RNAS Competitions
Encouraging Excellence Through Competition
The North East has a significant proportion of Scotland’s arable cropping land. The Society encourages good crop husbandry through two annual competitions, one for growing cereals and one for growing turnips and swedes. Valuable confidential feedback about the opinion of the judges and the scoring of each crop is given to all entries so that they may compare their crops with all the others entered and further improve their own techniques. The projects have attracted wide support and healthy rivalry for the trophies and prize money. Special awards are given for young farmers and for crops in Less Favoured Areas.
Turnip & Swede Growing
Turnip & Swede Growing
Turnip & Swede Growing
Pictured: Stewart Davidson.
Image: Kami Thomson/DC Thomson
Kindly sponsored by Murray Duguid Ltd Seed Merchants, Oldmeldrum.
There were 19 crops entered in the Growing Turnip section.
2022 Champion
Stewart Davidson, West Cortiecram, Mintlaw.
Kenmore variety
2022 Reserve Champion
Rodney Blackhall, The Green, Raemoir, Banchory
Lomond variety
Growing Cereals
Turnip & Swede Growing
Turnip & Swede Growing
Pictured: Sandy Norrie
Kindly sponsored by McCreath, Simpson & Prentice
2023 Champion
AJ Duncan, Woodhead of Laithers, Turriff, with a crop of Tapestry winter wheat.
2023 Reserve Champion
John Forbes & Partners at Slainspark, Kinneff, with a crop of Skyscraper winter wheat.
The full results and report can be downloaded below.
Fodder Beet Growing
Turnip & Swede Growing
Fodder Beet Growing
Pictured: Rodney Blackhall
Image: Kami Thomson/DC Thomson
Kindly sponsored by Murray Duguid Ltd, Seed Merchants, Oldmeldrum.
There were eight crops entered in the Growing Fodder Beet section.
2022 Champion & Reserve Champion
Rodney Blackhall, The Green, Raemoir, Banchory