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8th October 2009 | Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London

2009 Farmers Weekly Awards shortlist announced!

Here are the contenders for the Awards for 2009. Find out more about them on FWi.co.uk. Table bookings have now commenced for the 2009 Farmers Weekly Awards, make sure you get your booking in as soon as possible to get the best seats!

Arable Adviser of the Year
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  • Steve Cook, Hampshire
  • Chris Martin, North Yorkshire
  • Peter Riley, Norfolk

Dairy Farmer of the Year
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  • Anthony Gotthard, Somerset
  • Robert and Jane Targett, Somerset
  • Scott Bagwell, Dorset

Arable farmer of the year
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  • Ben Atkinson, Lincolnshire
  • Andrew Gloag, North Yorkshire
  • Nick Rowsell, Hampshire

Diversification Farmer of the Year
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  • Anthony Curwen, Kent
  • Caroline and William Alexander, Kent
  • Tom Mellor, Yorkshire

Beef Farmer of the Year
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  • David Baillie, Lanarkshire
  • David Lawton, Cumbria
  • Alistair Bull, Norfolk

Farm Manager of the Year
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  • Nick Padwick, Leicestershire
  • Matthew Bowe, Cambridgeshire
  • Simon Beddows, Berkshire

Pig Farmer of the Year
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  • Richard Hooper, Shropshire
  • Rob Mutimer, Norfolk
  • Martin Barker, Staffordshire

Sheep Farmer of the Year
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  • Andrew Elliot, Borders
  • Hefin Llywd, Devon
  • Chris and Caroline Hodgkins, West Sussex

Young Farmer of the Year
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  • James Price, Oxfordshire
  • Edward Clark, Buckinghamshire
  • Tom Rawson, Yorkshire

Countryside Farmer of the Year
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  • Guy Smith, Essex
  • Nicholas Watts, Lincolnshire
  • Richard Bramley, Yorkshire

Livestock Adviser of the Year
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  • Dick Sibley, Devon
  • Robert Mintern, Somerset
  • David Hendy, Essex

Local Food Farmer of the Year
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  • Ian Jalland, Leicestershire
  • Steve & Heather Tucker, Somerset
  • Roland Watkins, Carmarthenshire

Poultry Farmer of the Year
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  • David Speller, Derbyshire
  • Elwyn Griffiths, Shropshire
  • Dan Wood, Devon

Green Energy Farmer of the Year
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  • John Ibbett, Bedfordshire
  • Richard Gedge, Devon
  • Russell Armstrong, Cambridgeshire

Contractor of the Year
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  • Charlie Baker, Oxfordshire
  • Peter & Richard Burbage, Northamptonshire
  • Andrew & Michael Stapleton, Yorkshire
 

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The 2009 Awards calls for entries

The 2008 Awards winners

The 2008 Awards finalists