2025 Farmers Weekly Awards judges
The awards are judged by a panel of industry leaders and experts in agriculture. The Farmers Weekly Awards also invites previous winners to judge the new crop of entries and nominees.
The judging process is a two-stage process including pre-scoring to determine our shortlist and judges visits on farm where entries are discussed and evaluated in detail to decide the winning entries.
Ag Student of the Year
Hayley Chapman
Farmers Weekly reporter
Logan Williams
Ag Student of the Year 2024
Ally Hunter-Blair
Independent judge and farmer
Arable Adviser of the Year
Phil Case
Farmers Weekly chief reporter
Richard Tresidder
Arable Adviser of the Year 2024
Edward Vipond
Independent judge and farm manager
Arable Farmer of the Year
Richard Allison
Farmers Weekly arable editor
Mark Means
Arable Farmer of the Year 2024
Jonathan James
Independent judge, CCC Agronomy and AICC agronomist
Beef Farmer of the Year
Rhian Price
Farmers Weekly reporter
Dylan Jones
Beef Farmer of the Year 2024
James Hadwin
Independent judge and beef and sheep consultant at JH Agri Consultancy
Contractor of the Year
Oliver Mark
Farmers Weekly machinery editor
Nik Johnson
Contractor of the Year 2024
Jill Hewitt
Independent judge and NAAC chief executive
Dairy Farmer of the Year
Debbie James
Farmers Weekly reporter
Rachel and Rheinallt Harris
Dairy Farmer of the Year 2024
Sean Chubb
Independent judge and business development consultant at LIC
Diversification Farmer of the Year
Charlie Reeve
Farmers Weekly markets editor
Annabel Makin-Jones
Diversification Farmer of the Year 2024
Nick Evans
Independent judge and managing director and co-founder at Oxbury Bank
Farm Manager of the Year
Suzie Horne
Farmers Weekly business editor
Breiffni Daly
Farm Manager of the Year 2024
Richard Price
Independent judge and and farms director for Huntapac Produce
Grassland Manager of the Year
Shirley Macmillan
Farmers Weekly deputy livestock editor
James Tweedie
Grassland Manager of the Year 2024
James Daniel
Independent judge and managing director at Precision Grazing
Livestock Adviser of the Year
David Jones
Farmers Weekly reporter
Jonathan Crimes
Livestock Adviser of the Year 2024
Amy Mepham
Independent judge and dairy policy adviser at the NFU
Mixed Farmer of the Year
Emma Gillbard
Farmers Weekly deputy arable editor
Lucy and Nick Tyler
Mixed Farmers of the Year 2024
Andrew Robinson
Independent judge and farms director at Heathcote Farms
Pig Farmer of the Year
Charlotte Cunningham
Farmers Weekly reporter
James Ross
Pig Farmer of the Year 2024
Kate Jarvis
Independent judge and senior policy adviser at the NPA
Poultry Farmer of the Year
Philip Clarke
Farmers Weekly news editor
Chris Wright
Poultry Farmer of the Year 2024
Gary Ford
Independent judge, head of strategy and producer engagement at the British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA)
Sheep Farmer of the Year
Judith Tooth
Farmers Weekly livestock editor
Annie Carr
Sheep Farmers of the Year 2024
Moira Gallagher
Independent judge and SAC Consulting business consultant
Young Farmer of the Year
Albie Matthews
Farmers Weekly news reporter
Ellie Lovell
Young Farmer of the Year 2024
Charles Mayson
Independent judge and chairman of agricultural advisers CXCS
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