Producer of the Year - Under 20,000 Birds - Apply Now

2023 Winner:
Producer of the Year in the under 20,000 birds category was announced as Bethany Irwin of Willowfields Farm from Griston, Norfolk. 

Despite not coming from a farming background, Bethany has been involved in free range eggs since she was 18 and is now successfully managing her own flocks of organic free range laying hens, producing 383 eggs per hen housed.

Producer of the Year - 20,000-47,000 Birds - Apply Now

2023 Winner:
William Maughan of J.E. Maughan & Sons from Darlington, County Durham, won the Producer of the Year award in the 20,000-47,000 birds category. William has been producing free range eggs for 24 years and has an impressive track record of forward-thinking initiatives and a proactive approach towards sustainability and efficiency.

Producer of the Year - Over 47,000 Birds - Apply Now

2023 Winner:
In the over 47,000 birds category, Michael Arbuckle of Arbuckle Poultry from Dundee, Angus, took home the top prize. Michael has been producing free range eggs since 2012 and has an unwavering dedication to enhancing both bird welfare and performance, as well as a proactive approach and openness to innovative strategies for optimising operations.

Local Food Business of the Year - Apply Now

2023 Winner:
The Local Food Business of the Year award was given to The Hideout at Harper Farm. The local family farm and coffee shop based in New Farnley in Leeds serves speciality coffee and handmade cakes, as well as selling free range eggs fresh from the farm.

Marketing Initiative of the Year - Apply Now

2023 Winner:
The award for Marketing Initiative of the Year went to the Great Cornish Egg & Spoon Race. The race, set up by St Ewe Free Range Eggs, had two teams race 300 miles across the Cornish coast, raising thousands of pounds for two charities, Hospitality Action and Cornwall Air Ambulance.

Breakthrough of the Year - Apply Now

2023 Winner:
The Breakthrough of the Year award was won by the Prinzen Meggsius Select, a system for automatic egg inspection and sorting, with every individual egg being inspected on exterior indicators such as quality and dimensions.

Environmental Sustainability Award - Apply Now

2023 Winner:
Herefordshire-based free range egg producer Joe Orgee won the Environmental Sustainability award. Based at Upper Moorend Farm in Herefordshire, Joe radically improved how his farm interacts with the local environment with a series of densely planted pools to help improve water quality.

Lifetime Achievement Award - Apply Now

2023 Winner:
Stephen Marriott and Colin Gravatt were jointly awarded the Lifetime Achievement award.

Free Range Champion - Apply Now

2023 Winner:
Ioan Humphreys was named Free Range Champion. Ioan took the internet by storm with his social media videos which provide an honest and open account of the realities of farming in Wales.

Employee of the Year - Apply Now

2023 Winner:
The Employee of the Year award was won by Marie Yarrington who has been a farm worker for the Chilman family, who produce free range eggs in the Westcountry, for 13 years.  

Special Award for Services to the British Free Range Egg Sector

2023 Winner:
The Special Award for Services to the British Free Range Egg Sector was awarded posthumously to Charlie Stephenson, who sadly passed away earlier this year aged 60. The Yorkshire-born free range egg producer was a long-standing and valued BFREPA council member who played a crucial role in the first BFREPA Conference. He was also a staunch founding supporter of the organisation’s costings model and a valuable member of the Steering Committee.