Ploughing 2023: The epic event is like an annual time capsule image of rural evolution

Some 320 ploughing competitors from all over the country will vie for national titles and other honours on a 200-acre site which hosted the World Contest last year.

Ploughing Championships 2023

The logistics involved in creating a fully serviced pop-up town on a greenfield site that can attract nearly 300,000 people over three days is a daunting challenge.

But that’s what the organisers of the National Ploughing Championships accomplish every year with the help of volunteers, public services and the country’s business, community, heritage, and agricultural communities.