The Addington Fund is delighted to be the nominated charity for the 2022 Cumbria Farm Business Awards which will be held on Wednesday 7th September at the Castle Green Hotel, Kendal.

The awards are sponsored by the Rural Law Practice of Thomson Hayton Winkley, in partnership with the Westmorland County Agricultural Society and are organised by FarmSmart Events.

The evening will celebrate the best in farming across Cumbria in eight categories:

• Best Commercial Farmer – kindly sponsored by Carter Jonas and AMC

• Best Woman in Agriculture – kindly sponsored by H & H Land & Estates

• Farm Diversification Award – kindly sponsored by Westmorland Group

• Best Livestock Farmer – kindly sponsored by Enterprise Answers

• Best Dairy Farmer – kindly sponsored by Dodd & Co

• Best Young Farmer – kindly sponsored by NWA Professional & Property

• Eden’s Most Sustainable Agricultural Business – kindly sponsored by Eden District Council

• Farming Champion – kindly sponsored by NFU

• Cumbria’s Farmer of the Year – kindly sponsored by Storth Machinery

CEO, Bill Young will welcome guests to the dinner and we are looking forward to joining what promises to be a fantastic evening of fundraising and networking.