The British Egg Marketing Board Research and Education Trust
Every year since 1974 the British Egg Marketing Board Research and Education Trust has been sponsoring a Nuffield Scholar in a subject related to egg production or marketing. It is estimated that 80% of the egg production industry is represented within the Nuffield Scholars Poultry Group.
The Royal Norfolk Show is still strongly agricultural and welcomes over 100,000 visitors each year making it the largest two day agricultural show in the UK. It is a long time supporter of the Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust.
Since its formation in 1837, the Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS) has evolved into a powerful and influential organisation. The countryside is important to us all, whether we live or work there or simply spend time enjoying it.
YAS is perhaps best known for organising and hosting the annual Great Yorkshire Show and Countryside Live, however it also provides support to regional farming and countryside initiatives, The value of this support has risen year on year to nearly £1m.
HSBC Agriculture provides a specialist service to agriculture and agribusiness customers throughout England and Wales with a team of over 50 dedicated managers that concentrate exclusively on the needs of farmers and growers.
Yorkshire Bank has a dedicated team of Agribusiness Managers who can provide financial solutions ranging from overdrafts to hire purchase to farm purchase loans.
The charity has among its objects the sponsorship of research into livestock breeding and animal health, provision of educational bursaries to degree level students, and provision of travelling scholarships, with preference given to applicants from the West of England.
Larking Gowen Chartered Accountants
Larking Gowen is a major independent partnership of accountants serving East Anglia and beyond through a team of almost 300 people in ten offices. The practice has been established for more than a century, offering professional services to clients, large and small, commercial and private, and aims to build a relationship of trust, reliability and success with every client.
Larking Gowen has a long established specialism in agriculture and rural businesses and acts for clients with well over 300,000 acres. The practice recognises the unique nature of farmers, and their affairs. As a result, these are placed in the hands of one of our agricultural partners and their dedicated teams, to ensure that the best possible technical support is given.
Mark Balfour • Jonathan Ellis • David Missen • Grant Pilcher, NSch • Ian Webster
0845 450 2473 lg@larking-gowen.co.uk
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
For more than 200 years The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland has creatively promoted the interests and priorities of the land-based industries and rural communities of Scotland. Events such as the world-famous Royal Highland Show, distinguished awards for excellence and achievement, the Royal Highland Education Trust's noted work with schools, are a few examples of how the Society communicates key messages about Scottish agriculture and associated industries.
The Worshipful Company of Farmers grew out of the Company of Agriculturalists (subsequently altered to the “Company of Farmers”) of the City of London which had been established on 23rd September 1946.
The main aims and objectives of the Farmers Company:
- stimulating the development of agricultural education
- providing financial assistance for overseas agricultural visits
- the provision of a common meeting ground for farmers and allied professions
- the promotion of a better understanding of the importance of farming in the economic life of the nation and the close association of farming with the City of London
The Clerk, The Worshipful Company of Farmers, Red Copse End, Red Copse Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford OX1 5ER
Tel & Fax: 01865 321580 Email: clerk@farmerslivery.org.uk
The Alan and Anne Beckett Award
is for an Entrepreneur or Innovator.
South of England Agricultural Society
Founded in its present form as a registered charity in 1967 with its 150 acre venue situated in Ardingly, West Sussex.
The Society’s remit is to promote an interest in and knowledge of the countryside, agriculture, equestrian matters, horticulture and forestry through staging the South of England Show and other educational events.
An educational programme provides support for a wide range of projects; annually the Society funds awards, sponsors projects and contributes to agricultural and rural initiatives.
Pedigree Hereford Cattle have been recorded by the Hereford Cattle Society for over 150 years.
Many established UK herds have combined Breedplan International Performance Recording with the importation of new bloodlines and are now able to offer genetics not found anywhere else in the World.
The main objective of the Frank Parkinson Agricultural Trust is to contribute to the improvement and welfare of British agriculture.
It is very pleased therefore to provide support for the work of the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust.
Royal Welsh Agricultural Society
The Royal Welsh Show provides a prime shop window for farming in Wales. It attracts more than 200,000 visitors, up to 8000 entries of livestock and over 1000 tadestands together with sections covering the whole of farming and rural life in Wales. Contact 01982 553683 or requests@rwas.co.uk
The Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival features livestock, crafts, lectures and advice on countryside issues. Contact 01982 554408/09 or smallholder@rwas.co.uk
The Royal Welsh Agricultural Winter Fair, a primestock show for cattle, sheep, pigs and carcases also features horses, hounds, poultry, trade and craft stands. Contact 01982 553683 or wf@rwas.co.uk
Mole Valley Farmers, a farmer owned and controlled business based in North Devon is dedicated to support its farming membership through the best possible technical advice and customer service it can offer, supported by the most cost-effective and wide product range it can.
Serving the south west through 9 large retail branches, MVF also has 5 ruminant feed mills, a feed supplement manufacturing plant, its own fertilizer blending plant and an agricultural steel frame building engineering business. Recently increasing its retailing arm, the purchase of 18 SCATS Countrystores across the South and Southeast of England consolidated its position as the largest agricultural and rural retailing business in the country. Employing over a thousand people and with an annual turnover of £145 million, MVF has invested substantially in updating manufacturing processes and in-Branch refurbishments to enhance its customer service levels.
For over 200 years, the objectives of The Royal Smithfield Club have been to actively support and promote all activity aimed at helping to improve the production of quality meat in the United Kingdom, which includes the organisation of demonstrations, presentations, competitions and support of study scholarships.
To support this objective the principal activity of The Royal Smithfield Club is the organisation of primestock competitions, now held at The Royal Smithfield Christmas Fair at The Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, in late November / early December, together with The National Festival of Meat regional competitions for primal cuts of beef and lamb.
Since 1838, the Royal Agricultural Society of England has played a leading role in the development of British agriculture and a vibrant rural economy through the uptake of good science, the promotion of best practice and a co-ordinated, impartial approach to wide-ranging rural issues. Today our work includes support for business and social welfare in rural communities, education, and our famous shows and events.
