It's been a worrying time for the show industry with the news that one county agricultural society has 'put itself into mothballs' and is unlikely to ever stage a major show again, while another has announced job cuts due a potential deficit next year.
Add to this rumours that the Royal Agricultural Society of England is in financial trouble and has only just confirmed Royal Show winners will finally receive their prize money - three months after the event - and you can see there is cause for concern.
The RASE has refuted the rumours of financial plight, while admitting a 'short-term cash-flow problem' but, with the demise of the Royal Show, supposedly the flagship of British agriculture, there are obviously challenging times ahead.
The Royal Bath and West Society has cut six jobs after being left with a potential budget deficit, caused by the fact there will be no extra show staged in 2010. It held two Dairy Shows in 2008, following the cancelled show in 2007, and this year held Grassland, a dairy show and its summer show.
Two cancelled shows in succession cost the Royal Lancashire Agricultural Society more than £550,000, but its problems went much deeper than that.
In March the society cancelled the 2009 show due to problems over the showground and money, having had rows with the Duchy of Lancaster, the site's owners, with claims and counter-claims flying back and forth.
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Society company secretary David Marriott described it as a 'sad indictment', but this comment could also be used for numerous shows up and down the country as they battle against crippling cash problems, increased bureacracy, and, of course, the vagaries of the weather.
As has been said many times agricultural shows, whether major county events, or the smallest local show, are the industry's shop window, but for how long?
Farmers Guardian staff attended more than 50 shows this year and we carried reports from 204 county and local shows, and one thing that came across was the enthusiasm, not just from the competitors, but also the organisers and officials, many of whom are volunteers.
But they are being hit by differing levels of bureaucracy up and down the country which is hampering their efforts, not to mention the anguish and frustration as shows have been cancelled, sometimes at the last minute, due to weather or disease problems. They deserve better, so let's hope things show an improvement next year.
Of course there are many difficulties and challenges for our agricultural shows, but here in the west midlands of the Country we are blessed with many successful events ran by societies with great heritage. On the regional scene there is the Three Counties Show at Malvern, with all that the Society does throughout the year and more locally the Tenbury Show whose Society has recently celebrated its 150th anniversary. Both these splendid outfits are expanding and developing into up to date organisations fitted to continue their important role of spreading the word of countyside life. Their existence is important and all the best to them and all those involved with this work.
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