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2012 Milling Wheat Challenge Competition

The 2012 Milling Wheat Challenge seeks to find the country's best milling wheat grower. The competition is organised by nabim and supported by the HGCA.

To fill in the entry form, click here. 

The competition has become established as a formal recognition by Britain's flour millers of how the country's best growers combine attention to detail with end-customer awareness and business acumen to create a win: win for the whole wheat chain.

Martin Savage nabim's Trade Policy Manager said that the winner will need to demonstrate that they are forward thinking and can consistently grow quality crops of bread-making wheats.

The closing date for entries will be Monday, 30th April 2012 and the three finalists will be announced at the Cereals Event in June.

Judging 
The judges for 2012 will be Martin Savage from nabim, Pat Thornton from the HGCA and Mark Ireland a Lincolnshire Farmer and former "Farmers Weekly Arable Farmer of the Year".

The judges will be looking for attention to detail in growing, storing and marketing their wheat. Judges will also want to see growers with a firm understanding of what the end market customers require and supplying to meet their high standards.

The finalists, together with leaders from the UK wheat supply chain, will be invited to a celebration dinner hosted by nabim at the Ritz Hotel in London where the winning grower will be announced.

2011 winners 
The three finalists in the 2011 Milling Wheat Challenge were James Price from Woodstock in Oxfordshire, Dan and Humphrey Squier who farm near Rochford, Essex and Pip Robson from Chathill in Northumberland. The overall winner was James Price.