RNAS Competitions
Encouraging 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 2024
Turnip & Swede Growing 2024
Pictured: Rodney Blackhall, The Green, Raemoir
Kindly sponsored by Murray Duguid Ltd Seed Merchants, Oldmeldrum.
There were 27 crops entered in the Growing Turnip section.
Thank you to our judge Graeme Christie of event sponsors Murray Duguid Seed Merchants.
2024 Champion
Rodney Blackhall, The Green, Raemoir
With a yield of 205.57 tonnes per hectare, Lomond variety
2024 Reserve Champion
Three competitors tied for reserve championship including first time competitor Michelle Connon, Balladrum, Durris with a yield of 143.28 tonnes per hectare with Lomond. Sharing the title with Michelle were I & G Pirie, Overton of Bruxie, Maud who yielded 144.65 tonnes per hectare with Triumph and Keith Mitchell, Hopton, Skene, Westhill who yielded 123.84 tonnes per hectare with Lomond.
The full results and report can be downloaded below.
Fodder Beet Growing 2024
Turnip & Swede Growing 2024
Pictured: Stewart Davidson
Kindly sponsored by Murray Duguid Ltd, Seed Merchants, Oldmeldrum.
There were 13 crops entered in the Growing Fodder Beet section.
2024 Champion
Stewart Davidson, West Cortiecram, Mintlaw.
With a yield of 144.59 tonne per hectare, Brigadier variety
2024 Reserve Champion
Stewart also yielded 124.43 tonne per hectare with Bangor to share the reserve champonship with Robert Anderson, Corsekellie, Rothiemay who grew Feldherr yielding 114.73tonne per hectare.
The full results and report can be downloaded below.
Growing Cereals 2025
Growing Cereals 2025
Pictured: Ian Cruickshank
Kindly sponsored by McCreath, Simpson & Prentice
There were 49 entries from Nairn to Stracathro in the 2025 cereal competition.
2025 Champion
Ian Cruickshank, Sauchenloan, Rothienorman with a crop of Blackstoi Winter Wheat.
2025 Reserve Champion
Stracathro Estate with a crop of Extase, Winter Wheat.
The full results and report can be downloaded below.