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Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Young Farmer of the Year finalists
Shouldering responsibility from a young age, this year’s finalists all share an entrepreneurial spirit and business instincts.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Mixed Farmer of the Year finalists
The 2023 Farmers Weekly Mixed Farmer of the Year finalists demonstrate a commitment to producing quality British produce, with an impressive handle on costs.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Arable Farmer of the Year finalists
All three arable finalists have reduced their cultivations and focused on soil health to future-proof their businesses.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Dairy Farmer of the Year finalists
This year’s finalists run contrasting systems with herds ranging from 270 to 400 cows, but all three are actively setting targets and are keen to adopt new ideas, analyse data and use technology to develop their businesses.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Beef Farmer of the Year finalists
Our three finalists have developed their enterprises to improve farm biodiversity, bolster herd health through the use of data and genetics, and extend cow longevity with a focus on easy calving.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Livestock Adviser of the Year finalists
A drive to improve the health of the nation’s dairy herds, enhance sustainability and cut carbon emission was a central theme for all this year’s finalists as they sought to increase the efficiency of milk production.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Poultry Farmer of the Year finalists
Egg producers often dominate in the Poultry Farmer of the Year category of the Farmers Weekly Awards, but this year’s finalists all come from the meat side of the industry, both intensive and free range.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Grassland Manager of the Year finalists
A passion to impart grassland wisdom to fellow farmers and improve business resilience is driving this year’s three Farmers Weekly Grassland Manager finalists to maximise grazed grass and experiment with mixed species leys.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Contractor of the Year finalists
The finalists showed a keen eye for detail, considered investment plans and a focus on staff management – the hallmarks of three very different businesses jostling for this year’s Contractor of the Year title.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Sheep Farmer of the Year finalists
Tailoring working patterns, nutrition, and genetics around the constraints of landscape and staffing were strong themes this year from three sheep systems strongly focused on cost cutting.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Arable Adviser of the Year finalists
The judges were impressed by the enthusiasm, professionalism and drive of the finalists in the Arable Adviser of the Year category.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Diversification Farmer of the Year finalists
This year’s diversification finalists all share a strong entrepreneurial mindset which has allowed them to find ways to add value to their overall farming businesses through new opportunities and innovation.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2023: Ag student of the Year finalists
This year’s finalists radiate passion for the future of the sector and demonstrate strong academic achievements through hard work.
Each of them is a brilliant example of how seizing every opportunity, especially those outside of their comfort zones, can bring great rewards.
Farmers Weekly Awards: 2023 shortlist announced
The 2023 Farmers Weekly Awards finalists have been chosen. Read on to find out more about the 45 innovative farmers, entrepreneurial contractors, expert consultants and hard-working students that made our shortlist.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Farmer of the Year
Pig farmer, David Fulton of Carricknakielt Farm, Londonderry, is Farmers Weekly’s Farmer of the Year 2022.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Farming Champion of the Year
This year’s award goes not to just one farmer – but a whole nation’s farmers – the farmers of Ukraine.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Lifetime Achievement Award
Farmer’s Weekly’s Lifetime Achievement 2022 award goes to George Dunn, chief executive of the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA).
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Arable Adviser of the Year
Jock Willmott, partner and agronomist at Ceres Rural, Cambridgeshire is Farmers Weekly’s Arable Adviser of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Arable Farmer of the Year
Will Oliver of Swepstone Fields Farm, Leicestershire is Farmers Weekly’s Arable Farmer of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Ag Student of the Year
Ben Chilman of New House Farm, Herefordshire, is Farmers Weekly’s Awards 2022 Ag Student of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Beef farmer of the Year
Simon Cutter of Model Farm, Herefordshire is Farmers Weekly’s Beef Farmer of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Contractor of the Year
Martin Hays Contracting of Top Farm, Rylah Hill, Bolsover, Derbyshire is Farmers Weekly’s Contractor of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Dairy Farmer of the Year
Catherine Pickford of Alford Fields Farm, Lovington, Somerset is Farmers Weekly’s Dairy Farmer of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Diversification of the Year Farmer
Tim and Tanya Spittle of Black Lion Vodka, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire have won Farmers Weekly’s Diversification Farmer of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Environmental Champion of the Year
Angus Gowthorpe, Approach Farm, North Yorkshire is Farmers Weekly’s Environmental Champion of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Farm Manager of the Year
Rob McGregor of LSB Pigs, Norfolk is Farmers Weekly’s arm Manager of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Farmworker of the Year
Mel Jackson of Clive Soanes Broilers, Yorkshire is Farmers Weekly’s Farmworker of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Grassland Manager of the Year
Ian Boyd of Whittington Lodge Farm, Gloucestershire is Farmers Weekly’s Grassland Manager of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Livestock Adviser of the Year
James Daniel, managing director, Precision Grazing, Cornwall is Farmers Weekly’s Livestock Adviser of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Mixed Farmer of the Year
Jamie Leslie of Scholland Farm, Shetland is Farmers Weekly’s Mixed Farmer of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Pig Farmer of the Year
David Fulton of Carricknakielt Farm, Londonderry is Farmers Weekly’s Pig Farmer of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Poultry Farmer of the Year
St Ewe Free Range Eggs, Grampound Road, Cornwall has won Farmer’s Weekly’s Poultry Farmer of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Sheep Farmer of the Year
Andrew Wear and Jennifer Hunter Fernhill Farm, Compton Martin, Somerset have won Farmers Weekly’s Sheep Farmer of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Young Farmer of the Year
Matthew Nichols of Manor Farm, North Yorkshire is Farmer’s Weekly’s Young Farmer of the Year.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Ag Student of the Year finalists
Enterprising, industrious and thoughtful, this year’s finalists stand out as three young people ready to meet the challenge of helping the industry through its financial and environmental transition.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Arable Adviser of the Year finalists
All three finalists in this year’s Farmers Weekly Arable Adviser of the Year Award are open to sharing their learnings.
Each has developed a worthy reputation of being a trusted adviser, helping them build strong client bonds and gain new customers.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Arable Farmer of the Year finalists
All three finalists for the Farmers Weekly Arable Farmer of the Year award are finding different ways to put organic matter back into the soils on their family farms.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Beef farmer of the Year finalists
Home-grown feed, including drought-tolerant lucerne for protein, gives the three finalists for the Farmers Weekly Beef Farmer of the Year Award a head start in resilience.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Contractor of the Year finalists
Balancing business growth with sustainable investment – against a backdrop of soaring machinery and diesel costs – has been key to the success of this year’s three Contractor of the Year finalists.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Dairy Farmer of the Year finalists
Balance was a strong theme this year – all finalists were finding an optimal point between work and rest, milk output and quality, and technical performance and costs.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Diversification of the Year finalists
This year’s diversification category was characterised by innovative businesses at the heart of the farming community.
All finalists have championed creativity and shown great environmental consciousness through sustainable practices.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Environmental Champion of the Year finalists
The winner of this award, chosen from the finalists in the other Awards categories, is the farmer judged to have made the most positive impact on the wider environment and the sustainability of their farming activities. The judges have chosen three finalists.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Farm Manager of the Year finalists
This year’s farm manager finalists run three very different businesses, but they share a drive for constant improvement and a forward-looking approach as all farming sectors adapt to new regimes, schemes and market demands.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Grassland Manager of the Year finalists
These mixed farming enterprises, and finalists for the Farmers Weekly Grassland Manager of the Year Award, are using grassland strategically to produce high-quality meat and improve arable soils.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Livestock Adviser of the Year finalists
All three livestock adviser finalists are finding innovative ways to help their farming clients cope with the squeeze on profits from the sharp price rises seen in feed, fertiliser and fuel, and also declining direct subsidies.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Mixed Farmer of the Year finalists
This year’s finalists all show a passion for sustainable farming and are running mob-grazing systems to improve grassland management and optimise output.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Pig Farmer of the Year finalists
High technical performance and a sound knowledge of figures were the common themes among this year’s finalists.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Poultry Farmer of the Year fianlists
Strong marketing, tight business control and high-quality production characterise all three finalists in this year’s poultry category, which covered both the egg laying and broiler growing sides of the industry.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Sheep Farmer of the Year finalists
The Farmers Weekly Sheep Farmer of the Year finalists are three diverse sheep enterprises that all use a technical approach to both flock and grassland management to create sustainable farm businesses.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Young Farmer of the Year finalists
This year’s three finalists have started and grown successful farming businesses after taking on a huge level of responsibility from a young age.
Farmers Weekly Awards 2022: Congratulations to our 2022 shortlist
The 2022 Farmers Weekly Awards finalists have been chosen. Read on to find out more about the 44 innovative farmers, entrepreneurial contractors, expert consultants and hard-working students that made our shortlist.
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