Open to everyone studying an agricultural related degree, NVQ or BTEC course in a British university or college. This can be a first or final year student, but the individual must be in full time college/university education on April 30, 2024. Entries can come directly from individuals or from colleges and universities nominating students. You can enter yourself, or be nominated by your college. You must be 18 or over to enter this category.

Are you a dynamic, successful adviser providing your farming clients with invaluable advice? This category is open to any farming adviser – from business consultant to arable adviser. You will be carving out a profitable future for your clients and your expertise could be in all fields affecting farmers including business, marketing, new technologies, product recommendations, government policy and legal issues.

The awarded arable business is likely to be flexible, collaborative and innovative to increase productivity and profits, despite unpredictable weather, regulation and market volatility. This will be someone who is harnessing and protecting the land’s natural resources to create a truly sustainable arable business in the face of ever increasing market and environmental challenges.

Are you a successful beef farmer with a vision for the future? If so then join the growing band of Farmers Weekly Award winners championing the British farming industry. The winner of this category will be producing high quality cattle to meet ever-increasing consumer and environmental demands.

Contractor of the Year The winning contractor will be someone who is regarded as an essential part of their farming customers’ business. They will be market-focused providing a reliable, efficient, punctual, and above all, cost effective service to farmers either nationally or regionally.

Innovative technical skills, cost management and seeking value where possible will be at the heart of the hard pressed dairy sector. The winner will exemplify all the skills needed to deliver a profitable and sustainable dairy business in the face of challenging market conditions.

Diversification is now a key part of any farming set up with additional revenue streams essential for farms to not only survive but thrive. The winner will be a business that has been carefully planned, meticulously implemented and stands out from the growing crowd. They will have a strong understanding of the market, a clear vision for the future and above all, be contributing to a sustainable farm business.

The winning farm manager will be running a successful dairy, livestock, arable, mixed or other farming business. This will be someone who, as principal decision-maker, can demonstrate a significant impact on the business – for example through efficiency improvements, restructuring, collaboration or adding value. The judges will be looking for evidence of strong business acumen, good technical performance, excellent staff management and outstanding leadership.

Grass is the UK’s most valuable crop. This award goes to the farmer who makes the very best use of their grassland, delivering the best possible nutritional benefit to their livestock. The judges will be looking at how the farmer maintains soil quality, manages seeding, monitors grass growth, controls pests and manages grazing and cutting.

Are you a dynamic, successful adviser providing your farming clients with invaluable advice? This category is open to any farming adviser – from business consultant to livestock adviser, livestock specialist or vet. You will be carving out a profitable future for your clients and your expertise could be in all fields affecting farmers including business, marketing, new technologies, product recommendations, government policy and legal issues.

This category is for farmers and farming businesses who are running a mixed range of complimentary enterprises such as beef, arable and sheep or diary and arable. No single farm sector will be dominant, but there might be two or three that are equally weighted. The judges will be looking for achievements and success in quality, productivity and profitability in each of the farming sectors – and how they work together to create one sustainable farming business.

Recognising the innovation and commitment of pig producers is more important than ever in the current financial climate. The winner of this award will be a pig producer who can demonstrate real change in the business in recent years. The judges will be looking for imaginative approaches to developing the enterprise in terms of production standards, profitability and sustainability.

Are you a successful egg, turkey, goose, duck or chicken meat producer demonstrating excellence in production, marketing and welfare? Then you could join the growing band of finalists and winners – men and women championing best practice and flying the flag for the British farming industry.

Are you a successful sheep producer demonstrating excellence in production, stockmanship and management? The winning sheep farmer will need to demonstrate their achievements in the past few years to deliver a business that is profitable and sustainable.

Are you 30 years or under and making a success of managing a distinct area of the family farming business – or even running your own business? The winner of this category will be making a big impact on the farming business they are involved in and demonstrating qualities that mark them out as a future leader and innovator. You must be 18 or over to enter this category.