2026 Finalists

Agricultural Innovator of the Year sponsored by Nufarm

Heather Challis, Studfold

Philip Parkin of Parkin Butchers, Howden

Rebecca Wilson of Hunday Field Farm, Grafton

Richard Barker of North Lingy Moor Farm, Moulton, Richmond

SealStop

TwoCan Mentor

Educational Initiative of the Year

Craven Cattle Marts - Apprenticeship Initiative

Farmyard Friends Day Nursery Ltd

Ian's Mobile Farm @ Nanny Goat Farm, Aberford

Schools Vegetable Box competition, Yorkshire Agricultural Society

The Hildreths of Grasslands Farm, Rufforth

Farm Shop of the Year Award

Brunswick Shop

Sledmere House

The Egg Shed Farm Shop

The Hildreths of Curlew Fields Farm Cafe & Shop, Hessay

The Ribys of Stonehills Farm Pantry

Trotters : Paul Bradley & Jonathan Cooper of Gladvic Farm, Sherburn

Environmental Initiative of the Year

Alan & Colin Price of Long Bank Farm, Keasden, Clapham

Liam McPartland of Hornington Manor, Bolton Percy (Harrison Spinks)

Mike Powley of Oak House Farm, Green Hammerton

Swaledale & Wensleydale Environmental Farmers (SWEF)

The Telfit Farm Project : Oliver & Lucy Leatham of Telfit Farm, Marske

The Wolds Project with Lawrence & Jennie Tatlock

Rural Accommodation of the Year

Dumble Farm

Swinton Bivouac, Swinton Estate

The Fell Hotel, Burnsall

The Metcalfes of Usha Gap Farm & Campsite

West End Farm Holidays

Rural Business of the Year Award

British Wool

Craven Country Ride @ Pot Haw Farm, Coniston Cold

Horncastle Farm and the Tatie Shed

Milk from the Hills at Kidfield Farm, Hoylandswaine

Studfold 'The Nidderdale Experience'

Stump Cross Caverns

The Padel Farm

The Platts of Sandhall Farm, Skelton, Goole : Lister's Crisps

Rural or Farming Event of the Year

Blooming Sheep at High Snape Farm, Kirkby Overblow

FarmTrax Music Festival @ Farmer Copley's, Ravensknowle Farm, Pontefract

Hearty Fest @ Yorkshire Heart Vineyard, Nun Monkton

The Barn That Rocks @ Grazing Nook Farm, Patrick Brompton

Yorkshire Farming Conference by Yorkshire Agricultural Society

Arable Farm of the Year

James & Sarah Broadwith of Red House, Kirklington

James Kilby of Espersykes Farm, Old Malton

John Aynsley of Skelton Estate (Low House Farm, Stanghow)

The Platts of Sandhall Farm, Skelton, Goole

Cattle Farm of the Year

James & Sarah Broadwith of Red House, Kirklington

John Aynsley of Skelton Estate (Low House Farm, Stanghow)

Mike Powley of Oak House Farm, Green Hammerton

Rebecca Mountain & Lewis Yates of Far Cringles Farm, Silsden & New York Farms

Robert Raper of Low Hill Farm, Thorne

Dairy Farm of the Year

Ian Hutchinson of Cockbush Farm, Ingleby Arncliffe

The Emmotts of Gunthwaite Hall Farm, Gunthwaite

The Housemans of Prospect Farm, Lindley

Tom & Ruth Clapham of Bolton Hall Farm, Wensley

Mixed Farm of the Year

Glenn Brown of Hilltop Farm, North Grimston

Richard Barker of North Lingy Moor Farm, Moulton, Richmond

The Carlisles of Coxons Farm, Cracoe

The Emmotts of Gunthwaite Hall Farm, Gunthwaite

The Falshaws of Shaws Farm, Swinton

Pig Farm of the Year

Acaster Pedigree Pigs 

Daniel Thackray of Prospect House Farm, Fewston

Isabel Soar of Bank House Farm, Pudsey

Jim Farrington of Beechwood Farm, Shipton by Beningbrough

Trotters : Paul Bradley & Jonathan Cooper of Gladvic Farm, Sherburn

Rare Breeds Farm of the Year

Acaster Pedigree Pigs

Jim Farrington of Beechwood Farm, Shipton by Beningbrough

Liam McPartland of Hornington Manor, Bolton Percy (Harrison Spinks)

The McCandless Family at Green Tree Farm, Harton

The Ryders of Scaife Hall Farm, Blubberhouses

The Shipley Family of Glebe Farm, Brandesburton

Sheep Farm of the Year

Breaks Fold Farm

Richard Bamforth of Manor House Farm, Denby Dale

The Douthwaites of High Snape Farm, Kirkby Overblow

The Metcalfes of Usha Gap Farm

The Smith Family of Windleden Farm, Dunford Bridge

Rural Rising Star of the Year Award

Alicia Martin, Frontier Agriculture

Heather Challis, Studfold & Halfway House Farm

Henry Wainwright at The Flower Belt, Sproxton Hall Farm

James Bailey of Abbott's Close Farm, Sutton, Thirsk

Lizzy Elgie, Stephensons Rural

Mason Dibb of North Yorkshire Reindeers, Masham

Ollie Seage, Swinton Estate

Rebecca Mountain & Lewis Yates of Far Cringles Farm, Silsden & New York Farms

Robert Raper of Low Hill Farm, Thorne

Rosie Garth of Peaks View, Bentham

Sarah Roberts of Silverhill Farm, Aberford

Stephen Frankland of Willen Tree Farm, Tatham, Bentham