The Chairman of CARAS UK, Meurig James, and the Council extend their warmest congratulations to the following Fellows and Associates who have been recognised in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours for their outstanding contributions to agriculture, rural communities, and public service.
Category: Members Events
2025 Royal Agricultural Show Dates
CARAS – English Panel Awards Ceremony House of Lords Tuesday 17th October 2023
Lord Plumb FRAgS Sadly Passed Away at 97
Charles Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, DL and Fellow of CARAS very sadly passed away on the 15 April 2022. He was a Gentleman, a British politician and farmer who went into politics as a leader of the NFU. He later became active in the Conservative Party and was elected as an MEP and was President of the European Parliament from 1987 to 1989, the only Briton to hold the post.
CARAS Wales Field Day – Friday 21 September 2018
CARAS Wales Field Day – Friday 21 September 2018
at Carreg-Y-Llech Farm, Treuddyn, Mold, CH7 4NZ
by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Terrig Morgan MBE FRAgS and Family
For further information click on the following link =
Any further enquiries please contact CARAS Wales office on 01982 554412 or email pachiefexec@rwas.co.uk
Council of Fellows & Associates in Wales Conference IBERS, Gogerddan, Aberystwyth
The conference takes place at 2pm on Friday 26th January 2018. This conference seeks to continue to build on the success of last year’s conference and our ambition to become more visible and to help to shape and influence the future of agriculture. As part of this conference there will be a facilitated session in which we seek to capture your views on BREXIT ‘One Year On’, its challenges and opportunities which will be forwarded to Welsh Government and hopefully taken into account as part of future decision making. For full details please click on the handout below.
2018 January Conference Handout
2018 England Events: One Day Study Tour Wed. 6th June to Cheshire
The English Panel has agreed the Spring Visit in 2018 will be on Wed 6 June to Euston Hall Estate, Cheshire – home of the Duke of Westminster. Our host will be Mark Roach FRAgS – Estate Manager, Not only will we see the new 1800 impressive new Dairy Unit but also outstanding examples of environmental conservation. The day will include the AGM.
Full details & Booking Form will be forwarded in the New Year.
If you have any queries please contact Malcom Stansfield:
E mail: jmscopynook@gmail.com
2018 England Events: Two Day Study Tour 10th & 11th July Perth/Stirling
The English Panel supported our Chairman Dr Alastair Leake’s suggestion that some changes are made to the programme of visits in 2018.
The Two Day Study tour will be moved to July in order to see Soft Fruit & Veg production & marketing “North of the Border” in the Perth/Stirling area, The dates being Tues/Wed 10/11 July. The proposal is for delegates to make their own way to Edinburgh – to be collected by coach at the Airport Hotel at 9.00 am on the 10th. (Other less expensive nearby hotels can be recommended) We will visit the most successful interesting business of Kettle Produce Ltd – hosted by Mr Pearson White, visit field veg harvesting/planting, then return to see grading & packing – including fully prepped lines. Lunch on site. Afternoon visit to the highly impressive business of the Mclaren family at Bank of Kinlock – soft fruit, cereals, potatoes & poultry. (JMS visited this July – outstanding!) Coach to Royal George Hotel Perth for dinner & overnight. Wed 11th – Coach to Tarrylaw Farm- part of the Culfargie Estate – 3750 ac – impressive organic business of Brian Kaye – know to our Chairman. Crops include – pots, carrots, wheat, beans & parsnips . Lamb & beef to Waitrose. Lunch locally, then to Internationally known Livestock Auction at Perth. Coach returns to Edinburgh.
Members will book their own accommodation at the Royal George – quoting a discount number – to be provided. Single B&B £70 Double B&B £100. The cost of the coach, 2 lunches, dinner (with wine) + share of hosting guests will be approx. £125 p hd. (No need to pay yet!) All I need to know at the stage is your intention to support the tour. Please Email (ideally by return) if you wish to attend – with name(s)
Malcolm Stansfield <jmscopynook@gmail.com>
Dates of Awards Presentation Ceremonies for 2017
The dates of the 2017 Awards Ceremonies were as follows
England: @ The House of Lords on 21st February
Northern Ireland: @ The Balmoral Show on Friday 12th May
Scotland: @ The Royal Highland Show on Thursday 22nd June
Wales: @ The Royal Welsh Show on Tuesday 25th July
Summer Event: 20th July 2017
Study Tour to Euston Estate, Norfolk.
Associate member Andrew Blenkiron hosted a wonderful day visit to The Euston Estate where he is Estate’s Director. After coffee in the House, Andrew took us on an extensive tour of the 6,200 acre estate where as well as the AD Unit we saw the in-hand farming growing cereals, sugar beet and a wide range of vegetable crops inconjunction with a local grower/packer. Irrigation of the very light land areas is key and since arriving five years ago, Andrew has doubled the quantity of water storage by designing and obtaining planning for new reservoirs. Also responsible for 1500acres woodland.
After a splendid lunch we were treated to a tour of the Hall where Andrew should his knowledge of the history of the house, the paintings and the furniture to be as detailed as his knowledge of the farming operation!