TWO families who joined forces a generation ago and now run a hugely successful farm shop enterprise have been named the overall winners at the 2021 Northern Farmer Awards. The ceremony, held virtually on Thursday night and hosted by television personality Wendy Gibson, saw winners announced in nine categories before Simon Haigh and family, and Andrew Whitwam and family, of Bolster Moor Farm Shop, Huddersfield were revealed as the Northern Farmers of the Year. The business has a history of supporting the community, with sponsorships of sports teams, and the purchase of a chapel for use by local groups, and introduced isolation boxes stocked with fresh meat and produce to help vulnerable residents during the Covid lockdowns.
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It’s been a record-breaking year for
Farmers Weekly‘s ever-popular photography competition and the team has thoroughly enjoyed judging all of the 8,500 submissions.
It took us a while, but we eventually managed to whittle your snaps down to a winner, runner-up and highly commended entry for each of the eight competition categories.
Our overall winner will be revealed in the next issue of
Farmers Weekly (1 January 2021), so stay tuned to find out who has earned themselves the top prize.
We’re pleased to also award cash prizes of £150 to overall second place and £100 to the third-placed entry considered for the “Winner of Winners” award.