Page 2 - Yorkshire Post Rural Awards 2017: The Winners

YORKSHIRE POST SATURDAY OCTOBER 14 2017
2/ RURAL AWARDS SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
Congratulations to our award winners
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Farmer of the Year
J&SRTHOMPSON
WINNER
REWARD: Stephen Thompson, Lauren Whitham, and Jeane e Dawson, of Bishop Burton College.
The Thompson family of Norton, Sheffield, have a fantastic reputation for producing pork from the Duroc breed.
This award was for a farming family that goes beyond the call of their working life to educate people about food production, and the Thompsons do just that.
Stephen Thompson has acted as a media spokesman for both the NFU and the National Pig Association, while Karen Thompson has
given talks to a local pig discussion group on moving to three-week batch farrowing and the great improvements this has brought. She has even spread the word on food production as a singer with Stand By Your Ham.
The family takes part in Sheffield Food Festival and represents ADHB Pigs at a ‘skills for chefs’ school. They also host over 30 veterinary students a year to help towards their studies.
Ben Barne
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What an absolute pleasure it was to celebrate such remarkable people from our countryside communities at The Yorkshire Post’s inaugural Rural Awards, sponsored by Bishop Burton College this week.
Guests and nominees in black tie dress filled the Pavilions of Harrogate for the awards ceremony which was hosted with distinction by BBC journalist Harry Gration.
A er a delicious three- course meal it was down to business and time to reveal the winners in each of our awards categories.
Rural Yorkshire has so much to celebrate,
from its hard-
working farmers
and community volunteers
who dedicate
countless hours to help others, to the innovative businesses and first class professionals who make such a big contribution to the region’s economy.
This supplement is dedicated to telling the stories of our richly- deserved award winners, but a hearty congratulations must go to all those who were shortlisted in the different categories – each one impressed our judges with their entries, making the task of picking the winners so tricky.
The Yorkshire Post will continue to champion the cause of our
rural communities, celebrate their achievements and ask questions to deliver the best
coverage of rural affairs in Yorkshire to our readers.
A huge thank you to everyone who entered the 2017 awards, who joined us on the night
and who contributed to the evening, including Halifax-based singer Julie
Diamond.
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