Rising Star
A passionate and dedicated young person with a positive attitude and progressive approach towards farming and the future.
Kindly sponsored by
Here’s your opportunity to put forward a worthy nominee for Rising Star (up to 35 years of age) for the Devon Farm Business Awards 2025, kindly sponsored by Savills.
Within this category, we are looking for a passionate and dedicated young person with a positive attitude and progressive approach towards farming and the future. This nomination form is the sole application, so please give us as much detail as possible about the business and give concise reasons why this person should be chosen as a finalist.
Feel free to nominate yourself, any of your clients or family, a neighbouring farmer, friends or anyone who you feel is worthy of this award.
2024 winner: Emily Peters with 2024 sponsors Penny Dart, Savills and Andrew Conibear, Mole Valley Farmers..
Just to give you some guidance, the judges will be considering the following points in assessing the entrants:
Ability • Business acumen • Animal welfare and environmental awareness • Innovation • Sustainability • Think local • Vision
There will be three category short listers and the winner will be automatically be nominated for Devon’s ‘Farmer of the Year’ award.
Thank you,
Penny Dart, Director, Savills
Nominations are now open and close on 2 March.
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