Crop Growing Comptition 2026

Judge: Mr N Powell

Steward: Mr Wyn Rees

(To be Judged prior to Show Day…... Please NOTE Closing Date)
 

Prizes: 1^st £10; 2^nd £6; 3^rd £4

Class 1 Best Field Wheat – minimum 3 acres

Class 2 Best Field Spring Barley – minimum 3 acres

Class 3 Best Field Winter Oats – minimum 3 acres

Class 4 Best Field of Spring Oats - minimum 3 acres

Class 5 Best Field Winter Barley – minimum 5 acres

Class 6 Best Field of Winter Oil Seed Rape – minimum 3 acres

Class 7 Best Field of Spring Oil Seed Rape – minimum 3 acres

Class 8 Best Acre Swedes

Class 9 Best Ley

Class 10 Best Field Forage Maize – minimum of 3 acres

Class 11 Best Field of Fodder Beet – minimum of 3 acres

The John Hadley Memorial Perpetual Challenge Cup for Judges Choice of Crop

Mrs D Thomas FEDW Perpetual Challenge Salver

J & P Turner Perpetual Challenge Cup for the Best Ley

The Ivor Duggan Cup for Best Field of Fodder Beet

Hay & Brecon Farmers Perpetual Cup for Best Field of Swedes

JUDGES CHOICE OF CROP - 1^st Prize -   £40

New this Year: 

1. ONLY ONE Entry per Class per Farm to be entered.   Paper Entry ONLY
2. A minimum of 3 Classes must be entered to qualify for the Mrs D Thomas FEDW Perpetual Challenge
    Salver for the exhibitor gaining the highest average number of points in the crops section.
3. Points will be awarded by dividing the total number of points by the number of entries.

4. Judge only to be shown one entry per class entered that the exhibitor has previously selected and
    entered as per Rule 1. 

5. Judge will only be able to come on the appointed day convenient to him. The steward and exhibitor are
    to make arrangements for him to be shown the field/steward locate it if exhibitor is unable to be in
    attendance. It will not be rearranged. 

6. Please accept the time, commitment and travel to visiting many farms in the same day and the time
    taken of both Steward and Judge.

Entries for the Crop Growing Competition close on 30^th June 2026
 

Judging will take place as soon as possible after the above date.  Please send entries to:

The Society Administrator of Brecknockshire Agricultural Society at c/o HBF Depot, Ffrwdgrech Industrial Estate, Llanfaes, Brecon, LD3 8LA Telephone 01874 611 881. 

Date to be arranged for Awards Presentation Evening and will be promulgated on the Show’s Website, Facebook and Twitter.

Please enter using the below entry form