The 2025 Competition took place on Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th June
Hampshire Farms & Conservation Competition Committee
Chairman: Sarah Cowlrick
Vice Chairman: Sam Burge
Committee: Sam Burge, James Butler, Sarah Cowlrick, Harry Dunford, Joe Edwards, Ruth Harper-Adams, Jeremy Hawkins, Olly Hewetson-Brown, Nick Rowsell, Alastair Wilson, (Hampshire Farmers Club Chairman – Mark Dunford)
Competition Secretary : Ali Foord : 07775 967239 Email: [email protected]
Headline Sponsors in 2025:
Class sponsors in 2025:
About the Competition
The Farms Competition was first promoted by the Club in 1917 in an effort to encourage farmers to increase food production in order to assist in the alleviation of the extremely serious food situation at that time. Because of the country-wide appeal of the Farms Competition, in 1964 the name of the Competition was changed to “The Hampshire County Farms Competition”
The year 2000 saw the amalgamation of the Romsey & District Agriculture and Horse Show Farms Competition with that of the Fareham & Hants Farmers’ Club.
Frank Moffat was elected the first Chairman of the Competition and Michael Nokes, the first Vice Chairman. A joint committee was formed to represent The Hampshire Farms and Conservation Competition “ from the representatives of both organisations and the late Mrs Valerie Keel appointed as independent secretary.
It is interesting to note that in 1949 there were 82 competitors covering an area of 35,000 acres, in 1988 only 30 competitors covering an area of 32,000 acres, in 2000, 27 entries covering 35,000 acres and in more recent years 28 entries covering 72,370 acres.
Competition BBQ Judges, Competitors, Sponsors and Committee Members enjoying the opportunity to network.
Prize-Giving 2025
| Championship Class | |
|---|---|
| Champion | Sam Burge, Hall & Burge |
| Reserve Champion | Rees Farming |
| The Andrew Osmond Award | Joe Ives, W & P Ives |
| Class 1 | |
| First | M & R Morton |
| Second | Barfoot Farms Ltd |
| Special Award | Simon Andrews for the impressive Sheep Enterprise |
| Class 2 | |
| First | G Horn & Sons |
| Second | Tom Coleman – Lower Norton Farm |
| Special Award | Tom Carr for his excellent approach and enthusiasm at Southwick Estate |
| Class 3 | |
| First | M R Dunford & Sons |
| Second | Frank Butler Farms Ltd |
| Special Award | Alex Drake from Michelmersh Farm for their successful milk vendng business. |
| Class 4 | |
| First | Ashe Warren Farm – Hewetson-Brown Family |
| Second | R A C Corbett |
| Special Award | Wylds Farm – Rook-Blackstone Family for making efficient use of their site.. |
Past Results
| Champions | |
|---|---|
| 2000 | No Championship Class first year |
| 2001 | Competition not held due to Foot and Mouth regulations. |
| 2002 | D & G Rees
Reserve C.A. & BA Hall |
| 2003 | Barfoot Farming Ltd
Reserve D & G. Rees |
| 2004 | Sutton Scotney Manor Farms
Reserve G. Horn & Sons |
| 2005 | Lower Norton Farms
Reserve Barfoot Farms Ltd. |
| 2006 | D & G Rees
Reserve CA & BA Hall |
| 2007 | J. Dalton & Sons
Reserve Barfoot Farms Ltd. |
| 2008 | J. Dalton & Sons
Reserve D & S. Hewetson-Brown |
| 2009 | Lower Norton Farms
Reserve M & R. Morton |
| 2010 | Rees Farming
Reserve Trinley Estate |
| 2011 | M & R Morton Ltd
Reserve M & V Stent |
| 2012 | Rees Farming
Reserve M & R Morton |
| 2013 | Tom Coleman, Lower Norton Farms
Reserve Barfoot Farms Ltd |
| 2014 | G Horn & Sons
Reserve Rees Farming |
| 2015 | Simon Martin Farms.
Reserve : Barfoot Farms Ltd |
| 2016 | Rees Farming
Reserve : G Horn and Sons |
| 2017 | Hewetson-Brown Partnership
Reserve : Simon Martin Farms |
| 2018
|
G Horn & Sons
Reserve: Frank Butler Farms Ltd |
| 2019
|
R G & T G Porter
Reserve: Rees Farming |
| 2020
|
No competition due to Covid 19 Pandemic |
| 2021
|
No competition due to Covid 19 Pandemic |
| 2022 | Hewetson-Brown Partnership
Reserve: Whitewater Potatoes |
| 2023 | Sam Burge, Hall & Burge
Reserve : Rees Farming |
| 2024 | Peter Barfoot, Barfoot Farms Ltd
Reserve : G Horn & Sons Andrew Osmond Award : Matthew Ashton, Neatham Ltd |
| 2025 | Sam Burge, Hall & Burge
Reserve : Rees Farming Andrew Osmond Award : Joe Ives W & P Ives |