Norwood Fair Announces Winners Of First Ever Wheat Competition

This year, in it’s 154th year, the Norwood Fair has added a new category for local farmers to enter. Winners of the wheat competition were announced earlier this week.

Photo courtesy of The Norwood Fair.

After a two year hiatus due to COVID-19 the Norwood Fair is slated to run Thanksgiving Weekend, October 8 - 10.

This year for the first time the committee added a ‘wheat’ competition for farmers to enter.

Due to wheat season ending before the fair runs winners have already been announced.

A total of ten farmers entered their wheat fields into the contest.

The judge was Don Oliver from Peterborough who said that the crops were “excellent with a very good yield potential.” Only ten points separated first place from last.

First place was a tie shared by Bob Sedgwick and Dave Webster with a score of 89 points each, Second place was also a tie shared by James Buck and Tim Shearer with a score of 88 points each.

Third place was another tie shared by Todd Payne and Scott Toms with 87 points each.

Murray Lobb finished with a single score of 83 points, followed by Crovalley Farms with 82 points, Gord Tomlinson with 80 points and Will Vanderhorst with a very respectable 70 points.

As the fair approaches and crops are yielded results from different competitions will continue to be announced.

For more information regarding the Norwood Fair visit their social media page.

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