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Entries open for 2024 Perkins Power on the Farm Awards
16th April 2024
Guild members are now invited to enter the 2024 Perkins Power on the Farm Awards – with a boosted total prize fund of £4,100 shared between the two winners and...
Guild’s IAgrE Award launches for 2024 entries
28th March 2024
An award which recognises journalism showcasing the role of engineering in farming, food and energy production has opened for entries. Now in its 12th year, the Guild’s IAgrE Award is generously...
New podcast award to launch in 2024
28th March 2024
A new award which celebrates podcasts and the people behind the microphone has been launched by the British Guild of Agricultural Journalists. Kindly sponsored by specialist rural podcast production agency...
IFAJ Star Prize 2024
12th February 2024
Reflecting the many ways agricultural journalists and communicators reach their audiences around the globe, IFAJ’s contests celebrate excellence in print, photography, audio, video and online media. In 2024, IFAJ are...
IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders program nominations are open
18th January 2024
Nominations for the 2024 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders program are now open – the deadline has been extended to 25th February 2024 All BGAJ members are automatically also members of the...
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...
Jane Craigie crowned 2023 Netherthorpe Communicator of the Year
3rd November 2023
Agricultural PR and communications expert Jane Craigie has been awarded the BGAJ’s 2023 Netherthorpe Communicator of the Year award. Presenting the award at the Guild’s Harvest Lunch in London (13...
Rebecca Dawes named top PR Writer in Guild awards
1st November 2023
PR expert Rebecca Dawes has been crowned PR Writer of the Year in the Guild’s 2023 Awards. Rebecca, of Jane Craigie Marketing, was awarded the prize at the Guild’s Harvest...
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...
Perkins Power Awards 2023
7th July 2023
Farmers Guardian head of machinery and technology Toby Whatley has won the prestigious Guild of Agricultural Journalists’ Perkins Power on the Farm Award. Power on the Farm, which is...
Jane Carley wins 2023 IAgrE award
29th June 2023
Freelance journalist Jane Carley has won the IAgrE award for the best article or broadcast highlighting the vital role of engineering in modern food and energy production. The award is...
Entries open for 2023 Perkins Power on the Farm Awards
23rd March 2023
We are now calling for entries for the Guild’s 2023 Perkins Power on the Farm Awards – with a total prize fund of £3,700 shared between the two winners and...
