The annual Field and Livestock Competitions of the Harewood End Agricultural Society took place recently on June 25th and 26th, over two hot sunny days.  As ever, there was fierce competition from the HEAS farmers for the wonderful array of silver trophies awarded by President Sue Marshall for the wide variety of classes and crops. 

For the first time this year there was also a prize for the best Member’s garden and a long-service award to an employee.

Toby Wenden of Wallis Farms was organiser of the judges, stewards and entries and succeeded in getting judges from all over the UK to come and visit the farms and crops entered. 

The judges were complimentary about the high standards of agriculture and the quality of the crops in general, despite the late and challenging planting season experienced in spring.

The second day’s judging culminated in a prize-giving and delicious al fresco supper held at Parch Farm, Weston, the home of Chairman, Hugh Duthie and his wife, Jessica. This was enjoyed by many of the Society’s members. 

The full list of awards follows, with the exception of the Best Poultry Enterprise award (A E M Harper Cup) which will be announced later this year.

Best Managed Agri-Business (HEAS cup) – 1. AJ & CI Snell, 2. FM, JM & MF Green, 3. EC Drummond. Best Managed Farm (Scudamore Cup) - 1. RF, DA & DF Pursey, 2. PG & CP Whitehouse, 3. Hopes Ash Farm. Best Flock/Herd of Livestock (EA Wilde Cup) ­ – 1. Hopes Ash Farm, 2. PG & CP Whitehouse, 3. GH & GG Savidge. Best Dairy Herd (Newman Cosker Cup) - PG & CP Whitehouse. Best Field of Herbage Seeds (Sharpe Seeds Shield), 1. R & D Green, 2. FM, JM & MF Green, 3. JMP. Best Field of Winter Wheat (Norman Snell Cup) – 1. FM, JM & MF Green, 2. EC Drummond, 3. PG & CP Whitehouse. Best Field of Spring Wheat (Geoff Yandell Cup) – 1. NL & JE Powell & Son, 2. W & E Whittal & Son. Best Field of Winter Barley (Ansells Brewery Cup) – 1. HJ Sparey & Son, 2. AJ & IE Williams, 3. R & G Evans. Best Field of Oats (The Perpetual Cup) – 1. AJ & IE Williams, 2. Wallis Farms Ltd, 3. CJ & TL Green. Best Field of Beans (British Sugar Cup) – 1. AJ & IE Williams, 2. Hopes Ash Farm. Best Field of Winter Oilseed Rape (The Society’s Perpetual Cup) – 1. AJ & IE Williams, 2. RF, DA & DF Pursey, 3. MF & JM Freeman Farming. Best Managed Garden (HEAS Dish) 1. John & Gay Chinn, 2. John & Kathy Handby, 3. Frank & Joan Green. Best Managed Alternative Crop (Dason Cup) – 1. FM,JM & MF Green, 2. Chicory Crops, 3. Cobrey Farms. Best Field of Soft Fruit (Martin Hall Cup) – 1. Cobrey Farms, 2. AJ & CI Snell, 3. Chicory Crops. Best Field of Top Fruit (Sheila Gray/I Davies Cup) – 1. Man Of Ross, 2. Chicory Crops, 3. EC Drummond. Best Beef Herd (Arthur Bellamy Cup) – 1. GH & GG Savidge, 2. FI Bevan & Sons, 3. MF & JM Freeman Farming. Best Field of Sugar Beet (British Sugar Corporation Cup) – 1. CJ & TL Green, 2. NW & I Roper, 3. G & A Hunter Blair. Conservation Project (James Williams Cup) – 1. AJ & CI Snell, 2. M & B Farms, 3. FM, JM & MF Green. Best Alternative Enterprise (FAF Shield) – 1. NW & I Roper, 2. RF, DA & DF Pursey & G & A Hunter Blair, 3. MF & JM Freeman Farming. Best Field of Spring Barley (Alton Court Brewery Cup) – 1. G & A Hunter Blair, 2. FI Bevan & Sons, 3. JA, D & SA Madeley. Best Field of Peas (Sharpes Peas Shield) – 1. FI Bevan & Sons. Best Field Spring OSR (Watkins Cup) – 1. NL & JE Powell & Son. Employee Achievement (HEAS Cup) – Brian Burford (Cobrey Farms)