JUDGING is about to take place for the inaugural Cumbria Farmer Awards. The awards will be judged by a panel of respected industry and specialists from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. The finalists will be announced shortly. The search to find the county’s farming unsung heroes is organised by Newsquest Cumbria in partnership with Carlisle-based business advisers and accountants, Armstrong Watson. The judging panel is headed by Andrew Robinson, partner and head of agriculture and farming at Armstrong Watson, which is also sponsoring a further category, the Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the drinks reception. Andrew, a farmer’s son, born and bred on a large hill farm in north Cumbria, said: “Farming is going through significant change, and, as a firm of accountants and business and financial advisers, we know only too well how important the sector is.
JUDGING is about to take place for the inaugural Cumbria Farmer Awards. The awards will be judged by a panel of respected industry and specialists from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. The finalists will be announced shortly. The search to find the county’s farming unsung heroes is organised by Newsquest Cumbria in partnership with Carlisle-based business advisers and accountants, Armstrong Watson. The judging panel is headed by Andrew Robinson, partner and head of agriculture and farming at Armstrong Watson, which is also sponsoring a further category, the Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the drinks reception. Andrew, a farmer’s son, born and bred on a large hill farm in north Cumbria, said: “Farming is going through significant change, and, as a firm of accountants and business and financial advisers, we know only too well how important the sector is.