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Farmers Weekly’s farming awards celebrates the very best of British agriculture by recognising hard-working and innovative farmers across the UK. The Farmers Weekly Awards ceremony is one of the best nights out in the farming calendar.

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POULTRY

Dark-brooding, trees and data transform poultry business

A focus on hen welfare and technological innovation helped a 200-hen diversification grow into a business producing and packing eggs from 2 million chickens via a network of suppliers. David…

BEEF

How genomics are helping farm target beef to premium markets

Genomic testing is helping Wiltshire farmers Nick and Lucy Tyler – Farmers Weekly's 2024 Mixed Farmers of the Year – match each beef animal to its optimal market and target…

DIVERSIFICATION

Fruit grower turns waste products into business venture

Farmers Weekly's 2024 Diversification Farmer of the Year winner, Annabel Makin-Jones, has built a sustainable business model, which maximises the use of by-products to reduce costs and waste. The Yorkshire-based…

DAIRY

How rainwater harvesting is protecting borehole supplies

Rainwater captured from their floating slurry lagoon cover is probably saving about £10,000 a year in tankering costs for Rheinallt and Rachel Harries at Llwynmendy Uchaf, Bethlehem, Carmarthenshire. Instead of…

POULTRY

What it takes to join the Ross 450 club for broiler growers

Ask broiler grower and consultant Chris Wright, Farmers Weekly‘s Poultry Farmer of the Year, what gives him the most satisfaction working in the poultry sector. He will freely admit it…

PIGS

How changes in pig unit staffing raised weaning weights

Employing a former car sales executive has helped pig farmer James Ross improve weaning weights on his two outdoor units in Lincolnshire. Piglets are now 0.7kg heavier at five weeks…

GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

How grassland winner is learning new skills for herbal leys

Having learned how to manage ryegrass to maximise its efficiency, James Tweedie, Farmers Weekly’s Grassland Farmer of the Year, is now in an “experimental” phase finding out how to do…

Farmers Weekly Awards 2025

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Farmers Weekly Awards night

See the video and photos from the 2024 Awards, farming's favourite night out.
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5 tips for compiling a top Farmers Weekly Awards entry

We know farmers are very busy, especially as spring gets under way, so we have produced a simple guide to help you save some time.
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Farm business tips from Farmers Weekly Award winners

Building a successful farm business doesn’t happen overnight – it takes great ideas, passion, determination and years of hard work to see it through.
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Farmers Weekly Awards winners – on farming and winning

Farmers Weekly’s annual awards aim to put the spotlight on the farming industry by celebrating great farmers and great farming practices across the sectors.
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Video: Farmers Weekly Awards night 2023

Farmers Weekly Awards night is one of the best events in the farming calendar. Watch the highlights of the action from the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
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GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT

Bumper grass growth but wet conditions hamper utilisation

Beef and sheep farmer John Ritchie, Farmers Weekly’s Grassland Manager of the Year 2023, replaced set stocking with rotational grazing on his Perthshire hill farm. He is sharing updates about…

COVER CROPS

Cover crop trial reveals impact of grazing on nitrates

Since winning the title of Farmers Weekly Environmental Farmers of the Year, Emma and James Loder-Symonds have been busy trialling the impact of grazing cover crops. The cover crop trial…

DIVERSIFICATION

Devon farmers add value to straw through pelleting business

The production and sale of straw pellets for the pet industry made from wheat straw has created a new valuable business venture for Farmers Weekly 2023 Diversification Farmer of the…

COMMUNITY

Young farmer steers regen route on mixed family enterprise

Since graduating from Harper Adams University with a 2:1 in Agriculture, the Farmers Weekly 2023 Ag Student of the Year Harry Davies has returned to his family’s mixed farm in…