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.
The Cereal Growing Crop Competition is very kindly sponsored by McCreath, Simpson & Prentice. One of the UK's most respected agricultural merchants.
To enter the Cereal Growing Crop Competition 2025, please click here.
Turnip & Swede Growing
Turnip & Swede Growing
Turnip & Swede Growing
Pictured: William & David Moir of Home Farm Cairness
Kindly sponsored by Murray Duguid Ltd Seed Merchants, Oldmeldrum.
There were 29 crops entered in the Growing Turnip section.
Thank you to our judge Graeme Christie of event sponsors Murray Duguid Seed Merchants.
2023 Champion
William & David Moir of Home Farm Cairness
With a score of 52 points & a yield of 194.05 tonnes per hectare, Lomond variety
2023 Reserve Champion
William Ritch, East Fingask, Oldmeldrum
With a score of 51 points & a yield of 182.24 tonnes per hectare, Lomond variety
Fodder Beet Growing
Turnip & Swede Growing
Turnip & Swede Growing
Pictured: Stewart Davidson
Kindly sponsored by Murray Duguid Ltd, Seed Merchants, Oldmeldrum.
There were 13 crops entered in the Growing Fodder Beet section.
2023 Champion
Stewart Davidson, West Cortiecram, Mintlaw.
With a score of 50 points & a yield of 224.86 tonne per hectare, Brigadier variety
2023 Reserve Champion - Jointly won by
Colin Morrison, Nether Blairmaud, Cornhill, With a score of 48 points & a yield of 100.17 tonnes per hectare, Fielder variety
Arthur & Scott Duguid, North Cranna Farms, Aberchirder
With a score of 48 points & a yield of 148.05 tonnes per hectare, Brigadier variety
Growing Cereals
Turnip & Swede Growing
Growing Cereals
Pictured: Sandy Norrie
Kindly sponsored by McCreath, Simpson & Prentice
2024 Champion
AJ Duncan, Muirden, Turriff, with a crop of Kingston Winter Barley.
2024 Reserve Champion
I & N Campbell, Kirkton, Kinellar with a crop of Bamford, Winter Wheat.
The full results and report can be downloaded below.