This year’s East of England Smithfield Festival, Peterborough, on 15th and 16th November will see a new breeding ewe lamb competition added to the schedule, including classes for purebred and crossbred, native and continental breeds. The champions from this new class will be offered for sale at the event.
The College Challenge will also make a return this year and will see teams from agricultural colleges around the UK compete for this prestigious title. This will also be judged by Martin Irvine, together with NFU livestock board chairman, Charles Sercombe. The College Challenge is predominately a stock judging competition, but also includes feed raw material identification and silage sample analysis. This class proved incredibly popular in 2015.
As promised, the Smithfield Festival continues to listen to the industry and change the format for new demands, says William Haire, festival show director. “The new classes reflect the changing face of the industry.”
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