Farming Awards

[Sid]

Speaking to someone who had an invite to a pestigious awards dinner locally and they said the room was packed with Auctioneers, Bankers, Consultants, Advisors, Solicitors all at £50/head. Now we all pay for their places there. But the really strange part he said was you could count the actually number of real hands dirty famers on 2 pair's of hands. So 10% were farmers.

Would you pay £50 to network with bankers?
Should these events even be held?

 

[Hummin-Cummins]

Surprised a few on here haven't got something to say about this !!!!

 

[Clive]

I actually went to the British Farming awards last year (had a free ticket given me) I was sceptical and have criticised these type events myself in the past ! However it was actually a very good night that celebrated a lot of positive things about UK farming. There has been a (daytime TV admittedly) series about the farmers and the awards which sure did a lot of positive promotion for UK ag

They are without doubt rather false when people go nominating themselves and rather narcissistic in nature but whats the harm really - no one is forced to attend or participate !

We really are becoming a negative bunch on TFF recently ! is that farmers in general ? and is that really how we want to be ?

Live and let live I reckon and lets get more POSITIVE about UK Agriculture - we will need to be post 2020 I fear !!

 

[An Gof]

Speaking to someone who had an invite to a pestigious awards dinner locally and they said the room was packed with Auctioneers, Bankers, Consultants, Advisors, Solicitors all at £50/head. Now we all pay for their places there. But the really strange part he said was you could count the actually number of real hands dirty famers on 2 pair's of hands. So 10% were farmers.

Would you pay £50 to network with bankers?
Should these events even be held?

You referring to the Devon Farm Business Awards?
I think they are co-ordinated by the Addington Trust so have some charitable benefit. Tables usually sold to professional organisations who invite some of their clients. Have attended the Cornwall Farm Business Awards several times and always had a good night. Probably 30% directly connected with farming when I have been.

 

[Blod]

I went to the RBA do last year at The Belfry. It was a good night out and I met some great people. If you dversify in any way, add value etc then winning an an award is really valuable marketing and opens up further opportunity. Go for it I say.

 

[Sid]

I actually went to the British Farming awards last year (had a free ticket given me)

But would you have paid full price to go?

 

[Sid]

You referring to the Devon Farm Business Awards?
I think they are co-ordinated by the Addington Trust so have some charitable benefit. Tables usually sold to professional organisations who invite some of their clients. Have attended the Cornwall Farm Business Awards several times and always had a good night. Probably 30% directly connected with farming when I have been.

30% actual farmers rather than managers or overseers?

 

[An Gof]

30% actual farmers rather than managers or overseers?

What you trying to get at? Some of them are employed Farm Managers, some are overseers keeping an eye on what their employees do. Me .......... I'm all of those Manager, Overseer, Proprietor, Chief Cook, BottleWasher and General Dogs Body.

Is it the people or the fact its £50 a ticket?

 

[An Gof]

Forgot to add @Sid if you go to one of these events you need to arrive in a decent car
There's a thread on here somewhere about that ......... and make sure you're partner wears her fur coat

 

[gone up the hill]

You referring to the Devon Farm Business Awards?
I think they are co-ordinated by the Addington Trust so have some charitable benefit. Tables usually sold to professional organisations who invite some of their clients. Have attended the Cornwall Farm Business Awards several times and always had a good night. Probably 30% directly connected with farming when I have been.

I know a couple of farmers that have won some of these awards, well the business they actually run and what they claimed to have run to win the awards were like comparing chalk and cheese.......

Not saying that award schemes/nights aren't a bad thing mind.

 

[An Gof]

I know a couple of farmers that have one some of their awards, well the business they actually run and what they claimed to have run to win the awards were like comparing chalk and cheese.......

Not saying that award schemes/nights aren't a bad thing mind.

Don't think that sort of thing is just confined to awards ceremonies

 

[Willie adie]

Guaranteed the crooks ( sorry auctioneers) night was on expenses. Paid for by mart commission charged to the customer.

 

[Sid]

What you trying to get at? Some of them are employed Farm Managers, some are overseers keeping an eye on what their employees do. Me .......... I'm all of those Manager, Overseer, Proprietor, Chief Cook, BottleWasher and General Dogs Body.

Is it the people or the fact its £50 a ticket?

There are hands on managers where they help by getting their hands dirty or the mustard cords types?

 

[An Gof]

There are hands on managers where they help by getting their hands dirty or the mustard cords types?

Don't let it worry you, just go in a positive frame of mind and enjoy yourself

 

[Fergieman]

£50 for a dinner and night out isn't really out of the way.

 

[Sid]

£50 for a dinner and night out isn't really out of the way.

Depends if you come home hungry?

 

[An Gof]

Depends if you come home hungry?

I always have tea before i go to those sort of things

 

[Clive]

But would you have paid full price to go?

Not sure what the price was, but it was top notch food, drink and entertainment so certainly worth something

Just looking above - if it was £50 then yes well worth it - I've paid more for average 3 course food and drink in a fancy pub before !

 

[Treg]

I know a couple of farmers that have won some of these awards, well the business they actually run and what they claimed to have run to win the awards were like comparing chalk and cheese.......

Not saying that award schemes/nights aren't a bad thing mind.

A well known farmer in this part of the country won a dairy farming award a couple of years ago, even though he'd been banned from showing cattle ( something to do with falsifying whether cows had been pre movement tested )
Makes a complete farse of awards.

 

[Sid]

A well known farmer in this part of the country won a dairy farming award a couple of years ago, even though he'd been banned from showing cattle ( something to do with falsifying whether cows had been pre movement tested )
Makes a complete farse of awards.

Another local here accidentally forgot to put the rented land on his farmed area.