Headline sponsor

Agrovista

Agrovista is well known as a leading supplier of agronomy advice, seeds, crop protection products and precision farming services.

Although our roots were established 60 years ago, we recognise that agriculture is changing rapidly. Our aim is to equip growers with the tools they need, using innovative and evidenced-backed solutions for British agriculture.

Our #ForOurGrowers initiative, celebrates the hard work of all involved in British farming and highlights the integral role we all play in helping to put food on the nations’ tables.

In the field and beyond, we are behind our farmers every step of the way, tackling challenges together to achieve the best possible outcomes.

We are therefore delighted to be part of the Farmers Weekly Awards and proud to be sponsor of the Farmer of the Year.

ABP Foods Group

Sponsor of Beef Farmer of the Year

ABP Food Group contributes an estimated €1.3bn each year into the rural economies in which it operates.

We recognise that the farmers who supply meat to us are vital partners in ensuring that the quality of our product is maintained and traceability is ensured.

Our core business – ABP Beef – is supported by its renewable, pet food and protein divisions, which combine to ensure the value of by-products is maximised and the environmental impact of our business and customers is minimised.

Agrii

Sponsor of Arable Farmer of the Year

As a leading provider of agronomy services, technology and strategic advice, Agrii combines excellence and innovation with the latest research and development to ensure our customers can meet today’s farming challenges with knowledge and confidence.

Aviagen

Sponsor of Poultry Farmer of the Year

Aviagen is a world leading poultry breeding company, supplying day-old grandparent and parent stock chicks to customers in more than 100 countries worldwide. We offer speciality-breeding stock, giving customers flexibility in their bird choice.

Welfare is at the heart of everything we do, our balanced genetic selection programme ensures continuous improvements in bird health and sustainability.

As an employer of choice we have over 800 colleagues in a variety of roles across the country, all delivering excellence in their field.

We are an integral part of the UK poultry industry and work closely with our customers to optimise biological performance, recognising and rewarding performance.

KWS

Sponsor of Mixed Farmer of the year

KWS sows the future. Our high-yield seed and extensive knowledge have made us the trusted farmer’s partner for generations. We contribute to nutrition solutions for a steadily growing world population.

We are constantly improving genetic potential through excellent research and breeding programs. We tailor our seed to the needs and requirements of our customers to deliver the very best quality, and we are a strong partner throughout the value chain.

At KWS We develop a wide range of cereals, maize, and sugar beet varieties in conjunction with the KWS group. We use a range of technologies to ensure improved consistency in crop performance to benefit all, merchant, farmer, processor and ultimately end-user customer.

Merlo

Sponsor of Lifetime Achievement

Founded by Natalina and Amilcare Merlo in Cuneo, Italy in 1964, Merlo has operated as a family owned business for nearly 60 years. Over 90% of production is exported all over the world through a commercial network divided into 7 subsidiaries and over 600 dealers. Today Merlo is the market leader in telehandlers with its rotating turret, patented suspension cab and hydrostatic transmission.

Merlo UK, launched by John Iles in 1993, celebrates thirty years of experience supplying top-of-the-range telehandlers to the UK through their well-established and continually expanding dealer network.

Rural Asset Finance

Sponsor of Contractor of the Year

Rural Asset Finance is a direct lender to farmers and rural businesses throughout the UK.

One of only a few non-bank, direct lenders offering both loans secured on land and buildings as well as hire purchase and leasing to purchase or refinance new and used equipment. Our funding solutions are delivered by a specialist team with an in-depth agricultural knowledge, from our head office at Cambridge.

We are backed with over £175 million of committed capital from one of Europe’s leading asset managers to support farmers and rural businesses right across the UK to support growth, de-risk and diversify their farm-based businesses.

Safety Revolution

Sponsor of Farm Manager of the Year

Our overriding objective is to reduce the risk of injury or death where we are actively involved in supporting a client. We seek to do this in a positive, constructive manner with the highest standards of professionalism. Our clients guard their privacy closely and value discretion highly – we guard those principles as our own.

Everything we do is underpinned by our core values: loyalty, honesty and integrity. We live by those values and have them in mind as we make decisions and as we offer our advice.

Shearwell Data

Sponsor of Sheep Farmer of the Year

Shearwell Data Ltd offers the complete solution for livestock farmers – ear tags, RFID readers, apps, software and handling Systems. All designed to work together to help your business.

Being a family-run company, we are committed to supporting British livestock farmers and we are proud to sponsor the Farmers Weekly Sheep Farmer of the Year 2022.

Based on a working Exmoor farm, all Shearwell Data products and systems are field tested. Combining superb customer service with our reputation for high tag retention rates and leading product development and innovation, Shearwell Data is dedicated to “Working to help the livestock farmer.”

Propel

At Propel Finance, we’re proud to offer our market leading proposition to agricultural businesses for access to fast and flexible asset finance for essential equipment and vehicles.

Propel prides itself in supporting British farming; and can tailor the right payment structures to match both cash flow needs and the seasonal considerations of agricultural businesses to meet each farm’s individual requirements.

Propel has also been recognised by the Asset Finance 50 (AF50) 2023 rankings as the fastest-growing UK asset finance lender for the second year running, along with additionally being named a highest climber moving up the AF50 2023 rankings.