Tractor ploughing event Field of Deere set to return this weekend

A tractor ploughing event will return to fields near Inverness this weekend to raise money for two well-known children’s charities. 

Field of Deere, organised by local farmer Willie Lean, will take place on Saturday March 4 at Cantraybruich, to raise funds for MFR Cash For Kids and Chas (Children’s Hospices Across Scotland).

The event was held for the first time last year in memory of Mr Lean’s late nephew Brodie Walker.

A total of 20 tractors and ploughs covered a 20-acre field in 21 minutes and 30 seconds, before all 32 participants in John Deere tractors ploughed 40 acres in 45 minutes.

This year’s event will open at 11am and the speed ploughing across a 20-acre field will commence at 12 noon.

In addition, another 40-acre field will be ploughed to allow spectators to view and take photos, followed by a 26-acre field for the older/vintage tractors to participate.

There will be a range of different cultivation equipment on display and demonstrating on the ploughed land.

All children attending must be supervised by an adult.

Food and refreshments available.

For more information, contact Willie Lean on 07774286839