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2026 BGAJ Agricultural Journalism Awards open for entry
28th July 2026
This year’s BGAJ Agricultural Journalism Awards – which recognise the best in British written and broadcast agricultural journalism – are now open for entries. Sponsored again by ABP, the awards will...
BGAJ Photography Awards open for entries
28th July 2026
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...
New wider focus for the BGAJ Podcaster of the Year Award as entries for 2026 open
28th July 2026
Entries are now open for the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists’ ‘Podcaster of the Year Award’ which celebrates agricultural podcasts and the people behind the microphone. The award was launched in 2024...
2026 Omnia Digital Farming Award opens for entries
28th July 2026
The British Guild of Agricultural Journalists’ 2026 Omnia Digital Farming Award, sponsored by Hutchinsons, is open for entries. The award is open to any Guild member who had a feature...
2026 Netherthorpe Communicator of the Year Award
28th July 2026
Nominations are open for the 2026 Netherthorpe Communicator of the Year Award – the Guild’s most prestigious accolade which recognises members who have made an outstanding and sustained contribution to...
Award for excellence in PR communications opens for entries
28th July 2026
Public relations communications differ from journalism in terms of purpose. They must be newsworthy or of value in their own right, and in the agricultural world they must also be...
Caroline Drummond Award opens for 2026
17th July 2026
The search is on for the 2026 winner of the Caroline Drummond Award - Celebrating and Communicating Farming Excellence.
Matt Tilt picks up Guild’s IAgrE Award
12th June 2026
Matt Tilt was presented with the 2026 IAgrE Award at this year's Cereals show, during the Guild's annual Bangers and Beer social.
Downton Abbey reward for winners of Perkins Power & Technology on the farm award winners
28th April 2026
Winners of the 2026 Perkins Power & Technology on the Farm Awards enjoyed an unforgettable trip to Highclere Castle – the famous location for the TV show Downton Abbey – arriving in style aboard a vintage British Pullman train. Three winners, a runner up and third place entrant were named in the Audrey carriage, recognisable by her Art Deco strip lights and beautiful landscape scenery panels, at the front of the British Pullman.
Awards winners enjoy ABP hospitality
16th April 2026
A tour of ABP UK’s demonstration farm on the Shropshire / Staffordshire border, including a butchery master class from one of the firm’s Master Butchers, and a beautifully cooked Beef Wellington lunch were the rewards for winning last year’s British Guild of Agricultural Journalist’s Agricultural Journalism Awards for three Guild journalists.
Agricultural Engineering award opens for entries
9th April 2026
Great stories about agricultural engineering are back in the spotlight with the opening of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists’ 2026 Institution of Agricultural Engineers Award for entries. The IAgrE Award...
Entries open for 2026 Perkins Power & Technology on the Farm Awards
29th January 2026
A prize pot totalling £4750 thanks to the generous sponsorship of power systems manufacturer Perkins is available to the winners, a runner up and third prize winner of the...
Applications open for acclaimed agricultural journalism training course
9th January 2026
Applications for the 2026 British Guild of Agricultural Journalists John Deere Training Course have opened, marking the start of the latest search for the next generation of talented reporters and...
David Rose’s long-term commitment to improving environmental and human health proves a winner
13th October 2025
A farmer who invites thousands of visitors onto his farm every year to learn more about how food is produced and how the environment can be enhanced is the 2025...
Philip Clarke wins Netherthorpe Communicator of the Year
13th October 2025
Farmers Weekly News and Opinion Editor Philip Clarke has been named the 2025 Netherthorpe Communicator of the Year – the Guild’s most prestigious honour recognising an outstanding and sustained contribution...
Toby Whatley wins the 2025 Omnia Digital Farming Award
10th October 2025
Farmers Guardian head of machinery Toby Whatley has won the 2025 Omnia Digital Farming Award. Presented at the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists Harvest Lunch, the award recognises articles on...
Gary Hartley wins 2025 Mike Evans Award for PR Communications
10th October 2025
Consus Communications’ agri-science writer Gary Hartley has been named winner of the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists’ Mike Evans Award for PR Communications 2025 for his outstanding work on behalf...
Farmers Weekly Podcast wins BGAJ Podcast of the Year Award
10th October 2025
The Farmers Weekly Podcast has won the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists Podcast of the Year award for 2025. Sponsored by specialist rural podcast production agency RuralPod Media, the award...
Agri-Hub journalists and freelancer Andrew Watts scoop the three BGAJ Agricultural Journalism Awards
10th October 2025
Agri-Hub journalists Danusia Osiowy and Olivia Cooper, along with freelancer Andrew Watts, have been chosen as the winners of the 2025 BGAJ Agriculture Journalism Awards, sponsored by ABP. In total,...
BGAJ awards celebrate the best of agricultural photography
10th October 2025
Winners of the 2025 BGAJ Awards have been announced at the Guild’s annual Harvest lunch in London. The entries were judged by Mark Spikings of Breeze and Freeze, and Caroline...
Farmers Guardian journalist wins Guild’s coveted John Deere award
12th September 2025
Tom Ryder, Farmers Guardian interim deputy digital editor, has won the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists’ John Deere Training Award, with his article titled: Profitable upland farming: How Shropshire farmers...
Entries open for BGAJ Agricultural Journalism Awards
4th August 2025
This year’s BGAJ Agricultural Journalism Awards – which recognise the best in British written and broadcast agricultural journalism – are now open for entries. Sponsored this year by ABP, the...
2025 Caroline Drummond Award opens
4th August 2025
The search is on for the next recipient of The Caroline Drummond Award – Celebrating and Communicating Farming Excellence. Set up in memory of former LEAF Chief Executive, Caroline Drummond...
Award for excellence in PR communications opens for entries
4th August 2025
Public relations communications differ from journalism in terms of purpose. They must be newsworthy or of value in their own right, and in the agricultural world they must also be...
