Grassland Farmer Of The Year
Grassland Farmer Of The Year
Awards Evening
BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year 2019 finalists, with BGS President Richard Simpson.
Grassland Farmer of the Year Awards Evening
The announcement of the winner of the BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year competition is made at the Awards Evening in October/November. The event is hosted by the local grassland society of the previous winner.
The evening consists of a dinner, followed by the presentations. Anyone is welcome to attend and tickets can be purchased through BGS.
Finalists and Judges, BGS Grassland Farmer of the Year 2019
Grassland Farmer of the Year Sponsors
Germinal
Germinal are specialists in grass and forage seed, working at ground level to share knowledge and expertise with customers, distributors and partners across agriculture and amenity. Germinal is a privately owned firm that works closely with IBERS at Aberystwyth University, funding near-market work for forage grass, red and white clovers. Germinal also conducts extensive trials via its research facility. The majority of Germinal’s grass seed is produced in the UK via a network of contract growers. However, it also works with international seed breeders to offer a broad range of species (such as chicory, kale and maize) and varieties.
Twitter: @wearegerminal @GerminalUKAgri
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Twitter: @wearegerminal @GerminalUKAgri
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YARA
Yara grows knowledge to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet, to fulfil our vision of a collaborative society, a world without hunger and a planet respected. To meet these commitments, we have taken the lead in developing digital farming tools for precision farming and work closely with partners throughout the whole food value chain to develop more climate-friendly crop nutrition solutions. In addition, we are committed to working towards sustainable mineral fertiliser production. Founded in 1905 to solve the emerging famine in Europe, Yara has a worldwide presence of about 17,000 employees and operations in over 60 countries.
Twitter: @Yara_UK
Find more information about grassland nutrition on the Yara website
Twitter: @Yara_UK
Find more information about grassland nutrition on the Yara website
Nufarm
Nufarm is the UK’s leading manufacturer of grassland herbicides, insecticides and growth enhancers. Grassland is a core part of Nufarm’s business and we are proud to have weed control solutions for every grassland situation, including clover swards, reseeds, silage and grazing systems. Our herbicides are manufactured in the UK at our “state of the art” global production plant at Wyke in West Yorkshire and supported by a dedicated grassland technical team. The Nufarm range offers best return on investment to maximise profit from grass.
Twitter @NufarmUK
Visit the Nufarm website
Twitter @NufarmUK
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