Green Energy Farmer of the Year
Sponsored by British Sugar
- John is chairman of Bedfordia which farms 2226ha (5500 acres) of mainly arable land and rears 23,000 pigs a year. The company has a large anaerobic digestion (biogas) plant that uses slurry from the pigs and food waste
- Richard runs a 81ha (200-acre) mixed livestock farm, with all farm heating and hot water supplied by biomass boiler and all electricity from a wind turbine. The farm supplies wood fuel to local residents with wood-chip boilers and operates a food waste composter
Russell Armstrong, Cambridgeshire
- Russell runs the Co-op's 1480ha (3657 acre) Coldham Estate, growing arable crops and vegetables. The farm has a comprehensive energy-saving plan and hosts eight 2MW wind turbines, with planning permission for seven more