
Farmers Weekly Awards 2015

Farmer of the Year
Peter & Di Wastenage

Lifetime Achievement Award
David Richardson

Farming Champion
Addicted to Sheep: The Hutchinson Family

Farming Champion
Addicted to Sheep: Magali Pettier
Director/Producer

Arable Farmer of the Year
David Miller

Beef farmer of the year
Meilir Jones

Contractor of the Year
Rob & Tina Bartlett

Dairy Farmer of the Year
Peter & Di Wastenage

Diversification Farmer of the Year
Richard & Fraser Manners

Farm Adviser of the Year
Alastair Hayton

Farm Employer of the Year
David, Brian & Philip Metcalfe

Farm Manager of the Year
Tim Hassell

Farmworker of the Year
Roger Knibbs

Mixed Farmer of the Year
Sally Bendall

Pig Farmer of the Year
Rachael Bright

Poultry Farmer of the Year
James Baxter

Sheep Farmer of the Year
Richard Roderick

Sustainable Farmer of the Year
John Pitts

Young Farmer of the Year
William Willis




Farmers Weekly Awards 2015 Shortlist
Arable Farmer of the Year
- Charles Matts
- Graham Potter
- David Miller
Beef Farmer of the Year
- Meilir Jones
- Gary Fitzpatrick & John Toland
- Gary Allis
Contractor of the Year
- Tina & Rob Bartlett
- Russell & Lorraine Gaw
- Oliver Arnold
Dairy Farmer of the Year
- Peter & Di Wastenage
- Adrian Smith
- Brian Yates
Diversification Farmer of the Year
- Richard & Fraser Manners
- Martin Hamilton
- James Hewetson-Brown
Farm Adviser of the Year
- Alastair Hayton
- Charles Mayson
- Iwan Price
Farm Employer of the Year
- David, Brian & Philip Metcalfe
- David Knott
- Robert Smith
Farm Manager of the Year
- Tim Hassell
- Mark Wood
- Robin Asquith
Farmworker of the Year
- Roger Knibbs
- Matt Johnson
- Peter Little
Local Food Farmer of the Year
- Sally Bendall
- Charlie Hughes
- Richard Vaughan
Pig Farmer of the Year
- Rachael Bright
- Graham Shadrack
- Danny Skinner
Poultry Farmer of the Year
- James Baxter
- Dan Wood
- Daniel Fairburn
Sheep Farmer of the Year
- Richard Roderick
- Isaac Crilly
- Philip Kent
Sustainable Farmer of the Year
- John Pitts
- George Youngs
- Graham McIlroy
Young Farmer of the Year
- William Willis
- Rich Dayment
- Matthew Sharp
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