Local farmer wins Weetabix ‘Wheat Art’ competition with tractor sculpture

Local farmer wins Weetabix ‘Wheat Art’ competition with tractor sculpture

A giant tractor made from 62 straw bales has won 2019’s Weetabix ‘Wheat Art’ competition. The panel of judges, which included local MPs Philip Hollobone, Tom Pursglove and Chris Heaton-Harris, was chaired by Weetabix MD Sally Abbott. The judges felt that the 10-foot tractor, created by wheat farmer Michael Sly and his team from Park […]

Weetabix Unveils Competition to Celebrate 10th Harvest Under the Weetabix Wheat Protocol Scheme

Weetabix Unveils Competition to Celebrate 10th Harvest Under the Weetabix Wheat Protocol Scheme

Weetabix has renewed its commitment to its industry leading ‘wheat protocol’. This comes ahead of the 10th harvest under the scheme, which promotes sustainable farming practices. The wheat protocol, first established in 2010, sees the Weetabix Food Company source its wheat from farms located within a 50-mile radius of its mills in Burton Latimer, Northamptonshire. […]