Hampshire Farms & Conservation Competition
The 2026 Competition took place on 22nd & Tuesday 23rd June 2026
The 2027 dates are expected to be Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd June 2027
Hampshire Farms & Conservation Competition Committee
Chairman: Sam Burge
Immediate Past Chairman : Sarah Cowlrick
Committee:Sam Burge (Chairman), James Butler (Past Chairman), Sarah Cowlrick (Past Chairman), Mark Dunford (Past Chairman), Harry Dunford, Joe Edwards, Ruth Harper-Adams, Olly Hewetson-Brown, Nick Rowsell, James Waddington
Competition Secretary : Ali Foord : 07775 967239 Email: [email protected]
Bereleigh House 2026. Judges and Sam Burge (Chairman) Sarah Cowlrick (Immediate Past Chairman) and Joe Edwards, Committee Member
Headline Sponsors 2026:
Class sponsors in 2026:
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, in2000, 27 entries covering 35,000 acres and in more recent years 28 entries covering 72,370 acres.
2026 Results
| Championship Class | |
|---|---|
| Champion | G Horn & Sons |
| Reserve Champion | Lower Norton Farms |
| The Andrew Osmond Award | M & R Morton |
| Class 1 | |
| First | Rees Farming |
| Second | Barfoot Farms Ltd |
| Special Award | Olly Stratford of E C Drummond for taking full responsibility and becoming a fine member of the team |
| Class 2 | |
| First | C A & B A Hall |
| Second | Neatham Farms |
| Special Award | None awarded in this class |
| Class 3 | |
| First | A J & C Martin |
| Second | Whitsbury Farm & Stud |
| Special Award | Chris Harper at the top of his game in flat horse breeding and his vision for Ed being the next driving force. |
| Class 4 | |
| First | Longbarrow Farm Partnership |
| Second | W & P Ives |
| Special Award | Richard Stiles for his fantastic environmental work and collaboration with his landlord. |
Past Results since the start of the Competition in 2000
| 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 |
| 2026 | G Horn & Sons
Reserve : Lower Norton Farms, Tom Coleman Andrew Osmond Award : M & R Morton |