Nominations for the best and brightest of Cornwall’s farming businesses are now open as the Addington Fund launches its 2018 Cornwall Farm Business Awards.
The awards are about recognising individuals, families and companies for their contribution to Cornish and British agriculture.
The awards will celebrate Cornwall’s farmers, from new entrants bringing fresh ideas to those who’ve championed the industry for years.
Recognising excellence in any industry is important, but in farming it is a lifestyle as well as job that the nominees will have worked day and night to perfect, says Sheila Cole, chairman of trustees at the Addington Fund.
“It is so important to celebrate and congratulate those who demonstrate excellence in farming; not only is it a real confidence booster, but these farmers are examples of where the entire industry will be heading in the future.”
Previous awards have seen innovative producers and those taking technical accuracy to the next level congratulated for their success, she adds.
Cornwall is full of very enterprising farming businesses, many of which are the envy of the rest of the UK and further afield, says Chris Riddle, secretary at the Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association.
“The promotion of farming excellence and good practice is so important in taking Cornwall and its produce to the world and these awards highlight those who are doing this so well.”
Categories
• Best Commercial Farmer nomination 2018
• Best Woman in Farming nomination 2018
• Best Livestock Farmer nomination 2018
• Best Farm Processor nomination 2018
• Best Dairy Farmer nomination 2018
• Best Young Farmer nomination 2018
• Best Farming Champion award nomination 2018
Entries close on February 28, 2018, with winners being announced at the awards dinner scheduled for Thursday 26 April at the Royal Cornwall Events Centre.
