L–R is Back row Glenn Cuddy (UFU deputy president), William Wilson (Winter Barley). Front row Johnny Hamilton (Spring Barley), Caledon Estate (Oats) and David Wilson (Winter Barley), missing from image Richard & Victor Hunniford (Winter Wheat).
The Ulster Farmers’ Union along with sponsors of the UFU cereals competition, held their annual awards ceremony in the Dunadry Hotel and Gardens on Tuesday 12 November. The event paid recognition to the first-class growers situated in Northern Ireland.
Winners of the winter wheat, winter barley, spring barley and oats categories joined UFU deputy president Glenn Cuddy, judges and representatives from the competition sponsors BASF, Bayer CropScience, Clarendon Agri-care, Fane Valley, Origin NI and Syngenta to celebrate the competitions’ success.
The 2024 winners and runners up in the UFU cereal competitions are:
Spring barley
Sponsor Fane Valley and Bayer
- 1st place: Johnny Hamilton
- 2nd place: Sam Long
- 3rd place: Mark and Paul Russell
Winter barley
Sponsor – Clarendon Agri care and Bayer
- 1st place: Raymond, David and William Wilson
- 2nd place: Sam Long
- 3rd place: Johnny Hamilton
Winter wheat
Sponsor – Syngenta
- 1st place: Richard and Victor Hunniford
- 2nd place: Robert Gray
- 3rd place: Michael McConville
Oats
Sponsors – Origin NI and BASF
- 1st place: Caledon Estate
- 2nd place: Robert Lynn
- 3rd place: Charles Acheson
UFU deputy president Glenn Cuddy said, “The UFU cereals competition is always a highlight in the annual agricultural calendar, giving us the opportunity to recognise and celebrate the first-class growers we have here in NI. We are proud to host competitions such as this for our members and would like to congratulate all the winners for their hard work and effort in producing high-quality crops.
Huge thanks also go to our competition sponsors BASF, Bayer CropScience, Clarendon Agri-care, Fane Valley, Origin NI and Syngenta, who support and promote the UFU’s cereals competition.”
The UFU would also like to acknowledge the dedication and hard work that the UFU seeds and cereals committee put into organising the competition and thank the UFU group managers for their continued support in encouraging members to participate in the competitions.
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L-R Back row Mervyn Owens (Origin NI), Glenn Cuddy (UFU deputy president). Front row Robert Lynn (2nd place), Caledon Estate (1st place) and Charles Acheson (3rd place).
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L–R Back row Stephen Bell (Fane Valley), Chris Gill (UFU seeds and cereals chair), Michael Maher (Bayer CropScience). Front row Sam Long (2nd place), Johnny Hamilton (1st place) and Paul Russell (3rd place).
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L–R is Back row Glenn Cuddy (UFU deputy president), Wendy Fearon (Clarendon Agri Care), David Wilson (1st place), Michael Maher (Bayer CropScience). Front row Johnny Hamilton (3rd place), William Wilson (1st place) and Sam Long (2nd place).
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L–R Robert Gray (2nd place), Glenn Cuddy (UFU deputy president), Richard Law (Ards group manager) and Chris Gill (UFU seeds and cereals chair). Missing from the image Richard and Victor Hunniford (1st place) and Michael McConville (3rd place).
