Written by Charlotte Cunningham
Oxford Farming Conference Emerging Leader, David Hill, has launched the “The Greatest Agricultural Show” to honour all of the shows forced to cancel in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. Charlotte Cunningham reports. Hundreds of agricultural shows up and down the country forced to cancel due to the coronavirus pandemic and to honour them, The Greatest Agricultural show was born and will go online on the 2 May. The show is the brainchild of Berks-farm David Hill, who has chosen five rural welfare charities to support, including RABI, RSABI, FCN, YANA and The DPJ Foundation. A large number of businesses and rural organisations are involved in hosting various areas of the show and trade stands are being encouraged to make a charity donation for their presence. “For centuries, agricultural shows have been central in the social calendar of rural communities as a place to gather, socialise, trade and compete against each other with the finest livestock, crops and horses,” says David. “The agricultural show has weathered many storms, including surviving two world wars in the last century and dramatic crises like foot and mouth disease. “The lockdown of movement has forced many show organisers to cancel their 2020 events, starving…
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