The Definitive Guide to Horticultural Class Single Furrow Ploughing
In recent years the art of single furrow match ploughing has appealed to young and old alike. The gyrations performed by competitors may seem bewildering to an outsider so this guide is intended to dis-spell the myths and magic that goes on in match circles; who knows, it may even encourage one or two of you to take it up as well. Oh, and by the way, pulling a funny face isn’t compulsory but it sometimes does help!
Of course, it is easy to describe what you should be doing- the difficult bit is when it comes to replicate the pictures in the book with a suitable machine! Trust me, it never looks like the book the first time out, but don’t be discouraged; the more that you do, the more you improve.
It would take a lifetime to put down in words everything a beginner needs to know, so I’m not even going to try. Below is a series of links to different pages which should be of use to both the beginner and expert alike.
Vintage Horticultural Ploughing Rules
A Beginners Guide to Horticultural Ploughing
Points Scoring System
Guidelines For Ploughmen
Guidelines For Match Organisers
Qualifying Matches for 2022 Championships
chap said on July 10, 2014
Well done Geoff now let’s build on it come on ploughmen send us some info
henry01 said on September 18, 2023
Well done for writting this I have just started and have found the beginners guide diagrams very valuable. Many ploughing matches dont include us in their brochures only the other agricultral tractors
thanks Henry
moggyjim said on September 15, 2014
Had my first taste of ploughing thanks to the club. What a helpful group, lots of advice from ploughmen and the public. This opens up another side to our hobbie
said on September 22, 2014
Hello
I acquired a plough to fit to my Mayfield, but don’t have the gubbins that goes between the handlebars. Does anyone out there have that kit for sale, or a drawing so that I can make it up?
Thanks
Olecrabber
chap said on December 7, 2014
Got some photos if you would like them
hortiman said on January 28, 2015
In case anyone is interested the SEVAC ploughing match is being held at Old Erringham Farm, Shoreham, East Sussex.
For more information visit the South Eastern Vintage Agricultural Club site. or just do a search for sevac.
Chris
said on April 24, 2015
I have a Trusty Tractor with a digger plough but have lost the bolt on plough share/tip/point. Any ideas as to the make and where I might get a replacement
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chap said on July 10, 2015
Sunday 27th Sept Ploughing Championships
Warriner School Bloxham Nr Banbury.
Download the entry form from the forum general talk and disscussion..
or contat me sam.hitchman@outlook.com.
chap said on July 17, 2015
Banbury Ploughing match at rousham is now on the 16th August.
said on January 27, 2018
At the risk of sounding stupid, what does a ransomes mg and trailer plough fall under?
Some people say horticulture class so against trustys and mayfield and overs say against bigger farm tractors with trailer ploughs?
Thanks stew
trusty220 said on January 29, 2018
The Ransomes MG Series of crawlers and the TS42 trailer plough have been used in competition at National Championship level for years in the Vintage Horticultural Single Furrow Class.
The only time that I have known that it has been questioned was when somebody tried to enter a two furrow trailer plough in what is a single furrow class.
I hope that helps.
bigvic said on March 27, 2020
as from the AGM 14th march 2020 I am taking over the horticulture ploughing co-ordinators position within VHGMC from Benita moore, and I would like to thank Benita for all her hard work.
chap said on August 18, 2022
Ploughing qualifiers for 2023
17th September
Bridgwater & District Agricultural Society
Cannington, Bridgwater, Somerset. For further details contact Ted Bird on 01278 671874
edwardbird59@gmail.com
Sunday, 18th September, 2022
Forest of Arden Agricultural Society
Edstone Farm, Langley Road, Wootton Wawen, Solihull, West Midlands, B95 6DL by kind permission of Mr & Mrs B Lewiss.
For further details contact Sue Westmacott on 01564 793746.
sue@westmacotts.co.uk
Sunday, 27th November, 2022
Sherwood Forest Ploughing Match
Budby, Ollerton, Nottinghamshire. For further details contact: Ben Vincent on 07581 009507.
benvincent617@yahoo.co.uk
Chertsey Ploughing Match
October 16th 2022
Dorian Mead on 07973 392628
78 Hythe Rd, Staines-Upon-Thames, TW18 3EE
Email dorian.mead@btopenworld.com
Fairford, Faringdon, Filkins and Burford Ploughing Society
24th September 2022
Megan Saunders
2 Redbrick Cottages, Grafton, Bampton, Oxon OX18 2RY
01993 868272/ 07393 437365
Email: megan@ploughingmatch.co.uk
Deeping and District Agricultural Association
Contact Philip Garford 07860 797887
Edward Whitfield 07977 360508
leakyrabbit said on November 6, 2022
Hi,
Are the matches on the 17-18th September definitely qualifiers for 2023 as they are very close to the Nationals and I thought that the entries had to be in before then?
Also, the Weald of Kent 2022 was a qualifier, was this for 2022 or 23?
trusty220 said on November 6, 2022
Hello, Roger,
I think you’ll find that the qualifiers listed above are for next year’s Nationals (i.e. 2023), not this year’s. We have to forward a list of qualifiers to the Society of Ploughmen in June/July each year and so Sam and Charlie have to work quite a way ahead of themselves.
You’ll have to ask Sam about the Weald of Kent match but I would think that if it doesn’t appear on the above list then it won’t qualify for entries in 2023.
I hope that answers your query.
Kind Regards,
Geoff Ravenhall