Wiltshire Federation of
Young Farmers Clubs
YFC Office, Lackham College, Chippenham SN15 2NY
Phone 0795 795 1994 email:
National YFC website - www.nfyfc.org.uk
Website www.wiltshireyfc.co.uk
Newsletter : 16th November 2016
Thank you to everyone who attended the
Pie, Pint & Quiz Night
On Friday 11th November 2016
We hope you had a good evening.
We sold out, with 115 attending! Thank you.
Thank you also to James Hutchinson, Mrs Sue Hutchinson, Sam & Margaret Maidment and Paul & Julie Leighfield for all of your work on the night. It wouldn’t have been possible without you.
Competition Results
Senior Football – 1st Chippenham, 2nd Malmesbury, 3rd Malmesbury B, 4th Purton & Cricklade, 5th Devizes
Junior Potted Sports – 1st Devizes A, 2nd Chippenham B, 3rd Malmesbury, 4th Devizes B =5th Calne and Purton & Cricklade, 7th Chippenham B
Forthcoming competitions:
Sunday 20th November – Junior Netball AND Senior Netball 11am – 1pm at Dauntseys School West Lavington near Devizes SN10 4HE
Saturday 3rd December – Junior Unihoc 7 – 9pm at Sheldon School
Pre Rally Stockjudging Day
Sunday 27th November 2016
Avon Farm, Avon near Chippenham Wilts SN15 4LS by kind permission of the Rogers Family.
Time table:
Dairy / Linear / Sheep / Beef / Pigs / Fence Erecting9.00 / 9 - 10.45
9.15 / the only comp
9.30 / seniors wouldn’t
9.45 / be able to enter
10.00 / Senior / Junior / would be the Linear
10.15 / 20 min insp / which doesn’t usually
10.30 / 10m write / have many enter
10.45 / 2m reason / senior / Intermed / Junior / anyway!!
11.00
11.15
11.30 / Junior / Senior
11.45
12.00
12.15 / intermed / Junior / Senior
12.30
12.45
1.00
Refreshments will be available.
Stockjudging schedule & full rules on County Website
FROME & DISTRICT CHRISTMAS FATSTOCK SOCIETY
THE 117th ANNUAL SHOW & SALE Est 1898
TO BE HELD AT FROME LIVESTOCK MARKET
WEDNESDAY 7th DECEMBER 2016 CATTLE, SHEEP, PIGS & CALVES
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL HANDLED CATTLE MUST BE TB TESTED CLEAR WITHIN THE LAST 60 DAYS OR FROM A THREE OR FOUR YEAR TESTING AREA UNHANDLED CATTLE DO NOT NEED TO BE TESTED
JUDGING: UNHANDLED CATTLE 9am HANDLED CATTLE 9.30am SHEEP & PIGS 9am CALVES 10am
For full schedule and entry form please contact County Office and I will email it over to you.
ENTRIES REQUIRED BY 5pm FRIDAY 25th NOV 2016 To JOINT HON SECS: Tony Payne & Chris Eden, Cooper & Tanner, Frome Market, Standerwick, Frome, Somerset. (01373) 831010
DATES FOR WILTSHIRE YFC DIARY FROM SEPTEMBER 2016
Sun / 20 / November / Netball 11 - 1 DauntseysSun / 27 / November / PRE RALLY stockjudging day
Mon / 28 / November / Exec meeting Lackham 7.30pm
2016 / DECEMBER
Sat / 3 / December / Junior Uni hoc
Mon / 5 / December / Members Council meeting
Thur / 8 / December / cirencester fatstock day?
Fri / 9 / December / Mistletoe Ball????
Mon / 12 / December / Working Rally 7.30pm S3
Thurs / 15 / December / RABI Carol Service at Salisbury Cattle Market
2017 / JANUARY
Sun / 8 / January / PLOUGH SERVICE 7pm
Sat / 14 / January / Jnr Kwik Crick sheldon 7-9
Fri / 20 / January / Brainstrust 6.30
Mon / 23 / January / Rally Meeting 7.30pm S3
Sun / 29 / January / PRE RALLY speaking day
Monday 28th November - County Executive Meeting 7.30pm in Lackham House
HOPS Recruitment is looking for both applicants and job vacancies on UK Farms. HOPS provides Labour and Recruitment services in UK agribusiness sector, from a general farm worker, dairyman or tractor driver to technicians and Sprayer operators
our website: www.hopslaboursolutions.com
COUNTY RALLY 2017
Theme ‘AROUND THE WORLD’
Pre Rally competition Dates:
Sunday 27th November 2016 – see above
Friday 20th January – Brainstrust Competition
ALL teams to arrive at 6.30pm at Goff Croft Hall, Upper Seagry SN15 5HD
Sunday 29th January 2016 - Pre Rally 2 from 2.00pm
at Lansdowne Hall, Derryhill, SN11 9QY
Junior Public Speaking, Junior Reading, Junior member of the Year, pop Dancing, Senior Member of the Year, Situations Vacant, Rally Poster, Rally Sign
Tug of War depends on number of entries as to whether we need an eliminator
Clay shooting – hopefully a separate event!!??
Calf Handling judging – after 5th April. to be notified.
COUNTY RALLY
- Sunday 30th April 2017
AT UPPER SEAGRY FARM, UPPER SEAGRY, CHIPPENHAM WILTSHIRE SN15 5HD
Bkpo The Leighfield Family
Could you be the next Monitor Farm host?
AHDB is now looking for a new group of Monitor Farm hosts to take the programme forward, as the first projects draw to an end next summer.
The new Monitor Farms will be appointed in spring 2017 and will hold meetings for three years from summer 2017 to 2020.
The timescale for these farms is really important. During this period we will see trade and policy negotiations taking place and should get a better idea of what the referendum will mean for farmers. The Monitor Farms provide a unique opportunity for farmers to access independent expertise on both a business and agronomic level, and discuss potential solutions to shared challenges.
Please contact me if you're interested or know someone who might be.
The underlying principle of the Monitor Farm programme is that it is farmer-led and farmer-driven, with farms being chosen which are representative of enterprises and conditions in their local area.
Open-minded farmers looking to further their business are particularly well-suited to being a Monitor Farmer. We find that the more the host and the rest of the group are willing to put into the project, the more everybody benefits.
AHDB is particularly looking for farmers who want to:
Boost technical performance, profit & long-term sustainability
Manage costs of production and benchmark against similar businesses
Share knowledge and influence best practice within their local area
Forge relationships with the wider industry
The Monitor Farm groups also have the opportunity to test new technologies and strategies on a real commercial farm and to measure the results first hand.
Brian Barker, who finishes his three year term as a Monitor Farmer in 2017, said: “Being a Monitor Farmer has been really good for my business – it’s inspired me to analyse key financial and agronomic issues and it has brought together a great group of local farmers that will continue to share problems and solutions even after the project here has ended. I can’t imagine a better way of helping arable farms to progress.”
If you're interested in being a new Monitor Farm host, please contact me on or 07964 255614.
The closing date for applications is 31 December 2016.
Kind regards,
Philip Dolbear, AHDB Cereals & Oilseeds
Knowledge Exchange Manager - South West 07964 255614 @Cereals_SW
CLA South West Events
TUES 18 OCT 2016 - TOUR OF HMS COURAGEOUS PLYMOUTH
THUR 20 OCT 2016 - VISIT TO THE MULBERRY FACTORY BATH
TUES 25 OCT 2016 - FENIX CARRIAGE MUSEUM DEVON
WED 2 NOV 2016 - SAVING THE FAMILY SILVER PLYMOUTH
THUR 10 NOV 2016 - EQUINE SEMINAR STOW ON THE WOLD
WED 16 NOV ‘16 - MANAGING RENTED PROPERTIES SOMERSET
FOR FULL DETAILS of these events please
EMAIL for the full brochure to be sent to you
CLA Equine Seminar in November will put the industry through its paces
the CLA is organising an equine seminar to give all those already running – or thinking of running – an equine business a chance to get a top-level insight into the challenges and opportunities the equine industry presents.
The CLA Equine Seminar: “Putting the Industry Through Its Paces” will take place on Thursday 10 November at the Unicorn Trust Equestrian Centre, Netherswell, Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, and will cover a will cover a range of subjects including planning, rates, employment law, Health & Safety, tax, livery contracts and liability.
The event is supported by Butler Sherborn, Lodders, McLoughlin Planning and Hazlewoods and the cost is £30 to CLA members and £40 to non members. Speakers will include: Ben Way, Head of Equestrian Property Butler Sherborn & International event rider; Richard Greasby, Head of Rural, Butler Sherborn; Representatives from Lodders Solicitors; Nathan McLoughlin, of McLoughlin Planning; Nicholas Smail, Partner, Hazlewoods, Accountants and Kath Leonard, Joint Support Lead, Cotswold District Council and West Oxfordshire District Council.
To reserve a place at the CLA Equine Seminar go to www.regonline.co.uk/claswevents
YFC Ski 2017
Val Thorens (France) 6th – 14th January 2017 From £379 per person The trip itself:
YFC Ski 2017 has been designed for all your needs. Exclusive to YFC members, the basic trip (£379pp) includes:
• 6/7 nights self catered accommodation; • 6 day ski pass • Welcome party; • Free comedy night; • Closing party • YFC exclusive events; • Daily après-ski entertainment • Packed night-life schedule • Free booking t-shirt • Discount wristband for bars and clubs
Those little extras
NFYFC knows that people like to do different things when on holiday so we have provided YFC members with the opportunity to tailor make their ski trip. So, you can choose:
• Whether to go by coach, train, air or make your own way to the resort*
• Upgrade your accommodation*
• Rent equipment or bring your own*
• Book ski lessons*
• Rent clothes such as ski jackets and trousers*
• Upgrade your lift pass*
• Take out an insurance policy with Endsleigh or find your own (all YFC members are required to have appropriate travel insurance in place before travelling)*
*please note these options have additional costs. For more information please visit the NUCO booking page.
Head Ski Rep - Ben WestwoodSouth West Area Ski Rep – Freddie Horwood South West Area Ski Rep – Freddie Horwood Contact details: 07875 248878
South West Area Ski Rep – Poppy Stephens South West Area Ski Rep – Poppy Stephens Contact details: 07788 875740
DO YOUR INTERNET SHOPPING via: www.easyfundraising.org. uk/causes/ wiltshireyfc
And raise money for Wiltshire YFC
YFC MEMBERS DEALS:
To access any of the deals go to the special offers and discount page in the ‘members area’ of the NFYFC website. You will need to use your email address and password that you were sent by NFYFC when you signed up as a member ( as long as you provided your county office with your CORRECT email address!)
Please note that your new membership year starts in September so double check that your email address is correct. The quicker you join up the quicker you can make use of the deals on offer.
ATV Training with EASI 50% off
Trough Event Hire 20% off
Absolute Bubble Football 10% off
Horse of the Year see County newsletter.
Next Level Driving 10% discount on Towing Courses
Cotswold Outdoor 10% off
Massey Ferguson
15% discount at online shop
Farmers Weekly 50% off subscriptions
Countryman's Weekly Magazine 10% off subscription & free gift
Tottie Equestrian Wear 25% discount
BASC Membership 50% Off
Keltec Engineering
Up to 33% off
Westminster Stone
35% off all products
The School of Artisan Food
10% discount
Warwickshire Yurt Hire
5% off for YFC members and their families
Oswald and Kane 10% off
C-WAY Trailer Training
12.5% off Go Ape 10% off Guns and Buns 15% off
Merlin Groups Various deals (Alton Towers, Chessington, Madam Tussauds, Dungeons, Thorpe Park, London Eye, Legoland)
The AA Various deals
Timothy Foxx 5% off
Tank Mania 10% off
NFU Membership Various offers