Fifty per cent of the proceeds of Cereals 2023 visitor tickets will go to benefit the Multiple System Atrophy Trust, a cause close to the host farmer’s heart, and a fundraiser will be held in the afternoon of day one,13 June in Sarah's Wood
The two-day event is being held at a new site this year - Thoresby Estate in Nottinghamshire - on 13-14 June. The 4,860ha estate has been in the Pierrepont family since the 1590s – and the current incumbent, Gregor Pierrepont, says he had no hesitation in choosing the charity.
“It’s very close to our hearts as it was set up by my aunt Sarah, who was afflicted by this very rare disease,” he explains. The Trust provides specialist nurses and research to support people living with the disease, and Cereals will host a special fundraiser at Sarah’s Wood on 13 June.
Cereals say that as ever this year, they will showcase the latest developments in arable agronomy, machinery, technology and business advice. Exhibitor numbers are already 30% up, year-on-year, and the event will include four new features, says event manager, Alli McEntyre.
These are an Energy and Biomass Hub; hosting seminars on how to navigate rising energy costs, the AgAnalyst Academy; which will explore how to get the most from precision agriculture, the Cereals Stories Stage; featuring guest farmers talking about how social media has changed their business, and the Bednar Arrive and Ride experience; this will give visitors the chance to ride alongside a selection of Bednar’s towed implements to see them up close and in action. And back by popular demand is the Isuzu Off-road Driving Experience.
Crop plots remain at the heart of the event, and this year will see five new crop plots as well as the returning wheat and winter barley feature. Curated by Ceres Rural, the feature will allow farmers to see a selection of leading Recommended List (RL) varieties side-by-side.
Demonstrations will take place in the sold-out Syngenta Sprays and Sprayers Arena and expanded Drill Demos - and visitors will be able to check out Garford’s mechanical weeding demonstrations, as well as working demos by Bednar, Case, IH, Hardi, and New Holland. There will also be expanded Robotics and Automation Demos including the autonomous field robot Agbot by AgXeed.
“Cereals is set to host an impressive 400 exhibitors with 115+ new bookings,” says Ms McEntyre. “These include machinery specialists Weaving Machinery, Alpego, Vogelsang, and Bednar, as well as seed breeders RAGT, crop protection specialist Berthoud, and agri-business consultants Brown & Co."
Early bird tickets are £10 each until 13 April 2023. Thereafter, online tickets will be £15 each until 12 June 2023. Tickets purchased on the gate will be £20 each.
