
Competition co-convener Bill Bain said the funds were raised by entry fees as well as auctioning off items donated for the event.
The recipients of the money raised would be decided by the club at a later date, he said.
Entries opened in early May and later that month the entrants’ fields were judged by representatives from various seed companies. The winners were announced this month.
Three types of crops were judged for the competition — feed beet, kale and swede, Mr Bain said.
This year, 77 crop paddocks on 30 farms across Teviot Valley were judged for the competition.
Quentin Pringle, of Ettrick, won the the heaviest fodder beet, the heaviest kale was won by Austin Garden, of Millers Flat, and Thomas Ward, also from Millers Flat, won the heaviest swede.
The crops planted would be used by farmers to feed their stock during the winter.
Mr Bain said there was a fair bit of competition between the farmers.
"It’s quite good, healthy competition."
As well as bragging rights, farmers who entered the competition could learn how to improve their crops.
The farmers could accompany the judges as their crop was judged, receive advice and ask questions.
Mr Bain said crop yield had increased in the time that the competition had run, citing the advice from judges as the main reason.
The Lions club was very appreciative of the support from seed companies and their representatives who gave their time and donated prizes to the competition.
"We couldn’t run it without them," Mr Bain said.