10/07/07
Dodging the heavy showers which unfortunately have become the
norm lately did not dampen the judges' enthusiasm for the quality
of farming in both livestock and arable classes for the Border
Crop and Grassland Management Competition.
With judges from as far afield as Milton Keynes, Huntingdon and
Kircudbright the task of selecting the winner of the various classes
according to the competition motto - 'It's no' what ye hae, it's
what you dae with what you hae' was made no easier.
The judges were impressed by the enthusiasm shown by the entrants
and all agreed they were off to apply the same enthusiasm to their
own farms at home.
There were also comments made on how refreshing it was to see
many of the younger generation taking on the family farm with commitment
and dedication to making farming their life - and a profitable
one at that with added value and looking to make the best use of
their land. Within all classes, the standard of entrants was very
high with differences between them being minute.
Organised jointly by the Border Union Agricultural Society and
the Kelso and District Agricultural Discussion Society, the event's
committee is grateful for the generous support of a number of local
businesses and organisations.
Chairman Derrek Parrish, of Hassendeanburn, Hawick, said: "We
would also like to thank the judges and local stewards who gave
their time to visit all farms, the entrants whose hospitality was
once again second to none and Ednam House who hosted the judges
and the awards ceremony."
The overall winner of the championship class was Robert Jackson
and Family of Detchant Farm with a real family enterprise, with
Peter Tweedie of Bughtrig Farm gaining the runner-up spot.
In the Lowground Smaller class, the Gastons of Ravelaw won with
Will Hamilton of Bee Edge as runners-up.
Both places in the Lowground Smaller were taken by first time
entrants with the winner being John B. Fullarton of Hadden Farm
and Jane Mitchell of Courthill in second place. The stockrearing
class was won by Giles Henry of
Oakwood Mill, with Peter Douglas of Ruletownhead second. Conservation
was won by Jim Sutherland, while Jane Mitchell of Courthill was
runner-up.
A Farm Walk has been arranged to OAKWOOD MILL FARM for Thursday
12th July at 7.30pm for any interested parties by kind permission
of the Henry Family. Any queries please contact Gillian Neill on
07974 203421.
BORDER CROP AND GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT COMPETITION
FULL LIST OF
RESULTS 2007
Championship
1st - J. R. Jackson, Detchant Farm, Belford
- Fenwick Jackson Cup
2nd - P. Tweedie, Bughtrig, Jedburgh - MacKenzie
trophy
Best Winter Wheat
J. M. Jackson & Son, Bowsden Hall Farm,
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Livestock Tankard
P. Tweedie, Bughtrig Farm,
Jedburgh
Lowground Smaller
1st - I. & R. Gaston, Ravelaw, Duns - Thomson
Trophy
2nd - W. B. Hamilton, Bee Edge, Coldingham
Enterprises:
Combinable Crops
1st - J. Prentice, Swinton Quarter
2nd - A. & J. Hodge, Whitsome East Newton
Root/Veg/Pulses
1st
- I. & R. Gaston
2nd - N/A
Grassland/Livestock
1st - S. & E.
Robson, New Haggerston, Lowick
2nd - W. B. Hamilton
Lowground Larger
1st - John B. Fullarton, Hadden Farm, Kelso -
Moore Cup
2nd - Jane Mitchell, Courthill, Hawick
Enterprises:
Combinable Crops
1st - M. H. Walker & R. M. Walker,
Springwells, Eccles
2nd - John B. Fullarton
Root/Veg/Pulses
1st
-Penmar Farming, Duddo, Etal
2nd - M. H. Walker & R. M. Walker
Grassland/Livestock
1st - Jane Mitchell
2nd - N/A
Stockrearing
1st - Giles Henry, Oakwood Mill, Selkirk - Hogg Cup
2nd - P. Douglas, Ruletownhead, Hawick
Best Commercial Beef Enterprise
BQ Farming Partnerships
Ltd., Carterhaugh & Fauldshope, Selkirk
- A. J. Fleming Trophy
Enterprises:
Crops
1st - J. Sutherland, Hillhouse & Addington,
Oxton
2nd - BQ Farming Partnerships Ltd.
Grassland/Sheep
1st -
Giles Henry
2nd - F. Jackson, Scraesburgh, Jedburgh
Grassland/Cattle
1st - BQ Farming Partnerships Ltd.
2nd - P. Douglas
Conservation
1st - J. Sutherland, Hillhouse & Addington, Oxton
- Buccleuch Quaich
2nd - Jane Mitchell, Courthill, Hawick - Buccleuch
Quaich
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