Devon young farmer wins Dairy Student of the Year award
22 January 2021 |
Katie Ackland says the award is a great opportunity to be recognised within the dairy sector
A young farmer from Devon has beat stiff competition to scoop this year’s prestigious RABDF Dairy Student of the Year Award.
Katie Ackland proved successful against six other finalists and one of the highest number of entries to win the national dairy award.
The competition is run by the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) and sets out to identify some of the dairy industry s rising stars and new entrants.
It is designed to reflect real life challenges seen on dairy farms and wider policy issues facing the sector.