27th October 2008 | Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London
2005 Arable Farmer of the Year
Mark Ireland, Ireland’s Farms, North Rauceby, Sleaford, Lincs
What the judges were looking for:
- Crop management
- Business and marketing strategy
- Environmental and social responsibility
- A strategy for the future
Why he’s a winner:
- He has a holistic farming business perspective
- He is constantly addressing efficiency of scale
- He seizes new opportunities
- He is market and public facing
- He has strong environmental responsibilities