Ice To See You, To See You Ice
Europes largest annual curling competition takes to the ice on Monday 18th January at the Dewars centre in Perth. The Yara Farmers Curling Championship, now in its 27th year, is a firm fixture in the Scottish farming calendar.
The championship sees up to 80 teams battle it out over 5 days of intense curling competition. Teams are made up of some of Europes top curlers and come from as far as Lyth in the north to Northumberland in the South.
Alan Wood, Yara Area Manager and Championship Organiser, is looking forward to seeing some world class curling we have some top competitors again this year. Reigning champions Gordon Smith, Bill Thomson, Neill Smith and Mike Ferguson will be keen to win the title for a second successive year although teams skippered by Craig Watson, Bill Henderson and Greg Henderson are all in the frame for the winners trophy and first place cash prize.
Tove Anderson, Managing Director, Yara UK said, it is the enthusiastic support of all the players and spectators that makes it such a pleasure for us to organise and run this event and gives Yara the opportunity to talk to farmers about the industry, respond to what they tell us and keep in touch with friends and customers alike
The Dewars centre in Perth is situated in the heart of a vibrant agricultural community. It is the perfect location for the championships says Mr Wood and I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Directors and the staff at the centre.
Competitors of all ages and abilities will be taking part and nearly 300 games will have been played when the competition draws to a close on day 5. We are also expecting to see a good number of spectators as in years past
This years competition is a particularly poignant one, as Mr Wood explains we will be holding a minutes silence before games start on day one in memory of Ainslie Smith who sadly passed away in 2009. Ainslie was the winner of the very first Yara Farmers Curling Championship held in 1983. He was President of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, a well liked friend and a highly respected farmer who will be sorely missed. We will commemorate his life by doing exactly what Ainslie would have wanted…..enjoying a successful championship and the resulting camaraderie it brings.
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YARA UK LIMITED
Yara UK Limited is the UK business unit of Yara International ASA, based at Immingham in NE Lincolnshire.
Yara UK Limited- the only company to market and distribute the complete range of plant nutrition products for agricultural, horticultural and amenity and protected crops for farmers and growers. Our Product Combinations include:
- Established and trusted bagged solid brands
- UK manufactured Chafer liquid clear solution liquid fertilizers
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Yara UK Limited- the only company with more than 50 years continuous field trials throughout Europe giving us unique crop knowledge of a wide range of crops, soil types and climates.
Yara UK Limited- unique in-field expertise though the development of our innovative site specific decision tools: N Plan, N Tester and the N Sensor backed by our analytical services laboratory. Since its inception in 1994, commitment to the FACTS qualification for all our sales advisors.
Yara International ASA is a leading chemical company that converts energy and nitrogen from the air into essential products for farmers and industrial customers. As the number one global supplier of mineral fertilizers and agronomic solutions, we help provide food for a growing population.
Yara International ASA has 8,000 employees, operating in 120 countries and with a turnover in excess of 3.5billion. The head office of Yara International is in Oslo, Norway.
The Business model for Yara International comprises three business segments:
- Upstream- global production plants
- Downstream- the global sales and marketing of fertilizers and plant nutrition products, divided in to nine business units of which the UK & Ireland is one unit.
- Industrial- the sales and marketing of products for industrial applications
The company Yara was formed on 25th March 2004 following the demerger of the fertilizer division Hydro Agri from parent company Norsk Hydro. Norsk Hydro had been involved in fertilizer manufacture in Norway since 1905, and in the UK through Fisons since 1843.
The name Yara is taken from a Nordic word meaning good harvest.