Will you be Addington Fund’s Cornwall Farmer of the Year 2023?

Cornwall’s Farmers of the Year 2022, Fran Hosking and Jacob Lakeman collecting award on behalf of James and Jeremy Hosking, Fentongollan Farm.

The nomination process for the Addington Fund Cornwall Farm Business Awards is now OPEN!

If you think you have what it takes or you know someone who could be Cornwall’s Farmer of the Year 2023, then what are you waiting for? Nominate yourself or someone you know into as many of the farming categories as you like, and see if you are shortlisted into the final stages of the awards.

The awards have been running for 14 years, discovering and celebrating many amazing Cornish agriculturalists along the way but without our loyal supporters and sponsors, celebrating our incredible Cornish farmers would not be possible.

Peter Beaumont, Managing Director of Cornish Mutual, this year’s Principal and Category Sponsor, says: “The Cornwall Farm Business Awards are always a great celebration of the county’s farming successes and a highlight of the agricultural year.

“I never cease to be amazed by the achievements of farmers in Cornwall, particularly in these testing times. The introduction of our Best Sustainable Farming Initiative category last year expanded the awards to highlight some impressive examples of how farmers are building business resilience in the face of climate change.

“As Principal sponsor, we remain committed to both the farming community and the vital work done by the Addington Fund to make a positive difference in so many lives.”

Bill Young, CEO of the Addington Fund says: “Agriculturally Cornwall is, in my opinion, the most diverse region in the UK and it is hard to find crops or livestock enterprises that are not covered in this fantastic farming county.

“By coincidence, it is the Addington Fund’s largest county, not only in terms of houses provided and grants given but also in terms of funds raised and consequently our staff spend a great deal of time in Cornwall. So, when it came to setting up regional farming awards, Cornwall was the obvious starting point and 14 years later they are still going strong. The competition in all areas is stronger than ever and the standard of entries are higher than they have ever been across all categories with some outstanding potential winners.

“We look forward to seeing the amazing unsung farmers out there to potentially become Cornwall’s Farmer of the Year 2023. So if you’re reading this and you think you can make it, you could quite simply be that person! All you need to do in enter into the awards and go from there”.

The Addington Fund is indebted to the sponsors and the category entrants who continue to make this event possible. It’s great to have all our previous sponsors returning again this year, supporting the farming community and to mark Cornwall’s stand out contributors in 2023.

Here are the main category sponsors for this year:

• Carter Jonas & AMC sponsoring Best Commercial Farmer

• Azets Accountants sponsoring Best Woman in Agriculture

• PKF Francis Clark sponsoring Best Mixed Farmer

• Savills sponsoring Best Farm Processor

• Saputo Dairy UK sponsoring Best Dairy Farmer

• NatWest sponsoring Best Young Farmer

• Cornish Mutual sponsoring Best Sustainable Farming Initiative

• NFU sponsoring Farming Champion

• Stephens Scown Solicitors sponsoring Cornwall’s Farmer of the Year 2023

The winners of each category will be announced at the dazzling awards evening on Thursday 28th September at The Eden Project. The evening will celebrate the best of Cornish agriculture and the farming community.

Nominations close Thursday 6th July 2023.

You don’t need to enter the awards to join us on the night, simply click the button below to buy your tickets.

Thank you for supporting the Addington Fund and good luck to all who enter.