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Training Provider awarded Farmer of the Year 2009
Lantra Awards’ training provider Nick Padwick has been prized with the 2009 Farmers Weekly Farmer of the Year award. Nick has worked with Lantra Awards for almost 3 years and his commitment to training and the local community has been rewarded.
Mr Padwick received the unique gold-plated winner's trophy from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) secretary Hilary Benn at Farmers Weekly's glittering awards night in London.
Hilary Benn, DEFRA secretary to state paid tribute to Nick's outstanding achievement, saying: "Nick has shown his determination to improve the skills of the staff who work alongside him by introducing a training scheme. This is exactly the sort of thing we need, to ensure that our farming industry has the skills it needs for the future.
"I applaud Nick for the great commitment he has shown to the future of our farming - as well as for the success he has had in managing a large arable estate where productivity and sustainability go hand in hand - and I wish him all the best for the future."