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FARMBUSINESS AWARDS2014
EAST OF ENGLANDAGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY 28TH APRIL 2014WWW.E A S TOFENGL AND .ORG .UKEAST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
FARM BUSINESS AWARDS 2014 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
EAST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, EAST OF ENGLAND SHOWGROUND, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 6XE
TEL: 01733 234451 FAX: 01733 370038 EMAIL: [email protected]
www.openfield.co.ukwww.camgrain.co.uk
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Working with Farmers for Farmers
With volatility becominga growing concern, wecan provide a range offlexible marketing toolsdesigned to manage risk
The Openfield Networkcan help to overcomecommon drawbackswith on-farm storageand can add value toits customers throughcrop processing
Give your crops thechance to perform withfertiliser advice andsupply from Openfield
High-quality certifiedseed. Exclusiveaccess to newvarieties with strongmarketing credentials
Telephone 01264 321595 [email protected]
@OpenfieldTM
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savills.co.uk
Savills. For all your property needs.
Adrian Wilson01223 347 [email protected]
Planning & Development ❖ Residential & Farm Sales ❖ Estate Management❖ Formal Valuations ❖ Agribusiness ❖ Commercial ❖ Renewables
Linton APC“30 years of malting barley expertise”
Stratford APC“Fully accredited organic crop processor”
Cambridge APC“Specialist food grade wheat”
Northants APC“Milling wheat distribution hub”
Camgrain is a wholly farmer-owned Central Storage Co-operative, established in 1983
Tel: 01638 572800 Web: www.camgrain.co.ukCamgrain Stores Limited, APC, London Road, Balsham, Cambridge CB21 4HH
Strategic placement ofstock to suit consumers...
Central Storage Professionals
NEW for 2014 Young Farmer Award, Kindly sponsored by Savills
Are you Under 35 and managing a successful family farming business, running your own business or a farm worker/manager? If yes then why not celebrate this and enter our new class.
We are delighted to see the launch of our brand new Young Farmer Award, which is open to under 35 year olds and is aimed at recognising the younger generation in the farming industry. The class will be judged separately to the main Farm Business Award classes and will cover all aspects of farming.
“This brand new award is a great initiative for the younger farming generation and gives them the recognition they deserve”. Agricultural Society Chief Executive Jeremy Staples.
To enter please complete the main application form and return to Kerry Buttriss, East of England Agricultural Society, East of England Showground, Peterborough, PE2 6XE or for more information please contact 01733 234451 [email protected]
FARM BUSINESS AWARDS 2014
East of England Showground Peterborough
PE2 6XE Tel: 01733 234451 Fax: 01733 370038
Email: [email protected]
ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY 28th APRIL 2014
JUDGING BEGINS WEEK COMMENCING MONDAY 16TH JUNE 2014
AN ENTRY FORM IS ENCLOSED WITH THIS SCHEDULE
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EAST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY FARMS BUSINESS AWARDS 2014 FOREWORD
The Chairman and Members of Council of the East of England Agricultural Society take pleasure in inviting competitors to enter their farm(s) in the 2014 Farms Business Awards. The main aims of the Farm Business Awards are to recognise and celebrate the achievements and skills of local Farm Businesses. Again offering FREE ENTRY to the competition the Society considers the Farm Business Awards to be a prestigious event and feel that it is important that exhibitors understand that this is not a “Tidy Farm” competition. Judges, appointed by the Society, will inspect farms entered in the Competition in accordance with a timetable to be drawn up and circulated after the closing date. Judging will take place during week commencing Monday 16TH June 2014. Judges are asked to judge the whole farm as they see it on the day, having regard to standards of cropping and livestock husbandry. They should also take into account the suitability of the chosen farming system to the basic resources in land type(s), buildings and other features such as availability of irrigation. Entrants will also be questioned closely on their cropping and stocking policy. Set-aside will, naturally, be recognised as an acceptable farming practice. In the main Farm Business Award category, entrants will also be questioned on their utilisation of full-time, part-time, pool or contract labour and their use of pool or co-operative machinery and equipment. It will be for the entrants to make out their case for their particular system of farming having regards to modern practice and the need to adopt the best possible farming system for the profitable utilisation of the available resources. When considering the Countryside Management Award, the Judges will seek to recognise farmers who incorporate conservation as part of their farm businesses, having regard to the maintenance and improvement of wildlife and landscape features and farming practice which provides environmental benefits. The Special Enterprise Awards are intended to acknowledge new and innovative approaches to maximising the income from a particular holding. It is now necessary for many farmers to seek out new ways of marketing produce, i.e., added value, farm shops, pick your own, etc., or introduce ancillary businesses, ie, caravan and camping sites, livery stables, craft workshops, etc., to enhance or supplement the income derived from their basic farming enterprise. Entrants are asked to specify the activity they wish to be considered for this Award on their entry form. The category for Best First Time Entrant will apply to competitors entering farms that they have not entered in the past or have not been entered for 10 years or more. 2014 will also see the launch of our brand new Young Farmer Award, which is open to under 35 year olds and is aimed at recognising the younger generation in the farming industry. The class will be judged separately to the main Farm Business Award and will cover all aspects of farming. Entrants are reminded that the application for the awards, still includes a complementary ticket to the Farm Business Awards Presentation Dinner, which is held on Thursday 20th November 2014 at the East of England Showground in the Peterborough Suite. Additional tickets are available for partners, fellow directors, farm managers, and friends. We are all very much looking forward to our Awards this year and I look forward to receiving your completed entry form Best wishes
Kerry Buttriss
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The Chairman and Committee of the Farm Business Awards would like to thank the following companies for their kind sponsorship of
the 2014 Farm Business Awards
Honey Pot Lane, Colsterworth, Grantham, Lincs, NG33 5LY
Contact: Rob Sanderson Telephone: 01264 321440
Mobile: 07836 538490 Email: [email protected]
Web: www.openfield.co.uk
Camgrain Stores Ltd, London Road, Balsham, Cambridge, CB21 4HH Contact: Philip Darke
Telephone: 01638 572800 Mobile: 07889 493510
Email: [email protected] Web: www.camgrain.co.uk
Unex House, 132-134 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 8PA Contact: Adrian Wilson
Telephone: 01223 347231 Website: www.savills.co.uk Email: [email protected]
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FARM BUSINESS AWARDS
1. CLASS AWARDS This is the main competition which applicants are to be judged, (details are on page 5 titled schedule of marks) The winner of each class will receive a £50.00 cash award, and will also receive certificates. The Reserve in each Class will receive certificates.
2. COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT CLASS AWARD
This section is optional but we like to encourage farms to detail their environmental practices, (details are on page 5 titled schedule of marks) A certificate together with a tree will be awarded to the farm making the best contribution to Conservation, having regard to good farm management in each Class.
3. SPECIAL ENTERPRISE AWARD Farms are also encouraged to enter the above section and are indented to acknowledge new and innovative approaches to maximising the income of a particular holding, i.e. farm shops, pick your own, livery stables, workshops etc. A Certificate will be awarded to each special enterprise winner
4. YOUNG FARMER AWARD This new class is open to under 35s, and is aimed recognising young people in the industry. A certificate and glass award will be awarded to the reserve and overall winner.
5. SUPREME CHAMPIONSHIP AWARD The winner of the Supreme Championship Awards will receive £250.00 cash award, and will also receive a Perpetual Challenge Trophy awarded by the East of England Agricultural Society
6. SUPREME COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT AWARDS
The Winner will receive a Perpetual Trophy; also the Winner and Reserve will each receive certificates.
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SCHEDULE OF MARKS
MAIN COMPETITION
1. Management a. Achievement of Business Objectives b. Farming Systems - best use of land and resources Cropping/stocking/rotations/diversification
c. Machinery/Plant & Buildings - efficient and effective use of contractors workshop maintenance, repair and safe practices utilisation/maintenance/repair of buildings d. Manpower - organisation of, standard of work, skills, training e. Marketing strategy 400 2. Crops/Livestock Crops - establishment of, weed and disease control/yield potential Livestock - performance, breeding policy, housing, etc. Marks will be allocated for each crop and category of livestock as a percentage of their contribution to the overall operation, i.e., by area or turnover as appropriate. 500 3. Countryside Management a. Policy and achievement in establishing/conserving/ maintaining wildlife habitats
b. Design and siting of modern buildings, maintenance and use of traditional buildings c. Overall management of farm with regard to traditional landscape, i.e., hedges, ditches, ponds, small woodlands, etc. 100 TOTAL 1000
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COUNTRYSIDE MANAGEMENT AWARD 1. General Impression/ Conservation Objectives
Maintenance and management of landscape features, buildings, archaeology and historical features. Plans present and future, use of advice, schemes and grants. 400
2. Wildlife Habitats
Hedges and trees Woodlands Field Margins Ditches, ponds and wetlands Grassland, unimproved meadows 250
3. Farming Operations/ Set-aside
Cropping diversity, rotations Pesticide and nitrogen use, timing, economy and use of monitoring and thresholds Cultivation methods and timing Animal health, stocking, grazing and pollution
Siting and management - environmental benefits 300 4. Access
Public rights of way, education, schools, PR 50
TOTAL 1000 These schedules of marks are given to the Judges to use as a guideline when inspecting farms. If competitors require any further information or an additional schedule, please contact Kerry Buttriss Tel (01733) 234451 or Fax (01733) 370038 or E-mail [email protected]
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COMPETITION RULES
1. Details of membership and membership application forms are available from the Chief Executive. Competitors do not have to be members of the East of England Agricultural Society.
2. Farms entered, or part of a farm entered, must be within the counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire and/or a fifty mile radius of the East of England Showground. If any part of the farm is within the region then the whole farm must be entered. A farmer residing in the region may not enter a farm that is wholly outside the boundary. Competitors must enter all land occupied within the region where this is farmed as one unit. Any land let under leasing shall not be included in the Competitor’s total acreage - it is to form part of the farm to which it is leased.
3. Where competitors are connected with more than one farm or holding, which is farmed as a separate company or unit, each holding or farm may be entered separately or as one unit, if geographically adjacent. Where this applies, it is not necessary that all farms are entered. However, the appropriate sections of the entry form must be completed to give Judges an overall picture of the business and management structure related to the farm entered.
4. In the event of a farm winning the Supreme Championship for the third time in a period of ten years, including the year of the Competition, the entrant will be awarded a “Special Trophy” to record the achievement. The entrant will also be asked to stand down from entering the Competition for a period of at least three years.
5. Judges are appointed by the Society and the inspection of farms will take place during the week commencing Monday 16th June 2014. A Steward, appointed by the Society, will accompany the Judges.
6. Young Farmer Award, entrants must be 35 or under on the first day of judging, Monday 16th June 2014.
6. The Judges will be asked to make the awards in accordance with the Foreword and Schedule of Marks.
7. No information regarding marks or positions, other than winner or reserve in each class, can be given to competitors. However, the Society will endeavour to send competitors copies of the Judges’ comments on their farm after the results have been published.
8. All results will be announced at the East of England Agricultural Societies annual Peterborough Dinner,
which is held in November.
9. Competitors are required to provide with their entry form a farm map, Ordnance Survey or similar, covering the area of the farm entered and, if available, a plan showing the location of the farm.
10. All questions of the eligibility of a competitor or any dispute arising out of the competition shall be dealt with by the Council of the Society whose decision shall be final.
11. Compliance with Conditions. All competitors on entering the competition agree to abide by the Competition Conditions set out previously and to the Articles of Association, By-Laws and Regulations of the East of England Agricultural Society, in so far as they apply to the Farms Competition (a copy of the Articles of Association, By-Laws and Regulations can be obtained from the Chief Executive upon request).
East of England Agricultural Society, East of England Showground Peterborough. PE2 6XE
Tel: 01733 234451 Fax: 01733 370038
savills.co.uk
Savills. For all your property needs.
Adrian Wilson01223 347 [email protected]
Planning & Development ❖ Residential & Farm Sales ❖ Estate Management❖ Formal Valuations ❖ Agribusiness ❖ Commercial ❖ Renewables
Linton APC“30 years of malting barley expertise”
Stratford APC“Fully accredited organic crop processor”
Cambridge APC“Specialist food grade wheat”
Northants APC“Milling wheat distribution hub”
Camgrain is a wholly farmer-owned Central Storage Co-operative, established in 1983
Tel: 01638 572800 Web: www.camgrain.co.ukCamgrain Stores Limited, APC, London Road, Balsham, Cambridge CB21 4HH
Strategic placement ofstock to suit consumers...
Central Storage Professionals
NEW for 2014 Young Farmer Award, Kindly sponsored by Savills
Are you Under 35 and managing a successful family farming business, running your own business or a farm worker/manager? If yes then why not celebrate this and enter our new class.
We are delighted to see the launch of our brand new Young Farmer Award, which is open to under 35 year olds and is aimed at recognising the younger generation in the farming industry. The class will be judged separately to the main Farm Business Award classes and will cover all aspects of farming.
“This brand new award is a great initiative for the younger farming generation and gives them the recognition they deserve”. Agricultural Society Chief Executive Jeremy Staples.
To enter please complete the main application form and return to Kerry Buttriss, East of England Agricultural Society, East of England Showground, Peterborough, PE2 6XE or for more information please contact 01733 234451 [email protected]
FARMBUSINESS AWARDS2014
EAST OF ENGLANDAGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
ENTRIES CLOSE MONDAY 28TH APRIL 2014WWW.E A S TOFENGL AND .ORG .UKEAST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY
FARM BUSINESS AWARDS 2014 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
EAST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY, EAST OF ENGLAND SHOWGROUND, PETERBOROUGH, PE2 6XE
TEL: 01733 234451 FAX: 01733 370038 EMAIL: [email protected]
www.openfield.co.ukwww.camgrain.co.uk
EoEAS Awards Cover FINAL.indd 1 18/10/2013 09:52
Working with Farmers for Farmers
With volatility becominga growing concern, wecan provide a range offlexible marketing toolsdesigned to manage risk
The Openfield Networkcan help to overcomecommon drawbackswith on-farm storageand can add value toits customers throughcrop processing
Give your crops thechance to perform withfertiliser advice andsupply from Openfield
High-quality certifiedseed. Exclusiveaccess to newvarieties with strongmarketing credentials
Telephone 01264 321595 [email protected]
@OpenfieldTM
A5 Corporate Advert_Layout 1 17/01/2014 07:03 Page 1