Finalists announced for the Cornwall Farm Business Awards 2024

Sixteen of Cornwall’s most impressive farmers, growers and agriculturalists have been announced as finalists in the Addington Fund Cornwall Farm Business Awards 2024.

Celebrating farming across the county through six categories, the Awards take place again at Eden Project with the overall winner of the evening being crowned ‘Cornwall’s Farmer of the Year’.

The winners will be announced at the black-tie dinner on 10th October, at Eden Project, where guests will enjoy a delicious three course meal overlooking the iconic biomes.

Rising Star Finalists:

·        Maddy Knowles, Trink Dairy

·        Ben Thomas, Treveddoe Farm

Sponsored by Cornish Mutual

 Best Commercial Farmer Finalists:

·        Kevin & Katie Hoare, Trenance Dairy

·        Peter and Jenny Olds, Cornhill Farm

·        Martin Wallis, S H Wallis & Son

Sponsored by Carter Jonas and AMC

Best Dairy Farmer Finalists:

·        Jonathan Hosken, Gadles Farm

·        The Morrow Partners, Treveale Farm

·        Christopher Murley, Higher Bojewan Farm

Sponsored by PKF Francis Clark

Best Woman in Agriculture Finalists:

·        Polly Dugmore, Bodrugan Barton

·        Wendy Nicholas, Trevedra Farm

·        Rebecca Tonks, St Ewe Free Range Eggs

Sponsored by Azets Accountants

 Best Farm Processor Finalists:

·        Kian and Tristan Hocking, Whistle Hill Beef and Dairy

·        The Hutchings Family (Andrew and Layla and their children), Gold Cow Dairy

Sponsored by Savills

 Farming Champion Finalists:

·        Polly Dugmore, Bodrugan Barton

·        Colin Dymond, West Penquite Farm

·        Maria Warne-Elston, Tresungers Farm

Sponsored by NFU

The Awards raise funds for Addington Fund, a national farming charity supporting farmers and those in rural communities through retirement housing, affordable rural housing, disaster relief and farmworker grants.

For more information and to get your hands on the last available tickets, visit the Cornwall Farm Business Awards website: https://www.farmbusinessawards.org.uk/cornwall-farm-awards

Addington Fund would like to give a special thanks to all those involved in sponsoring and supporting this event.