rinder Farms |
Livestock
Beef Judging
Class 20 – R H Muir Challenge Cup
Best Beef Bull
1st | PORTMAN BURLEY (Bull with the Heifers) |
2nd | RAYNER FARMS (Highland Bull) |
3rd | ROYAL FARMS |
Class 21 – Dalgety Challenge Cup
Best suckler herd
1st | ROYAL FARMS |
2nd | PORTMAN BURLEY |
3rd | DONALD DAWES |
Class 22 – G Copas Challenge Cup
Best commercial beef enterprise
1st | GILES PHILP |
2nd | HURLEYFORD FARM |
3rd | RINDER BROS |
Class 23 – Beef Stockman Prize
1st | MARK OSMAN |
Sheep Judging
Class 24 – F R Cartman Challenge Cup
Best commercial sheep
1st | MICHAEL CRAIG |
2nd | GERALD LEVINGE |
3rd | HURLEYFORD FARM |
Class 25 – Sheep Stockmanship Prize
1st | GERALD LEVINGE |
Gardens
Class 81 – Tudor Challenge Cup
For the Best Garden – Open to Members
1st | Cynthia Philp |
2nd | Thelma Copas/Helen Emmett |
Class 82 – Barge Farm Cup
Best Cottage Garden – Open to employees of members
1st | Alan Boyd |
2nd | Peter Shaw |
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