Tavistock Agricultural Society Field Crop Results yield many local winners

Pictured above is Field Crop Convenor Zenon Bender of Trouw Nutrition and Yantzi’s, who would encourage crop growing farmers in the area to enter the Tavistock Fall Fair 2025 field crop competition in the coming months. Gary West photo

By Gary West

The Tavistock Agricultural Society sponsors a field crop competition every year in conjunction with their Fall Fair, and the results are now in. The Field Crop committee of the agricultural society state that the basic rules are still the same as always, but the modifications were mainly with conveners for this year.

Bill Brown was the convener for the standing hay competition sponsored by Premier Equipment of Tavistock and first place went to Steveleigh Farms (Steve & Karen Witmer). Second place was awarded to Danendale Farms (Andrew & Rob Danen, and third place went to the Jack & Jane Danen family. There were 10 exhibitors competing in this part of the competition.

Don Mordue was the convener for the coloured bean competition, sponsored by Townsend Brothers Limited, and of the eight exhibitors entered, first place went to Ross E. Townsend, second place to John McRoberts, and third place went to Nathan Townsend.

In the silage corn competition sponsored by Trouw Nutrition Canada Inc. of Tavistock, the convener was Zenon Bender and there were 10 farms entered. First place went to Danzel Farms (Ed & Julie Danen), second place to Danendale Farms, and third place to Daneholme Farms (Chris & Janice Danen and family).

In the Soybean part of the competition sponsored by Pioneer Hybred Canada and John McRoberts, the convener was Brad Zehr. First place went to Daneholme Farms, second place to the Jay & Lisa Zehr family, and third place went to Misha Laemmler, with a total of 7 exhibitors competing.

The highly competitive Grain Corn competition was sponsored by Syngenta and the convener was Charlie Wettlaufer.

First place went Steveleigh Farms, second place to Keith Townsend, and third place to Daneholme Farms. There were 22 exhibitors that took part in the Grain Corn competition.

Area Farmers are reminded if they would like to compete in the 2025 competition, please contact the convener or any Tavistock Agricultural Society board member. Agricultural Society directors wish to thank all who participated in 2024.