The Farmers Mart Jun-Jul 2018 - Issue 57 | Page 25

THE GREAT YORKSHIRE SHOW 25
• JUN/JUL 2018
160th Great
Yorkshire
Show in 2018
The 160th Great Yorkshire Show
will take place in Harrogate in 2018,
celebrating the very best of farming,
food and the countryside.
some very special additions for
the first time ever.
animals flock to the Great York-
In the judging rings, thousands
shire Showground every year for
of animals will compete from
the three-day show, making it one cattle to sheep, pigs to pigeons
of the biggest in the UK.
and the show finishes with one of
Get ready to welcome eques-
the most prestigious showjumping
trian dynamo Lorenzo back to
classes in the country, the Cock
the Main Ring with his daredevil
O’The North competition.
bare-back display as one of the
From cutting edge farming
2018 show highlights. Rosemary
equipment and machinery to
Shrager will whip up a storm in the displays from big name brands,
cookery theatre and the Presi-
this is the place where deals are
dent’s Lawn
is
set
to
showcase
done, and the latest ranges are
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OVER 130,000 visitors and 8,500
showcased. While the show has
agriculture at its heart, there’s
also entertainment, shopping,
live music, cookery demos and a
professional catwalk fashion show
– including a one-off celebrity
special.
Plans are now underway to
celebrate 160 shows spanning the
decades since 1838, with a host of
special surprises lined up to mark
the milestone. As part of this,
show organisers are set to launch
a limited-edition clothing range in
the New Year.
‘British Wool pays
more’ says Hampshire
sheep farmer
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erative set up to give sheep farmers col-
lective selling power and an efficient and
cost effective collection and processing
infrastructure. Gordon Wyeth, who farms
a lowland flock of 9,500 Romney ewes
in Hampshire and the surrounding areas,
explains the value he gets from working
with British Wool.
“British Wool pays more than the com-
petition and is committed to adding value,
which is important to all farmers. Strength
in numbers is an old adage, but absolutely
true in this case – the more farmers who
sign up to British Wool, the better returns
we’ll all see.”
“As a farmer owned organisation, British
Wool exists to support us and represent
our best interests, making sure that we
get maximum value from our clip. We
have the opportunity to shape the long
term future of our industry, exploring new
markets and opportunities for wool, and
that’s exactly what British Wool will help
us do.”
Gordon has farmed for over 35 years and
kept Romney sheep for 15 years, averaging
1.5 lambs and selling female ewes for breed-
ing. An active member of the NFU National
Livestock Board and Farmers Weekly 2016
Sheep Farmer of the Year, he shears twice a
year, averaging around 4 kilos of wool per
sheep.
Joe Farren, British Wool CEO, comment-
ed “We’re delighted to work with farmers
like Gordon who can help us explain the
value of joining British Wool, and we’re
always keen to encourage new members.
The more wool we handle, the more effi-
cient we can be, delivering optimum cost
savings which ultimately result in better
returns for our producers.”
To find out more about joining
British Wool, visit www.britishwool.org.uk
or contact the Producer Services team on
01274 688666.