Promoting Excellence and Friendship in Hampshire Farming

Events

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Upcoming Events
Thursday 16th May 2024 Technical Evening on Regenerative Farming at Lockerley Estate, Broughton by kind invitation of Craig Livingstone
Tuesday 4th June 2024  Next Generation Event hosted by Andy Bason, Newhouse Farm Partnership, Northington Down, Alresford
Sunday 9th – Tuesday 11th June 2024 Study Tour to Norfolk 
Monday 17th and Tuesday 18th June 2024 HFCC Competition Judging Days with BBQ on Monday 17th June
Friday 21st June 2024 Annual Farm Walk and results of Competition

Highclere Estate and Porchester Farms

By kind permission of The Earl and Countess of Carnarvon.

Tuesday 17th September 2024 Ladies Visit to Gambledon Farm, Sherfield English near Romsey by kind permission of Richard & Tamara Arnison-Newgass.
Thursday19th September 2024 Autumn Drinks Reception at Exton Park Vineyard
Thursday 6th March 2025 AGM at Meonstoke Village Hall
Previous Events
Thursday 7th March 2024 AGM at Meonstoke Village Hall with guest speaker Martin Rolfe
Monday 16th October 2023 Evening Lecture at The Farmers Club, Whitehall with guest speaker The Rt Hon. the Lord Deben (John Selwyn Gummer)
Wednesday 28th June 2023 Ladies Visit to Lower Norton Farm Flower Business
Friday 23rd June 2023 The Annual Farm Walk by kind permission of

Mr and Mrs James Hewetson-Brown of Wildflower Turf

Monday 19th June 2023 Competition BBQ
Monday 19th/Tuesday 20th June Hampshire Farms and Conservation Competition Judging
Wednesday 31st May 2023 Next Generation Event by kind invitation of Sam Burge
Wednesday 24th May 2023 Arable Technical Evening – Cranfield University
Thursday 2nd March 2023 Guest Speaker Alastair Stewart OBE, Journalist and Newscaster.
Friday 16th September 2022 Harvest Ball at South Lynch, Winchester
Friday 24th June 2022 Annual Farm Walk at Rookley Farm, Up Somborne by kind invitation of The Monk Family
Monday 20th June 2022

Tuesday 21st June 2022

Hampshire Farms and Conservation Competition judging.

Competitors, Judges and Sponsors BBQ on Monday 20th June.

Sunday 12th June – Wednesday 15th June 2022 Study Tour – Cornwall
Thursday 26th May 2022 Dairy Technical Evening by kind invitation of Joe Ives, Park Farm, Herriard
Thursday 3rd March 2022 AGM – Meonstoke Village Hall. Speaker “Cheerful Charlie” from Clarkson’s Farm
Thursday 3rd June 2021 18-30’s New Generation event at South Lynch
Tuesday 25th May 2021 Technical Evening at Wallops Wood Farm, Droxford.
Thursday 25th February 2021 2020 AGM via Zoom
Thursday 5th March 2020 2019 AGM at Meonstoke Village Hall.  Guest Speak Tom Clowes, climbing Mount Everest
Friday 13th September 2019 Harvest Supper at West Stoke Farm Barn by kind permission of the Rowsell Family. Guest speaker Michael Eavis CBE.
Wednesday 4th September 2019 Members’ Ladies Tour to Hambledon Vineyard followed by supper at Wallops Wood Cottages
Friday 28th June 2019 Annual Farm Walk at Whitewool Farm, East Meon, by kind permission of Will and Jamie Butler
Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th June 2019 Hampshire Farms & Conservation Competition Judging.
Thursday 6th June 2019 Members’ Ladies Visit to Mildmay Farm & Stud, Whitchurch followed by lunch at The Carnarvon Arms, Whitway near Newbury.
Thursday 23rd May 2019 Technical Evening at Rotherfield Park by kind permission of Sir James Scott in conjunction with GWCT
Thursday 7th March 2019 AGM at Barrow Hill Farm Barns, Ramsdean with Guest Speaker, Minette Batters, President of the NFU.
Wednesday 31st October 2018 Tour of the House of Commons hosted by the Rt Hon Caroline Nokes
Monday 25th June 2018 7pm Competition BBQ at Stoke Charity
Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th June 2018  Hampshire Farms & Conservation Competition
Friday 29th June 2018  Annual Farm Walk at Lodge Farm, North Warnborough, Hook by kind permission of G H Janaway & Sons
Sunday 3rd June – Wednesday 6th June 2018 Study Tour to Shropshire
Thursday 24th May 2018 Technical Evening to Raimes English Sparkling by kind permission of Robert Raimes
Friday 2nd March 2018 Cancelled due to snow – rescheduled as part of the Council Meeting on 15th March 2018 at South Lynch Estate Office
Friday 30th June 2017 Farm Walk at Bushey Down Farm and Wallops Wood Farm by kind permission of the Horn and Martin families
Thursday 25th May 2017 Technical Evening to The Wild Flower Turf Company by kind permission of James Hewetson-Brown
Friday 10th March 2017 2016 Annual General Meeting at Itchen Abbas Village Hall. Nathan Delicott, Barfoot Farms
Saturday 15th October 2016 125th Anniversary Ball, Winchester Guildhall
Friday 1st July 2016 Annual Farm Walk at South Lynch by kind permission of the Rees Family
Sunday 5th June to Tuesday 7th June 2016 Study Tour to Lincolnshire, based at the George, Stamford
Thursday 5th May 2016 Service of Thanksgiving for 125th Year of the Club, The Church of our Lady, Warnford
Friday 4th March 2016 Annual General Meeting at Itchen Abbas Village Hall. Guest Speaker Guy Smith, NFU
Friday 26 June 2015  Farm Walk 2015 – Friday 26 June 2015 Barfoot Farms. Broadlands Estate
 Wed 27th May 2015  Technical Visit – Greenlines Nursery, Birdham, Chichester
 5th March 2015 AGM
 Friday 27th June 2014  Farm Walk 2014 Portsmouth Estate Farms, Farleigh Wallop, Basingstoke
 Tuesday 20th May 2014  Technical Visit to Trinley Estate
 Friday 7 March 2014  2013 Annual General Meeting at Itchen Abbas Village Hall. Guest Speaker Andy McIndoe, Hillier Nurseries
 Saturday 5 October 2013  Harvest Supper on board the HMS Warrior, Portsmouth
 Friday 28 June 2013  Annual Farm Walk at South, Lower and Upper Parsonage Farms, East Meon by kind permission of the Atkinson families
 Friday 8 March 2013 Annual General Meeting at Itchen Abbas Village Hall at 6.30 for 7.00pm.
Friday 29th June 2012  Farm Walk 2012 –at Matterley Estate, by kind permission of P Bruce Esq
 Sunday 10th – Wednesday 13th June 2012 Study Tour, Herefordshire
 Wednesday 23th May 2012  Visit to Royal Farms (limited)
 Wednesday 30th May 2012  Technical Visit (limited) to Watsons Dairies
 25th April 2012  Ladies Tour Wednesday
 Friday 2 March 2012  2011 Annual General Meeting at Itchen Abbas Village Hall at 6.30 for 7.00pm. Speaker to be confirmed
 Saturday 15 October 2011  Joint Hampshire Farmers Club Ball and 40th anniversary of the John Edgar Trust at Belmore Park, Upham.
 Monday 20 – Tuesday 21 June 2011  Hampshire Farms and Conservation Competition
Friday 24 June 2011  Annual Farm Walk and supper at Manor Farm, Bighton by kind permission of the McCowen family. To include a tour of Drayton Farm Watercress beds by kind invitation of the Watercress Company. The evening to include the presentation of the Cups for the Hampshire Farms and Conservation Competition.

ANNUAL REPORT

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Events

The Club holds its AGM in March with a guest speaker, a technical evening in May, a Farm Walk for over 260 people in June and an Autumn event. A Ball is held approximately every 4 years and a Study Tour every other year. In addition the Ladies Club arranges visits during the year.

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Farm Competition

The Competition is one of the largest in the country and very well supported by farmers in Hampshire. It has been running for many years and became known as the Hampshire Farms and Conservation Competition when the Fareham and Hants Farmers’ Club (now known as the Hampshire Farmers’ Club) and the Romsey Agricultural and Horse Show Society amalgamated their individual competitions in 2000. The Competition is fiercely contested and the winners held in high esteem!

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