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Major opportunities ahead for farming - A major opportunity to expand the horticultural and plant-growing sector beckoned in a post-Brexit world, said a leading Norfolk farmer and landowner. Sir Nicholas Bacon, chairman of the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, said that Britain currently imported £1.1bn of trees, plants and horticultural products but only exported £50m each year.
As president of the Royal Horticultural Society, he told about 120 members of Stalham Farmers’ Club at its 175th anniversary dinner at the Norfolk Mead Hotel, Coltishall, of this major market opportunity on the doorstep.
See Club report section, left.
Entry added: 18 Mar 2017
Congratulations. Prize cards and trophies were presented at the 175th annual dinner by the guest speaker, Sir Nicholas Bacon to the winners of the club’s competitions.
A total of 118 members and guests enjoyed a three-course meal at the Norfolk Mead Hotel, Coltishall. After a stimulating address, Sir Nicholas, who is chairman of the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, presented trophies to members.
The Cantley Cup, which recognises the best overall sugar beet performance by a member, went to the club’s vice-chairman Henry Alston, of Billockby Hall. For the first time in the 89-year history of the trophy, all members were eligible for the prestigious trophy. The runner-up was Jonathan Gill, of E Jones & partners and third, CN Beck & Sons; fourth, Milligen McLeod and fifth Whitwell Hall Farms (Andrew Morton).
2016 Potato Cup, judge Denis Walsh - 1 Nova Scotia Farms; 2 HBS Farms; 3 Robin Baines & Co.
Cereals, judge Chris Borrett of Adams & Howling. Wheat - 1 Milligen McLeod (Invicta); 2 LF Papworth (Leeds); 3 HBS Farms (Costello).
Barley - 1 Walcott Farms (Maris Otter); 2 Milligen McLeod (Maris Otter); 3 Nova Scotia Farms (Maris Otter).
Sugar beet
Whole Crop, 2016, judge Ken Matthews - 1 GA Tallowin & Co; 2 CN Beck & Sons; 3 Andrew Alston.
Best two-acre, 2016 - 1 Milligen McLeod; 2 Andrew Alston; 3 HBS Farms.
Ten-pin bowls – presented to Charlie Lockhart.
The club's chairman Jonathan Deane thanked the judges and especially British Sugar's area manager Sarah Bebb for her help with the beet competitions.
Entry added: 16 Mar 2017
Joint winners - Honours were shared at the annual match between Stalham and Holt at Rossi’s, North Walsham. Although the margin of victory in the bowls was narrower than last year, the 15-strong squad from Holt & District Farmers’ Club retained the Adams & Howling Trophy. With a match total of 84 points, it was a comfortable margin over Stalham’s 54 total. In the ten-pin, Stalham also retained the trophy by 253 – as the team scored a total of 2815 to 2562.
Entry added: 27 Feb 2017
More players needed for Friday's bowls and 10-pin please. We're still a handful of players light. Contact the secretary urgently, please. Meet at Rossi's, North Walsham, for 4.15pm prompt start.
Entry added: 20 Feb 2017
Trophy goes west - It was a vintage year for malting barley - and the supreme championship in the annual competition between the members of Stalham and Holt & District Farmers' Club has gone west! The judge, Bob King, of the Crisp Malting Group, had no hesitation in awarding the trophy to a spring barley sample of Husky grown at Church Farm, Heacham, by Melton Harrold. Those with long memories might recall that one of the last supreme champion samples of the national malting barley competition was grown on that same farm in 1989. The results of Stalham's competitions will be announced at the annual dinner on Wednesday, March 15. Applications for tickets invited now from the secretary.
Entry added: 20 Feb 2017
Players - any ability needed to defend Stalham's trophy cupboard. Stalham's won the 10-pin trophy last year, which chairman Jonathan Deane is extremely reluctant to keep. And, of course, his daughter, Abby Coller, was top scorer in the women's section! On a more serious note, we have half a dozen of the 18 needed for 10-pin and 10 of the 18 needed for bowls against Holt Farmers on Friday, February 24 at Rossi's, North Walsham. It starts at 4.15pm, and ends with a roast supper - £20 all in. Names to Michael Pollitt on 01603 486997 or michaelbpollitt@btinternet.com See news and newsletter, left, for those playing.
Entry added: 15 Feb 2017
Thank you to Stalham Farmers' Club. Big C sent a certificate following the donation of £2,000 raised at the 175th anniversary drinks party. See news and news letter section.
Entry added: 15 Feb 2017
Using a mobile phone to detect crop diseases. Dr Matt Clark, of the Earlham Institute on Norwich Research Park, said that new techniques to "smell" plant diseases could be fitted to a sensor on a mobile phone. And it could help farmers and grower detect possible problems before they became visible to the eye, he said. In a fascinating talk to the 175th annual meeting, he spoke of the achievements of this world-class research institute and how it could benefit human health and farming. Details - See Reports.
Entry added: 10 Feb 2017
Chairman re-elected - Members invited Jonathan Deane, of Ingham, who led the club through a highly successful anniversary year, to serve a second term at the 175th annual meeting at the Norfolk Mead Hotel, Coltishall. He was unanimously re-elected as was the vice-chairman, Henry Alston, of Billockby. Mr Deane urged members to support the forthcoming bowls and ten-pin competition at Rossi's on Friday, February 24 (4pm) and to let the secretary, Michael Pollitt, know as soon as possible. See full AGM report in meetings' section.
Entry added: 09 Feb 2017
The Anniversary year has been a huge success for the Club, with increases in membership, donations and traffic on the website! Please read Michael's in depth report under the News Letters and Notes tab on the left.
Entry added: 06 Feb 2017
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