Royal Agricultural Society of England

Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) bookplate.

The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) promotes the scientific development of English agriculture. It was established in 1838 with the motto "Practice with Science" and received its Royal Charter from Queen Victoria in 1840.[1] The RASE today is based in Kenilworth, Warwickshire.

Shows

From its early days the society has held regular exhibitions around the country (called the Royal Show). The show was held in Stoneleigh Park (previously known as the National Agricultural Centre or NAC) near Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. An early venue for the show was at Park Royal, in north-west London.

The last Royal Show took place in 2009. Since then, the Society has concentrated on transfer of scientific knowledge to agricultural practitioners.

Journal

The first editor of the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, founded in 1854, was Philip Pusey, who had also been prominent in founding the society. After his death in 1855, the editing passed to H. S. Thompson, Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, 11th Baronet and Chandos Wren-Hoskyns.[2] It has been published electronically since 2003.[3]

Awards

The society makes a number of regular awards.[4]

Bledisloe Gold Medal for Landowners, instituted in 1958 by Viscount Bledisloe, is awarded for showing outstanding achievement in the successful land management and development of an English agricultural estate.

Some recipients:

The National Agricultural Award, originally established in 1964 as the Massey Ferguson National Agricultural Award and adopted by the society in 1999, is presented to recognise outstanding contributions to the advancement of agriculture in the United Kingdom.

The Research Medal for Research Work of Benefit to Agriculture, introduced in 1954, recognises research work of outstanding merit, carried out in the United Kingdom of benefit to agriculture. The award is offered annually to people engaged in active research and is accompanied by a prize of 300 guineas.

The Technology Award recognises groups working in a commercial environment, which have applied scientific advance into technology through the development of a product or process. The medal is accompanied by a prize of 300 guineas (£315 sterling).

References

  1. ↑ "RASE". RASE. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Nicholas Goddard, "Hoskyns, Chandos Wren (1812–1876)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2004) Retrieved 30 September 2017. Subscription required
  3. ↑ SJR Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Awards". RASE. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Awards". Royal Agricultural Society of England. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. ↑ "Welbeck Estate in Nottinghamshire wins prestigious landowner's prize". farminguk. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Lord Ridley awarded RASE Bledisloe gold medal". Smith & Williamson LLP. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Yattendon wins Bledisloe Gold Medal". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  9. ↑ "Escrick Park Win The Bledisloe Gold Medal". Escrick Park. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Emma Holman-West". linkedin. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Great Tew Estate wins Bledisloe". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "The Estate". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "FAMILY WINS GOLD MEDAL FOR LAND MANAGEMENT". Cumberland and Westmorland Herald. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Anthony Barbour Obituary". Daily Telgraph. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  15. ↑ Independent (newspaper) obituaries 13 December 1996
  16. ↑ "Honorary Fellowships of the FRAU". RAU, Cirencester. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  17. ↑ "Bledisloe and Elveden – 50 Years On". Open Fields. Retrieved 17 December 2014.

Bibliography

  • Nicholas Goddard (1988). Harvests of Change: The Royal Agricultural Society of England, 1838-1988. Quiller Press, Limited. ISBN 978-0-907621-96-6.
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