Quill Hoof-Spray System wins RABDF award
British company Quill Productions has been awarded the RABDF Livestock Machinery and Equipment Award at the recent Livestock Event, for its innovative Quill Hoof-Spray System. The prestigious award is presented to the product which is considered to be of most economic importance to the livestock industry. The Quill Hoof-Spray System is a revolutionary new system […]
Global Forum For Innovations In Agriculture (GFIA) wins best conference at 2014 Middle East Event Awards
The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA), the world’s most influential event for the future of sustainable agriculture, has been recognised for its contribution to agricultural innovation by winning the prestigious “Best Conference” Award at the Middle East Event Awards ceremony, held recently in Dubai. GFIA was launched earlier this year in Abu Dhabi, […]
Great and good of biogas glitter at industry awards
This year’s UK AD & Biogas Industry Awards demonstrated the progress and outstanding innovation in all aspects of anaerobic digestion. Brought to you by ADBA, a record number of guests from the anaerobic digestion and biogas industry came together on the evening of 2 July to celebrate how far the sector has come and recognise […]
Chief Exec awarded honorary fellowship of the Society for the Environment
Caroline Drummond MBE, Chief Executive of LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) was among five new Honorary Fellows to be presented by the Society for the Environment (SocEnv) this week, during a reception at the House of Lords. Caroline received her Fellowship in recognition of the contribution she has made, through her work with LEAF (Linking […]
Dawn Meats named a global sustainability winner by McDonald’s
Dawn Meats has been named a global sustainability award winner in the McDonald’s “2014 Best of Sustainable Supply” global report. Dawn was one of just 9 global category winners to be selected from more than 600 entries worldwide. Dawn Meats, which supplies beef products in 3 major markets to McDonald’s in Europe, was named Global […]
Volkswagen Passat Estate pulls in fourth Tow Car Award
The Tow Car Awards are a joint venture between Practical Caravan, What Car? and The Camping and Caravanning Club. The awards were judged by a team including staff from Practical Caravan magazine,What Car? and the technical department at The Camping and Caravanning Club. Each car goes through a series of towing tests at the MIRA proving ground, including 30-60 mph acceleration, […]
UK tops Europe, Middle East and Africa for parent flock performance
The award for the top Cobb flock for Europe, Middle East and Africa has been won for the fourth year running by the UK – this time going to Scottish farmer Mark Robson of Pressen Hill Farm, Kelso, Roxburghshire. The award is based on results from more than 40 million Cobb500 parent stock placed in […]
Recognition for family owned farm recycling firm as it wins regional award
John Warren ABP has won the Services Award at the prestigious final of the North East Business Awards held at Hardwick Hall near Darlington. The award was sponsored by NPower and a judging panel from the energy provider visited the company to evaluate its credentials and approach to service excellence. As part of the Services […]
SRUC Aberdeen student wins top accolade in 17th annual Farmers Club Pinnacle Awards
SRUC Aberdeen student Ross Learmonth is the first student from a Scottish agricultural college or university to win the prestigious Pinnacle Award for Farm Business Management skills. Now in its 17th successful year the award is organised by the Farmers Club and ADAS with generous sponsorship from the Cave Foundation. In a closely fought contest […]
