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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