The Yorkshire Post Rural Awards took place last week – celebrating the great and good of Yorkshire’s rural community.
Here is the full list of the winners: DAIRY FARM OF THE YEAR The Hills of Kidfield Farm, Hoylandswaine James & John Hill have a dairy herd of 150 Holstein Friesian and Jersey cows and farm across 450 acres in two locations at Hoylandswaine and Silkstone. They have recently invested heavily in robotic milking and improving cow facilities, which has helped improve both herd yield and herd longevity. They supply milk to Longley Farm at Holmfirth and have gone into milk vending machines.
Edward Wilkinson of Herb Fed Poultry, Easingwold Ed came up with the unique idea of utilising his aunt’s herbs from Herbs Unlimited at Sandhutton near Thirsk in his turkeys and then his chicken to create a product that provides poultry with a depth of flavour. He hit the mark with butchers and other retailers. He and wife Emma, who is in charge of marketing, now sell their turkey and chicken from the Scottish Borders to the south coast.
Rowan Simms of Waterfall Farm, Ellingstring Rowan and husband Tom farm across just 20 acres where Rowan focuses on rare breed pigs that she now trades under the name Masham Pigs. Her work with the Large Black native rare breed brought her national recognition in the rare breed world and she now also has Saddlebacks, plus Wensleydale sheep and goats. Rowan is currently working with Swinton Estate on providing pork. She also shows her Large Blacks and has had considerable success.
Filey Bay Single Malt Whisky Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery is Yorkshire’s first and so far only distillery producing Single Malt Whisky and was the brainchild of arable farmer Tom Mellor of Hunmanby Grange Farm, Wold Newton. He and his late wife Gill came up with highly successful Wold Top Brewery some years earlier. Filey Bay Single Malt’s Moscatel Finish was the specific product that was nominated for the award for its flavour.
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