More than 250 of Great Britain’s champion ploughmen and women will gather on land near Lincoln to take part in this year’s British National Ploughing Championships and Country Festival, which takes place on October 12 and 13.
A total of 200 acres of prime farmland will be provided by James Dyson's Beeswax Dyson Farming, at Nocton, to find who can plough the straightest furrow. The art of ploughing will be showcased to the thousands of visitors.
Competitors will plough in various categories, from ‘world style’ reversible ploughs, through to various vintage tractor ploughing classes and heavy horses.
The British championships will see competitors travelling from as far as the north of Scotland and the southern tip of Cornwall, with all fighting for the GB honour as well as the right to compete in various international competitions, including the 2020 World Ploughing Contest, to be held in Russia.
As well as many trade stands, there will also be working demonstrations of some unusual tractors, including a 1923 International Harvester Mogul 10-20 and the Doe Triple D.
The event will be well signposted and takes place on land seven miles south-east of Lincoln, on the B1188 between Branston and Metheringham.
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