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Livestock Farmer of the Year Award
Healthy animals, well managed.
About this category
This award recognises a beef, sheep, pig or poultry farmer whose stockmanship, animal health and business results stand out. Judges look for performance, welfare and how the enterprise fits the land it is on.
Eligibility
- Open to UK farmers whose main enterprise is beef
- Sheep
- Pigs or poultry
Judging criteria
- Stockmanship and welfare
- Performance
- Business results
- Grassland or feed management
- Use of data
Qualitative criteria
Animals that thrive under a skilled eye.
Metrics
- Growth rates
- Fertility
- Mortality
- Medicine use
- Cost of production and prices achieved
Additional criteria
Entries should include a short account of the farm or business, supporting figures such as yields, herd or flock performance, costs or margins where relevant, and, where possible, comments from customers, buyers, advisers or neighbours. Figures can be given as ranges or percentages and nothing in an entry is shared beyond the judging panel. Judges consider the size, type and location of the farm, so a small upland holding competes on equal terms with a large lowland estate.
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