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Deadline for entries is 30th April 2012.
Awards night held on Thursday 4th October 2012.
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The deadline for entries to the 2012 Farmers Weekly Awards has been extended from 30 April to 4 May. Farmers Weekly runs the awards to recognise and reward producers for their technical and business skills, innovation, commitment to the industry and hard work. The awards showcase the best farmers in the country by telling their [...]
There is still time to get in your entry for the 2012 Farmers Weekly awards – or nominate a friend or colleague who you think would make a worthy winner. There are 15 categories covering all sectors of the industry – from dairy to diversification and countryside to contractor. There are loads of good [...]
Are you an arable farmer who is successfully coping with drought conditions and rising disease pressure? If you are an efficient grower, with a vibrant farm business, you could be an ideal candidate for the 2012 Farmers Weekly Awards. Who you need to impress Judging the category this year are Strutt and Parker’s Jock Willmott, [...]
Whatever type of farm you run, there will be a category for you in the 2012 Farmers Weekly Awards – and the clock is ticking for entries. There are 15 categories in total, covering every sector of the industry. So whether you are a contractor, adviser, arable, beef, sheep or pig farmer, we want to [...]
Despite the upsurge in renewable energy generation and drives for energy efficiency on farms, the dependence of British agriculture on fossil fuels is still mildly unhealthy. In the Green Energy Farmer of the Year category for the 2012 Farmers Weekly Awards we want to do something significant to change that. The green [...]
More than 10 years ago, a group of Dumfriesshire beef producers came together to develop an efficient and sustainable supply chain right through from producer to finisher to abattoir. And for finishers Scott Henderson, Carswadda, Beeswing, and Margaret Kingan of Lochhill, New Abbey, it was the restrictions imposed by Foot and Mouth Disease which acted [...]
If you can avoid a depression in feed intake, you can maintain and improve performance in weaners – that was the key message given to producers by nutritionist Mick O’Connell from Devenish Nutrition. And good performance post-weaning is reliant on four key factors – maximising sow milk output and weaning weight, pre-weaning feed intake, post-weaning [...]
Inspirational and resourceful are just two of the words likely to be used to describe 2012′s Farmers Weekly’s Farm Manager of the Year. Farm management’s challenges come in many forms, from the countless day-to-day complications to the big structural decisions that can change the direction of a business. Our winner this year will [...]
Farm workers are the hidden gems of UK agriculture. They work hard throughout the year and at busy times are called upon to do prodigious hours at the wheel of a tractor, combine or forage harvester. Without them, British farming would quickly grind to a halt. Yet they are often an almost unseen workforce, getting [...]
Are you hoping to win a title in the 2012 Farmers Weekly Awards? If so, find out who it is you’ll need to impress with this introduction to our judges. Finalists are selected by an independent panel of experts that includes an expert for that sector, last year’s winner and a member of the Farmers [...]
