The Rural Law Practice are proud to be the main sponsor for the Cumbria Farm Business Awards, organised and delivered by FarmSmart Events.
Each category focuses on success, looking at the commitment and passion that individuals have in their role within agriculture. Each individual and business represented demonstrate how rural businesses help Cumbria to thrive.
- Best Commercial Farmer – Maintaining and/or creating a sustainable and diverse agricultural business.
- Best Woman in Agriculture – Innovative, creative and successful female within any aspect of the agricultural industry.
- Best Farm Diversification – Successful variation to an existing farm business.
- Best Livestock Farmer – Successful and passionate with outstanding animal welfare.
- Best Dairy Farmer – Successful and profitable milk producer with an outstanding contribution to the Dairy Industry.
- Best Young Farmer – Enthusiastic, driven and dedicated to their role within agriculture.
- Eden’s Most Sustainable Agricultural Business – Creating a positive, environmental and economic impact.
- Farming Champion – Outstanding contribution to agriculture.
- Cumbria’s Farmer of the Year – Outstanding category winner of the evening.
The winners will be announced at a glittering black-tie dinner at the Castle Green Hotel, Kendal on Wednesday 7th September with monies raised from the auction and raffle going to help the rural housing charity, The Addington Fund.
The event will be a celebration of the county’s most outstanding individuals and businesses in agriculture and an opportunity to meet with friends and make new contacts and we are very much looking forward to the evening and finding out who wins.