Stoke Ferry Agricultural Society announced its competition results for the year during its annual dinner in Downham Market town hall.
The prize for the heaviest sugar beet went to Roger Lankfer for a specimen weighing in at 12.103kg, followed by John Lowe in second place with 9.123kg and David Eyles in third with 7.652kg.
The competition for the best wheat crop was won by Boughton-based farmer and contractor Tim Payne with a sample of Extase variety whose specific weight of 81.6 indicated its high grain quality. Robert Smart took second place with a sample of Extase and Paul Wortley in third with a sample of Skyfall.
Stoke Ferry Agricultural Society's annual awards. Tim Payne receives the wheat trophy from Roy Swain of the East Anglian Air Ambulance (Image: Paul Wortley)
The best barley prize went to Oxborough Farms with a sample of spring-sown variety Planet, with Julie Smart in second place and Robert Smart in third.
Finally, the photography competition was won by club chairman Martyn Cockerill with a wintry farmland scene, followed by Robert Smart in second place and Ken Matthews in third.
Stoke Ferry Agricultural Society chairman Martyn Cockerill won his club's photography competition with this wintry image (Image: Martyn Cockerill)
The guest speaker for the evening was Roy Swain from the East Anglian Air Ambulance which, along with RABI (the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution), were the charities chosen to benefit from the fundraising.
Mr Cockerill said: "Guests heard about the tireless efforts of the air ambulance and all its staff, something which hits home to many agricultural people in Norfolk, being our lifeline if something terrible was to happen in the field.
"These people would be crucial to many unfortunate accidents in a rural location, their speed being the best possible chance of treatment and ultimately, survival."
Mr Cockerill said the dinner was a "great night" to round off the society's year, adding: "We look forward to welcoming members old and new back after harvest for another autumn/winter of meetings, with the calendar filling up nicely."
Farming society's 'cream of the crop' honoured at annual awards night
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Stoke Ferry Agricultural Society announced its competition results for the year during its annual dinner in Downham Market town hall.
The prize for the heaviest sugar beet went to Roger Lankfer for a specimen weighing in at 12.103kg, followed by John Lowe in second place with 9.123kg and David Eyles in third with 7.652kg.
The competition for the best wheat crop was won by Boughton-based farmer and contractor Tim Payne with a sample of Extase variety whose specific weight of 81.6 indicated its high grain........
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