The judges of the National Egg & Poultry Awards have examined all the entries and come up with the finalists in each category.
It was a tough job, with lots of excellent applicants. The judges all agreed there was a very high standard of entrant – and each winner will have made a significant achievement.
Egg Packer of the Year
Chippindale Foods
St. Ewe Free Range Eggs
Stonegate Farmers
Egg Producer of the Year
Arbuckle Poultry
Chirpy Egg Company
The Good Egg Fellas
Grower of the Year
Steve Tinkler, AJ Forster
Ernest Wheatley, Moy Park
Lee Baxter, Penrhos Poultry
Hatchery of the Year
Affcot Hatchery
Anyalla Chicks
Joice and Hill
Breeding unit of the Year
Donald Pig & Poultry
PD Hook
Pencwarre Poultry
Innovation of the Year
Avara Foods
Chippindale Foods
Stonegate Farmers
Unit Manager of the Year
Chris Forster, AJ Forster
Sean Harrison, Littlehales Poultry Farm
Tom Kendal, Forest Poultry
Young Farmer of the Year
Hannah Knowles, Docker Duck Egg Co
Matthew Donald, Donald Pig & Poultry
Tom Wood, Greenacres Poultry Farm
Young Processor of the Year
Adam Stainton, Noble Foods
Chalene Sedgewick, Heck
Young Farm Vet of the Year
Aikaterini Theakou, Crow-shall Veterinary Services
Charlotte Norman, St David’s Poultry Team
Wlliam Hersey, Howells Veterinary Services
Poultry Business of the Year
Chippindale Foods
Oakland Farm Eggs
St Ewe Free Range Eggs
Processor of the Year
Avara Foods
Chippindale Foods
Moy Park
Special Achievement Award
John Griffiths, Griffiths Family Farms
Maire Burnett, British Poultry Council
Richard Jackson, St David’s Poultry Team