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Farmers in Glamorgan who have invested in new buildings or have improved existing ones have been invited by the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society to compete in this year’s Farm Buildings and Works competition.
The theme for 2009 focuses on the building that best incorporates the farming needs of the 21st century so there is scope for modern design or for clever adaptation of old buildings, both of which will test the ingenuity of entrants.
The competition moves in turn to each county in Wales and this year it coincides with Glamorgan’s year as the feature county at the Royal Welsh Show.
The judges will not be looking for elaborate schemes although they will look to see how well new buildings have been integrated into the existing farmstead in terms of both efficiency and visual appearance.
Many farmers in Glamorgan have made use of materials from other industries by adapting or modifying these for use on the farm and the judges will place importance on innovations involving structures or materials of this kind. They will also be looking at designs specifically intended to avoid or significantly reduce the pollution of soil, water or air.
Farms of any size can compete in the competition and there will be no bias in favour of the amount of capital spent. Small schemes have equal chance with large ones.
Competitors need not necessarily be the owner or occupier and if neither they must obtain their consent and state their interests on the entry form.
The winner will be presented with the Peniarth Estate Silver Trowel, given by the late Col. John Williams-Wynne, a former chairman of the RWAS Council, together with a certificate and prize card. The award will be presented at the Royal Welsh Show at Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, in July.
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