The Melplash Agricultural Society

29/05/2026

** New class for 2026 ** Our Heavy Horse section has a new class for Turn out in wagon, ladies cart or any wheeled implement. Our new class will be held in our main ring, mid morning on show day!

To browse all our classes and enter online visit https://showingscene.com/events/melplash-show-aug-2026

📸Valerie Giles

28/05/2026

Calling all YFC Clubs! Entries are now open for our annual dairy stock judging competition - open to all YFC Clubs in Dorset, Somerset, Devon and beyond!

📍Venue@ Childay Organic Dairy, DT8 3LQ
📆 Date: Monday 20th July 2026 @ 6.30pm

To enter visit https://showingscene.com/events/melplash-show-aug-2026/yfc-dairy-stock-judging

27/05/2026

Entries for our annual Farm and Crop competitions are now open!

The Society’s Farm & Crop competitions recognise and commend the good practices of West Dorset Farmers; it assesses their husbandry, financial and business skills as well as their dedication to looking after the countryside.

A team of judges will visit farms - Medium Farms will be judged on Tuesday 7th July 2026, Small and Large Farms will be judged in Wednesday 8th July 2026. Click below for more information and to enter the competition.

Huge thanks to our competition sponsor: Woolley & Wallis - a leading regional firm of estate agents, chartered surveyors and auctioneers with offices throughout Wiltshire, Hampshire, the New Forest and Dorset.

Entries for our annual Farm and Crop competitions are now open and judging will take place on Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th July 2026. The Society’s Farm and Crop competitions recognise and commend…

15/05/2026

Upcoming event at Haynes Motor Museum - a celebration of farming heritage!

14/05/2026

Another qualifying event taking place in May!

11/05/2026

A great opportunity for any Young Farmers looking to travel and gain work experience.

Don't forgot that the The Melplash Agricultural Society also offers scholarships and travel bursaries to young people who live in our local area - visit our website for more information - https://www.melplashshow.co.uk/scholarships/

How do you like the sound of six months farming in New Zealand?

NFYFC and the C Alma Baker Trust are offering TWO fully sponsored working placements at Limestone Downs – a huge sheep, beef and dairy farm on New Zealand's North Island.

Think hands-on livestock experience, big scenery, a great team, and the adventure of a lifetime!

✔ Flights, visa & insurance covered
✔ Paid work placement
✔ Use of a car included
✔ Up to 3 months travelling afterwards

Perfect for YFC members aged 20–28 with practical livestock experience, an ATV certificate and a full clean driving licence.

Placements available from July 2026 and January 2027

👉 Apply before 26 May 2026! Link in the comments.

11/05/2026

Entries are open for our 2026 show!

To browse classes and enter online visit https://showingscene.com/events/melplash-show-aug-2026

We have classes for everyone, so be a part of Melplash Show 2026!

Sections include:

🐄 Cattle
🐑 Sheep
🐖 Pigs
🐐 Goats
🐴 Horses including Heavy Horses
🥕 Horticulture
🍰 Homecrafts
💐 Floral Art
🍯 Honey
🌾 Farm Produce
🐏 Fleeces
🥚 Eggs
🍏 Cider
⛏️ Rural Crafts
🪴 Garden & Allotment
🚜 Farm & Crops

05/05/2026

On behalf of the Melplash Agricultural Society, Secretary Lucy Hart is seen recently presenting the Triple Sparkle Award to trophy winner, Shirley Booth Moore, of Dottery. Newly created for 2025 it was awarded at the Melplash Show last year for the Best Exhibit in the wines, spirits and cordials classes (Shirley won it for her Bullace and Shiso Liqueur) but, because it had never been given before, the actual trophy had first to be created and engraved. Hence the delay in presenting it.

The beautiful hand-turned cup was donated by Jennifer Horsington, Chairman of the Homecraft Section of the Melplash Show, and is named after her and the two other ladies Nicola Bagwell and Julia Stantiford, who work alongside her. As Lucy explains “The three ladies always enjoy a glass or two of prosecco once the judging is completed….a celebration of another successful show….so that’s where the Triple Sparkle comes from!

This years’s show will be held on 27th August, and no doubt there will be keen competition in the Homecraft tent once more! An event not to be missed.

Written by Shirley Booth.

30/04/2026

Open Farm Sunday returns to West Dorset on Sunday 7th June 2026. This year, our event will be hosted by Coppet Hill in Broadoak, just outside Bridport. This promises to be a great day out on the farm for the whole family, click below to read more about this FREE event.

Melplash Agricultural Society and its education group, Discover Farming, will again partner with the Marshwood Vale Farmers’ Cluster for Open Farm Sunday, to give the public the opportunity to lear…