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The Royal Agricultural Society of England was established in the United Kingdom in 1838 with the motto "Practice with Science". The RASE aim is to promote the scientific development of agriculture. The society received its Royal Charter from Queen Victoria in 1840.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= RASE )〕 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, England. An early venue for the show was at Park Royal, in northwest London. The last Royal Show took place in 2009. Since then, the Society has concentrated on transfer of scientific knowledge to agricultural practitioners. ==Awards== The society makes a number of regular awards.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Awards )〕 Bledisloe Gold Medal The Bledisloe Gold Medal for Landowners, instituted in 1958 by Viscount Bledisloe, is awarded to a landowner who has shown outstanding achievement in the successful land management and development of an English agricultural estate. Some Recipients: National Agricultural Award 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. Research Medal for Research Work of Benefit to Agriculture Introduced in 1954, the medal 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. Technology Award Thi Technology Award recognises those groups who, working in a commercial environment, have applied scientific advance into technology through the development of a product or process. The medal is accompanied by a prize of 300 guineas. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Royal Agricultural Society of England」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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