To recognise the importance of machinery and equipment to the current and future profitability of the livestock farming industry, RABDF has created a new award to be presented at the Dairy Event and Livestock Show.
2009 Winner
The RABDF Livestock Machinery and Equipment Award will be presented for the item of machinery or equipment which is, or likely to be, of most economic importance to the livestock industry. The Award takes the form of a silver trophy which the winner keeps for one year, together with a framed certificate specially designed for the award, signed by the President of the Association and retained by the winning entrant.
Entries considered by the judges to be of sufficient merit will each receive a Certificate of Merit and the winners of these certificates will compete for the RABDF Machinery & Equipment Award.
Conditions:
- The competition is open to any machinery and equipment manufacturer or distributor exhibiting (stand holder) at the Dairy Event and Livestock Show (provided that their entry complies with the conditions of the competition).
- Exhibitors making a claim for the economic value to the livestock industry for an item of machinery or equipment must supply, with their entry, details for the judges to evaluate.
- An exhibitor may only make a single entry which must be displayed at the Event.
- Information on all exhibits must be submitted to RABDF for confirmation of eligibility.
- Should the number of entries exceed eight, the judges reserve the right to draw up a shortlist based upon information and written descriptions submitted on the A4 sheet at the time of entry.
- The entries selected for the shortlist will be judged on the Wednesday at the Dairy Event and Livestock Show with results announced and certificates presented at the close of the first day.
- Entries, for which no fee is payable, must be submitted on the official entry form and signed by a senior representative of the organisation concerned.
- Closing date for receipt of complete entries will be Friday 16th July 2010
- Each entry must include the following in electronic format:
Entry form
Details of the machine or equipment on one side of A4 covering the following product points:
- Outstanding features including most innovative
- Potential market
- Economic advantage(s) to the end user
- Servicing requirements
- Running costs including replacement parts & costs
- Safety features
- Energy usage
- Year first introduced to UK market
- List Price
- Four copies of the following:
- Product literature and /or DVD of machine or equipment in operation
- Press coverage
Entry forms together with all supporting information should be posted to RABDF, Dairy House Unit 31 Stoneleigh Deer Park, Stareton Kenilworth Warwickshire. CV8 2LY and electronic information emailed to: wendygriffin@rabdf.co.uk
Closing date for receipt of entries including all supporting information will be Friday 16th July 2010
The winning entry must insure the trophy presented for one year following the date of presentation and arrange for the safe return, at their cost, to RABDF one month in advance of the following Dairy Event and Livestock Show.
The judges appointed by the Organiser (RABDF) will have a spread of expertise and knowledge covering both practical livestock farming and an in depth knowledge of agricultural machinery and equipment. They will not be in any way associated with the award entrants.
For an application click here here, or for further details please contact wendygriffin@rabdf.co.uk.