We are urgently developing research requirements with other European laboratories to make sure we understand and the disease (Schmallenberg) better.Brothers fight for top title at British National Ploughing Championships
TWO brothers, both former world champions, fought for the title of British National Conventional Champion at the 59th British National Ploughing Championships, held at Soham, near Ely, Cambridgshire.
A crowd of more than 14,000 saw Simon Witty, of Hunmanby, near Filey, North Yorkshire, clinch the title with 232 points, just one point ahead of his brother James, East Lutton, Malton
It was the fifth time Simon had won the championship, in which third place went to Nigel Vickers from Whitchurch, Shropshire. All three ploughed with a Ford tractor and Kverneland plough.
In the reversible championship, Colin Bowen from Clun, near Craven Arms, Shropshire, ploughing with a New Holland and Kverneland combination, finished a massive 41 points ahead of last year’s champion Peter Alderslade from East Bolden, Tyne and Wear.
Simon Witty and Colin Bowen will now represent England at the 2010 World Ploughing Contest in New Zealand next April, while Peter Alderslade and Steven Bowen will plough for England in the 2010 European Reversible Ploughing Championships in the Republic of Ireland.
The overall National Young Farmers’ Champion Ploughman title went to Donald Tonkin from Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon, who won the conventional class.
The horse ploughing championship was won by James Elliott from Beamish, Co Durham.
Richard Ingram clinched the national vintage ploughman title by winning the vintage hydraulic ploughing class. Richard Ingram and Michael Watkins, Sandbeck, South Yorkshire, who won the vintage trailing ploughing class, will represent England in the European Vintage Ploughing Championships in Scotland next October.
Next year’s championships will be held at Lincoln on October 9 and 10.
Results
Overall conventional, 1, Simon Witty, Hunmanby, Filey, North Yorkshire; 2, James Witty, East Lutton, Malton, North Yorkshire; 3, Nigel Vickers, Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Overall reversible, 1, Colin Bowen, Clun, Craven Arms, Shropshire; 2, Peter Alderslade, East Bolden, Tyne and Wear; 3, Steven Bowen, Clun, Craven Arms, Shropshire.
Overall National Young Farmers, Donald Tonkin, Crediton, Devon.
Overall Vintage Ploughing, Richard Ingram, Atherstone, Warwickshire.
Overall British Horse Ploughing James Elliott, Stanley, Co Durham.
One Way Ploughing, 1, Colin Bowen, 2, Peter Alderslade; 3, Mark Williams, St Columb, Cornwall.
Semi-digger (Class 3A) (two or more furrows) 1, Nigel Vickers, Wadebridge, Cornwall; 2, Simon Witty; 3, Don Woodhouse, Retford, Nottinghamshire.
Semi-digger (Class 3B) (two or more furrows) 1, Geoff Fretwell, Penistone, South Yorkshire; 2, James Witty; 3, Alwyn Davies, Ledbury, Herefordshire.
National Young Farmers, conventional (Class 4A) 1, Donald Tonkin; 2, Robert Laybourn, Pontefract, West Yorkshire; 3, Nick Davenport, Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
National Young Farmers, conventional (Class 4B) 1, Deborah Watson, Hallington, Newcastle; 2, Stuart Vickers, Whitchurch, Shropshire; 3, Matthew Whitehead, Penrith, Cumbria.
Oat seed furrow (tractors) (Class 5) 1, Robert Irving, Truro, Cornwall; 2, Stephen Swales, Yarm, North Yorkshire; 3, Ray Alderson, Bolam, Darlington, Co Durham.
Oat seed furrow (tractors) (Class 10) 1, John Milnes, Penistone, South Yorkshire; 2, Robert Irving; 3, Derek Needham, Clenchwharton, Norfolk.
Trailed vintage ploughing, 1, Michael Watkins, Maltby, South Yorkshire; 2, Raymond Alderson; 3, Andrew Buckley, Darliston, Shropshire.
Hydraulic vintage, 1, Richard Ingram; 2, Michael Armitage, Thornhaugh, Peterborough; 3, Glyn Morgan, Builth Wells, Powys.
Classic ploughing, 1, Michael Holloway, Montgomery, Powys; 2, Stuart Burden, Rotherham, South Yorkshire; 3, Stuart Forsyth, Berwick upon Tweed.
Crawler tractor ploughing, 1, John Webb, Great Waltham, Essex; 2, Colin Fenner, Hawkewell, Essex; 3, David Williams, Willingale, Ongar, Essex.
Horse ploughing, general purpose, 1, James Elliott; 2, John Fairbairn, Berwick upon Tweed; 3, Steven Glavin, Selby, North Yorkshire; 4, Martin Kerswell, Buckfastleigh, Devon; 5, Malcolm Kerswell, Buckfastleigh.
Horse ploughing, oat seed furrow, 1, James Elliott; 2, John Fairbairn; 3, Malcolm Kerswell.
Readers' comments (3)
jimmckechnie | 14 October 2009 8:19 pm
well done thank goodness some still covers the ploughing matches
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Carol Stevens | 28 February 2010 4:50 pm
I have many photographs from the championships on my website - tractors and horses and prize-givings.
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john jones | 9 October 2010 5:59 pm
where are the results of the Ferguson20 with Ferguson standard plough
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