Image via Jill Montgomery – Peer-to-peer learning at Bronagh O’Kane’s farm

NIEL and our Sustainable Agriculture Working Group congratulates all 7 finalists from Northern Ireland who have been selected from thousands of nominations, ahead of this week’s awards ceremony!

Each year the BBC Food & Farming Awards recognises individuals, farms and organisations from across the UK that make life better through food and leadership on sustainable and forward-thinking agricultural practices. This year, the Awards will be hosted for the first time in Belfast and take place on Wednesday 21st October. The Awards will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4’s The Food Programme on 23^rd October.

THE FARMING FOR THE FUTURE AWARD WITH THE ARCHERS AND BBC FARMING TODAY

Bronagh O’Kane (Drumard Farm, Cookstown, County Tyrone)

Read more:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00331q6

BEST FOOD PRODUCER AWARD

Broighter Gold Rapeseed Oil (County Derry~Londonderry)

Read more:

https://broightergold.co.uk/blogs/news/bbc-radio-4-visits-broighter-gold-to-talk-pulses-protein-and-the-future-of-farming

THE BBC RADIO ULSTER FOOD HERO AWARD

Jenna Morris (County Down)

The Alexander Family, Ballyboley Dexters (County Down)

Read more:

https://www.nffn.org.uk/voices-from-the-fields/more-than-growing-dexters

Sean McDermott and Rory Blight (Keen 2b Green and Source Grow)

Read more:

https://source-grow.co.uk

https://www.emmaspreadborough.com/colaboration

BEST DRINKS PRODUCER AWARD

Mourne Mountains Brewery (County Down)

Shortcross Rademon Estate Distillery (County Down)

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