British Farming Awards

Hi Guys

This is my first post in the forum..so hello!

I just wanted to let you all know about the British Farming Awards.

We have successfully launched the awards for the second year which will be held on Thursday 23rd October at the Chateau Impney Hotel in Droitwich.

We are looking for entries and nominations from Farmers in all sectors of farming, we are all about celebrating the creative thinking, innovation and dedication of Britain's farmers.

Our award categories are:

• Farmers Guardian's Farming Hero - NEW
• Farming Partnership of the Year - NEW
• Arable Innovator of the Year
• Renewables Innovator of the Year
• New Entrants Award: Against the odds
• Beef Innovator of the Year
• Sheep Innovator of the Year
• Dairy Innovator of the Year
• Machinery Innovator of the Year
• Diversification Innovator of the Year
• Family Farming Business of the Year
• Agricultural Student of the Year

It's really easy to enter the awards just visit www.britishfarmingawards.co.uk where you can enter or nominate a farmer of your choice who you think is worthy of winning an award- which I know you all are!

We have some great tips for entering on the website but if anyone needs any more information we are happy to help, we've had some great entries so far so good luck to everyone

Deadline for entries is the 31st July

 

[stuart]

Ta. My hedgecutting man, keeps saying i should enter, but i'm not a member.

anyone within 11 mile of wem town hall can enter silverfox you don't have to be a member and yes it's to late for this year now

 

[Suffolk Serf]

I think that there are already too many farming award competitions. Off the top of my head I can list Farmers Weekly, Farmers Guardian, British Farming Awards, British Pig Industry, Pig and Poultry Marketing, BBC Food and Farming and there must be more.
There must be a case for slimming down the number or there is a danger of them becoming rather devalued.

 

[buffalo_soldier]

• Farmers Guardian's Farming Hero - NEW @Clive / @Elmsted joint winners

• Farming Partnership of the Year - NEW @gone up the hill / @Guy Smith

• Arable Innovator of the Year @John 1594

• Renewables Innovator of the Year @exmoor dave for the war on gorse

• New Entrants Award: Against the odds @Steakeater

• Beef Innovator of the Year @Walterp to collect on behalf of Julie

• Sheep Innovator of the Year @Cab-over Pete

• Dairy Innovator of the Year @jimmer

• Machinery Innovator of the Year @jimmer

• Diversification Innovator of the Year @Sleepy for work in the haulage industry

• Family Farming Business of the Year @exmoor dave

• Agricultural Student of the Year @grumpy he will never learn.

 

[Baling Hay]

• Farmers Guardian's Farming Hero - NEW @Clive / @Elmsted joint winners

• Farming Partnership of the Year - NEW @gone up the hill / @Guy Smith

• Arable Innovator of the Year @John 1594

• Renewables Innovator of the Year @exmoor dave for the war on gorse

• New Entrants Award: Against the odds @Steakeater

• Beef Innovator of the Year @Walterp to collect on behalf of Julie

• Sheep Innovator of the Year @Cab-over Pete

• Dairy Innovator of the Year @jimmer

• Machinery Innovator of the Year @jimmer

• Diversification Innovator of the Year @Sleepy for work in the haulage industry

• Family Farming Business of the Year @exmoor dave

• Agricultural Student of the Year @grumpy he will never learn.

Very very good! Lol

 

[Baling Hay]

call me an old cynic, but there's got to be something in it for people organising all these awards, especially as you can nominate yourself. Probably a very expensive table to buy at the awards night.
Sounds as bad as the farmers weekly awards, which is one reason i'm cancelling my sub, as it goes on for weeks and is only a cheap way of filling the magazine.

I know the guy who won "Farmer of the Year" a few years back in FW. Let's just say if he is the best UK ag has to offer the industry is buggered!

 

[llamedos]

I think that there are already too many farming award competitions. Off the top of my head I can list Farmers Weekly, Farmers Guardian, British Farming Awards, British Pig Industry, Pig and Poultry Marketing, BBC Food and Farming and there must be more.
There must be a case for slimming down the number or there is a danger of them becoming rather devalued.

The sight of the first category switched me off totally, 'Hero'

I understand the definition of a Hero of Heroine, as someone who faces danger, adversity, shows courage and acts to benefit all humans.

It must be one of the most miss used words in the English language at the moment, for goodness sake they even describe footballers as 'Heros'

 

[exmoor dave]

• Farmers Guardian's Farming Hero - NEW @Clive / @Elmsted joint winners

• Farming Partnership of the Year - NEW @gone up the hill / @Guy Smith

• Arable Innovator of the Year @John 1594

• Renewables Innovator of the Year @exmoor dave for the war on gorse

• New Entrants Award: Against the odds @Steakeater

• Beef Innovator of the Year @Walterp to collect on behalf of Julie

• Sheep Innovator of the Year @Cab-over Pete

• Dairy Innovator of the Year @jimmer

• Machinery Innovator of the Year @jimmer

• Diversification Innovator of the Year @Sleepy for work in the haulage industry

• Family Farming Business of the Year @exmoor dave

• Agricultural Student of the Year @grumpy he will never learn.

better get my suit dry cleaned if i'm in the running for two!

 

[Hilly]

I think that there are already too many farming award competitions. Off the top of my head I can list Farmers Weekly, Farmers Guardian, British Farming Awards, British Pig Industry, Pig and Poultry Marketing, BBC Food and Farming and there must be more.
There must be a case for slimming down the number or there is a danger of them becoming rather devalued.

To be honest they are already devalued and regarded as a joke as far as im concerned.

 

[grumpy]

To be honest they are already devalued and regarded as a joke as far as im concerned.

you saying us hopefuls are a joke like?

 

[Woolgatherer]

There's never a category for dogsbodies and sh shovelers is there!