RABDF Farm Health Management Awards

ENTRIES FOR THE 2025 COMPETITION ARE NOW OPEN

Closing date 9th December 2024

 

RABDF offers the chance for students in the UK to enter the Farm Health Management Awards each year, sponsored by Volac.

The awards aim to demonstrate and test the student's knowledge of the importance of proactive farm health management.

The annual competition has three separate categories:

  • Agricultural college

  • Agricultural university

  • Vet schools.

The 2025 competition is once again sponsored by Volac, we are grateful for their generous support of this important opportunity for agricultural and veterinary students.

Students must be nominated by their course leader and complete the application form.

The winners will be announced at Dairy-Tech 2025 on 5th February, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire where they will receive a certificate and a winning prize of £500.

 The winners in 2024 were: Rebecca Langford from University of Surrey, Molly Mead from Harper Adams University and Carla Woodhead from Duchy College.

The runners up were: Charnia Rogers from the University of Surrey, Sam Ward from Harper Adams University and Katie Kirkwood from Myerscough College

The awards aim to demonstrate and test the students’ knowledge on the importance of proactive farm health management – a key element of the new Agriculture Act.

These essays are assessed by a panel of judges from RABDF and XLVets. The winning students each receive a £500 cash prize and a trophy at a presentation at Dairy-Tech.

Previous winners of the Farm Health Management Awards:

  • 2024

    • Agricultural College Student Winner: Clara Woodhead, Duchy College

    • Agricultural University Student Winner: Molly Mead, Harper Adams University

    • Veterinary University Student Winner: Rebecca Langford, University of Surrey

  • 2023

    • Agricultural College Student Winner: Laura Butt, Duchy College

    • Agricultural University Student Winner: Marley Lamerton, Harper Adams University

    • Veterinary University Student Winner: Jack Rust, Bristol Vet School

  • 2020

    • Agricultural College Student Winner: Matt McClymont, Myerscough College

    • Agricultural University Student Winner: Lucy Ross, Nottingham University

    • Veterinary University Student Winner: Faye Al-Nakeeb, University of Bristol

  • 2019:

    • Agricultural College Student Winner: Andrew Smith of Bridgwater and Taunton College

    • Agricultural University Student Winner: Ceri Davies, IBERS Aberystwyth University

  • 2018

    • Agricultural College Student Winner: Jonathan Bryer, Bridgwater and Taunton College

    • Agricultural University Student Winner: Francesca Mansfield, Aberystwyth University

    • Veterinary Student Winner: Penny Stewart, RDSVS Edinburgh

  • 2017

    • Agricultural Student Winner: Elizabeth Johnson, Newcastle University

    • Veterinary Student Winner: Ellen Smith, RDSVS Edinburgh

  • 2016

    • Agricultural Student Winner: Ruth Wills, Duchy College

    • Veterinary Student Winner: Kaz Strycharczyk, Cambridge Vet School

  • 2015:

    • Agricultural Student Winner: William Cranfield, Plumpton College

    • Veterinary Student Winner: Paul Doran, Cambridge Vet School

  • 2014:

    • Agricultural Student Winner: Rebecca Hodgson, Myerscough College

    • Veterinary Student Winner: Susan Carr, The Royal Veterinary College

  • 2013:

    • Agricultural Student Winner: Charlotte Torrance, Plumpton College

    • Veterinary Student Winner: Gregory Steele, Cambridge Veterinary School

  • 2012:

    • Agricultural Student Winner: Diane Gornall, Myerscough College

    • Veterinary Student Winner: Emily Gascoigne, Cambridge Vet School

  • 2011:

    • Agricultural Student Winner: Sarah Anne Moore, Duchy College

    • Veterinary Student Winner: Nathan Rhys Williams, University of Liverpool

  • 2010:

    • Agricultural Student Winner: Tom Percy, Duchy College

    • Veterinary Student Winner: Stacy Douglas, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies