RABDF Farm Health Management Awards
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 for students at:
Agricultural college
Agricultural university
Vet schools.
The 2024 competition is once again sponsored by Volac and we are grateful for their generous support of this important opportunity for agricultural and veterinary students.
ENTRIES FOR THE 2024 COMPETITION ARE NOW OPEN.
Students must be nominated by their course leader and then complete an entry pack. This will be available to download shortly.
The winners will be announced at Dairy-Tech 2024 on 7 February, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire and where they will receive a certificate and a winning prize of £500.
The winners in 2023 were: Marley Lamerton from Harper Adams University, Laura Butt from Duchy College and Jack Rust from Bristol Vet School.
Pictured above- Marley Lamerton, Harper Adams University; & Laura Butt, Duchy College.
The runners up were: David Isaac; Duchy College & Alexandra Godfrey; Royal Agricultural University
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 on 1st February 2023.
Previous winners of the Farm Health Management Awards:
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