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Marina Schjoett wins 2023 BGAJ John Deere Training Award with robot article
10th November 2023
The 2023 winner of the BGAJ John Deere Training Award has been announced as Marina Schjoett, with Tom Woolman claiming the runner-up place. Marina is a recent Harper Adams University...
Jane Carley wins 2023 Omnia Precision Agronomy Award
6th November 2023
Farmers Guardian journalist Jane Carley has won the 2023 Omnia Precision Agronomy Award for an article looking at the use of field robots on farms across the UK. Her article, titled Growing...
Jake Freestone wins inaugural Caroline Drummond Award
31st October 2023
Worcestershire farm manager Jake Freestone has won the first Caroline Drummond Award in recognition of his dedication to sharing his passion for farming and improving agricultural sustainability with farmers and...
Top stories recognised in Guild’s 2023 Agricultural Journalism Awards
31st October 2023
The talents of some of the Guild’s top writers were recognised at the BGAJ annual Harvest Lunch in October when winners of the 2023 Agricultural Journalism Awards were announced. The...
Talented photographers snap top BGAJ photography awards
27th October 2023
The work of talented photographers from across the Guild has been recognised in the 2023 BGAJ Photography Awards. In the livestock category, Farmers Guardian’s Marcello Garbagnoli scooped the top...
BGAJ Harvest Service and Lunch; what’s that all about then?
11th September 2023
If you’re a member of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists, it will not have passed you by that there’s an annual event that everyone seems to talk about. The...
Jane Craigie wins IFAJ Star Prize
25th August 2023
Jane Craigie (UK) and Merveille Kakule Saliboko (DRC) receive International Federation of Agricultural Journalists’ Star Prizes for Digital Media The International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) awarded two first-place recognitions...
Members invited to enter PR Writer of the Year Award
16th August 2023
The 2023 PR Writer of the Year Award is open for entries PR Writer of the Year, now in its third year, is open to all PR professionals who work...
2023 Hutchinsons Omnia Precision Agronomy Award
16th August 2023
The British Guild of Agricultural Journalists’ 2023 Omnia Precision Agronomy Award, sponsored by Hutchinsons is open for entries. Award entries are open to any Guild member who has had...
Photography Awards 2023
16th August 2023
The Guild’s Photography Awards are now open for entries from members who are either full-time professional photographers or who take photographs as part of their work. Images can also be...
2023 BGAJ Agricultural Journalism Awards
16th August 2023
This year’s Agricultural Journalism Awards – which recognise the best in British written and broadcast agricultural journalism – are now open for entries. Sponsored this year by the Guild, the...
2023 Netherthorpe Communicator of the Year Award
16th August 2023
Nominations are open for the 2023 Netherthorpe Communicator of the Year Award – the Guild’s most prestigious accolade which recognises members who have made an outstanding and sustained contribution to agricultural...
Applications open for LEAF Public Engagement Award 2023
21st July 2023
Entries are now open for the Guild of Agricultural Journalists’ Public Engagement Award and members are encouraged to apply before the deadline on 1 September. The award, now in its...
BGAJ John Deere course kickstarts media careers for 12 trainee journalists
18th July 2023
A dozen aspiring journalists have completed the 2023 BGAJ John Deere Training Course, marking an important first step in their media careers. The three-day event was led by journalism lecturer...
The Caroline Drummond Award open for applications
24th February 2023
The Caroline Drummond Award – Celebrating and Communicating Farming Excellence. Supported by The British Guild of Agricultural Journalists, The Institute of Agricultural Management and Linking Environment And Farming The search is...
Applications open for 2023 BGAJ John Deere Training Award
9th January 2023
The next generation of agricultural communicators are being offered an eye-opening introduction to the world of journalism and public relations thanks to the 2023 British Guild of Agricultural Journalists’ John Deere Training...
Guild photographers scoop awards in annual BGAJ competition
2nd December 2022
Work by some of the Guild’s talented agricultural photographer members has been recognised in the BGAJ 2022 Photography Awards, sponsored by Reverberate PR. Freelancer Wayne Hutchison won the livestock category...
2022 LEAF Public Engagement Award winner announced
1st November 2022
Farmers Guardian’s Emily Ashworth has scooped the top prize in the 2022 LEAF Public Engagement Award. The award celebrates celebrates the work of journalists, broadcasters and podcasters who shine a...
Charlotte Cunningham wins 2022 Omnia Precision Agronomy Award
1st November 2022
Freelance journalist Charlotte Cunningham has won the 2022 Omni Precision Agronomy Award, sponsored by Hutchinson’s. Charlotte won the award for an article published by CPM magazine, looking at the latest...
Winner announced for 2022 Stuart Seaton Award
1st November 2022
Farm North-East editor Eddie Gillanders has been awarded the 2022 Stuart Seaton award. Established in memory of Stuart Seaton, the founding editor of Farmers Guardian, and recognises regional coverage of...
Adrian Bell wins Guild’s 2022 PR Award
1st November 2022
PR specialist Adrian Bell has been awarded the BGAJ 2022 PR Writer of the Year award. Adrian scooped the top prize, sponsored by Oxtale founder Amy Jackson, for a feature...
Winners announced for 2022 Agricultural Journalism Awards
27th October 2022
The Guild’s 2022 Agricultural Journalism Awards were announced at the Guild’s annual Harvest Lunch in October. The arable category was won by Crop Production Magazine editor Lucy de la Pasture for...
Nominations open for the 2022 Netherthorpe Communicator of the Year Award
26th September 2022
Nominations are open for the 2022 Netherthorpe Communicator of the Year Award – the Guild’s most prestigious accolade which recognises members who have made an outstanding and sustained contribution to agricultural...
Agricultural Journalism Awards open for entries
31st August 2022
This year’s Agricultural Journalism Awards – which recognise the best in British written and broadcast agricultural journalism – are now open for entries. Sponsored this year by the Guild, the...
