Entries invited for this year’s Horticulture Wales Awards
Horticulture businesses across Wales are invited to enter a nationwide awards competition that celebrates the sector’s finest examples of partnership working and environmental sustainability. Supply chain efficiency project Horticulture Wales is seeking nominations from fruit, vegetable, flower, tree, and plant growers for its third annual ‘Horticulture Wales Awards’. Prizes in this year’s contest are up […]
FUW/HSBC outstanding service to Welsh dairy industry award winner revealed
Gwynedd farmer Rhisiart Tomos Lewis, who runs a herd of 140 dairy cows with home-bred dairy heifers near Llangybi, was presented with the Farmers’ Union of Wales/HSBC award to the person who has made an outstanding contribution to the Welsh dairy industry at the Welsh Dairy Show near Carmarthen today (Tuesday October 14). Mr Lewis […]
Bidwells Rural Surveyor shortlisted for national award
Alex Porter, a Graduate Rural Surveyor at leading property consultancy Bidwells, has been shortlisted for the RICS Matrics Young Surveyor of the Year Awards in the Rural category. The award recognises and celebrates the most inspirational young surveying professionals in the UK. Alex joined Bidwells as a Graduate Rural Surveyor in 2012, after graduating from […]
Fiat Panda 4×4 claims towing honours
A 1.3 MultiJet II turbo- diesel version of the popular four wheel-drive city car has just scooped the ‘Vehicles Under £16,500’ category in the demanding Caravan Club Towcar of the Year 2015 Awards. The results of the competition were announced this week at the Caravan Club Towcar of the Year Awards ceremony, held at the […]
Royal Cornwall summer livestock points champions crowned
The third annual Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association (RCAA) summer cattle and sheep points championships have been decided, capping off a fine summer showing season. The championships, sponsored by and run by the RCAA, are based on the results from the cattle and sheep sections at five of Cornwall’s one day agricultural shows. Points are scored […]
Honours for Welsh farming leaders
Two hardworking and deserving industry leaders have been given the honour of being made associates of the Royal Agricultural Societies for their contribution to the agricultural and rural industries in Wales. Having been considered by the National Panel Wales and the National Moderators Panel for the Council of Awards of Royal Agricultural Societies, two applications […]
Applications invited for the HSA 2015 Humane Slaughter Award
The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) – an independent charity that works through education, training, research and technical developments towards achieving high standards of welfare for food animals at markets, during transport and at slaughter – is now inviting applications for its prestigious 2015 Humane Slaughter Award for significant advances in the humane slaughter of farmed […]
Hoads Farm awarded for contribution to farm animal welfare
Hoads Farm has been awarded a Good Egg Award by Compassion in World Farming in recognition of its commitment to laying hen welfare. Compassion’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards recognise food companies that are making it their policy to produce and source higher welfare eggs, meat and dairy produce. Compassion has run its flagship […]
The Yara Prize honors leadership for the future of farming
The Yara Prize 2014 is being awarded to Professor Tekalign Mamo Assefa. Currently state minister and adviser to the Ethiopian Minister of Agriculture, Professor Mamo has long been a key contributor to the country’s food security, soil health and natural resources programs. For 2014, the Yara Prize Committee has focused on the future of farming […]
