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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.

The 2025 Awards are now open for entries. Find out more on our Awards website.

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POULTRY

FW Awards: Meet the 2025 Poultry Farmer of the Year finalists

Egg producers dominate this year’s Poultry Farmer of the Year finalists line-up, with three exceptional operators vying for the top spot.  The judges Gary Ford With a long career in the…

DAIRY

FW Awards: Meet the 2025 Dairy Farmer of the Year finalists

Their farming systems are very different, but production efficiency and vision are the common denominators that link these three highly successful dairy enterprises. Finalists Dan Lovatt, New Grange Farm, Staffordshire…

AWARDS

FW Awards 2025: Meet the finalists

The 2025 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 who made our shortlist.…

COMMUNITY

FW Awards: Nominate for the 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award

Jeremy Moody, John Thorley and George Dunn have one thing in common – they have all won the coveted Farmers Weekly Lifetime Achievement award. And now we’re on the hunt…

COMMUNITY

FW Awards: Nominate your 2025 Farming Champion

Ex-rugby referee Nigel Owens, farmers Andy and Lynda Eadon, and the “agrarians” of Ukraine all have something in common – they are former winners of Farmers Weekly's Farming Champion of…

SHEEP

Highs and lows of lambing season for award-winning farmer

Annie Carr is counting the cost of a dog attack on her ewe lambs just days before their due date. Out of 50 ewe lambs tupped, 10 had dead lambs…

DAIRY

How LED lights improved milk yield and dairy staff wellbeing

A Herefordshire dairy farm is reaping the rewards of a powerful business upgrade, as brighter sheds have led to higher milk yields and happier staff. Over the past year, Ellie…

Farmers Weekly Awards 2025

Enter or nominate a deserving farmer for one of our awards
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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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Previous winners: Where are they now?

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…