Results of the Growing Cereal Competition 2012:-
Growing Cereal Crops of not less than 5 acres per crop Prizes 1 st £10.00 2 nd £7.50 3rd £5.00
Section 1 – For Farms with more than 70 acres of Growing Cereal – Overall Crop Winner of Section 1 wins “Sundial Trophy”
C1 Wheat
20 entries in this class
1st H J Burton & Son of Brailsford, Ashbourne 2nd MG & CM Falder of Bretby, Burton on Trent 3rd Jeff Harrison of Sutton on the Hill, Ashbourne
C2 Winter Barley
14 entries in this class
1st Holdcroft & Sons of Newton Solney, Burton on Trent 2nd Andrew Taylor of Milton, Derbyshire 3rd Philip Brandon of Kirk Langley, Ashbourne
Overall winner of Section 1 for the Sundial Trophy is H J Burton & Son of Brailsford, Ashbourne
Section 2 – For Farms with less than 70 acres of Growing Cereal – Overall Crop Winner of Section 2 wins “Ralph Cockeram Memorial Trophy”
C4 Wheat
3 entries in this class
1st Smiths Farming Ltd of Needwood, Burton on Trent 2nd R & J Goodall of Burnaston, Derbyshire 3rd P & M Critchlow of Cubley, Ashbourne
C5 Winter Barley
3 entries in this class, 1 crop was pulled from the competition by competitor
1st C J Hall of Longford, Ashbourne 2nd Geoff Stephens of Bradley, Ashbourne 3rd Not Awarded
Overall winner of Section 2 for the Ralph Cockeram Memorial Trophy is Smiths Farming Ltd of Needwood, Burton on Trent
Section 3 – For Farms of any Size
C6 Spring Barley
5 entries in this class
1st R & J Goodall of Burnaston, Derbyshire 2nd Jeff Harrison of Sutton on the Hill, Ashbourne 3rd Andrew Taylor of Milton, Derbyshire
C7 Oats
3 entries in this Class, 1 crop was pulled from the competition by competitor
1st W H Burton & Son of Kirk Langley, Ashbourne 2nd H Dutton Ltd of Thurvaston, Dalbury Lees, Ashbourne 3rd Not Awarded
C8 Oil Seed Rape
12 entries in this Class
1st Atkin Bros of Barrow on Trent, Derbyshire 2nd H J Burton & Son of Brailsford, Ashbourne 3rd M& G Brown of Marston Montgomery, Ashbourne
C9 Beans
3 entries in this Class
1st Sudbury Estate c/o Andrew Grey of Burnaston, Derbyshire 2nd Atkin Bros of Barrow on Trent, Derby 3rd Holdcroft & Sons of Newton Solney, Burton on Trent
C10 Peas No entries in this Class
Overall Winner for the Best Crop in the Competition ie C1 to C10 wins the “Legh Farms Perpetual Trophy” is H J Burton & Son of Brailsford, Ashbourne
The Society would like to thank the judge Mr Richard Derbyshire.