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CARAS 2026 Council
CARAS 2024 Awards up to the 21st December 2024
Please see the list of those who have received awards CARAS 2024 awards as of 21st Dec 2024
CARAS 2024 Awards
Congratulations to those who have received CARAS Awards between the 1st January and the 22nd September 2024https://royalagriculturalsocietiesawards.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/CARAS-2024-awards-as-of-22nd-Sept-3.pdf
2025 Royal Agricultural Show Dates
David Exwood ARAgS elected NFU deputy president
Congratulations go to David Exwood ARAgS was elected the NFU deputy president at the NFU Conference.
Tom Bradshaw ARAgS Elected President of the NFU
Congratulations go to Tom Bradshaw ARAgS and Nuffield Scholar who has been elected as the new President of the NFU
Obituaries
CARAS Council notes with sorrow & condolences the following deaths of Fellows and Associates that have been notified to the secretary during 2023.
| Title | First Name | Last Name | CARAS | Notified |
| Mr | Gordon | Angell | FRAgS | Notified March 2023 |
| Mr | James | Brown | FRAgS | Notified August 2023 |
| Mr | Andrew | Campbell | FRAgS | Notified July 2023 |
| Mrs | Olive | Clarke OBE | FRAgS | Notified December 2023 |
| Mr | John | Dykes | FRAgS | Notified July 2023 |
| Mr | Peter | Fox MBE | FRAgS | Notified September 2023 |
| Mr | Richard | Gibb | FRAgS | Notified March 2023 |
| Mr | Clwyd | Hughes | FRAgS | Notified July 2023 |
| Mr | Sandy | Inverarity | FRAgS | Notified August 2023 |
| Mr | Daniel | Jones | FRAgS | Notified July 2023 |
| Mr | Christopher | Jones | FRAgS | Notified May 2023 |
| Mrs | Iowan | Lewis | FRAgS | Notified August 2023 |
| Sir | Meuric | Rees | FRAgS | Notified March 2023 |
| Mr | Caerwyn | Roberts OBE | FRAgS | Notified January 2023 |
| Mrs | Lorna | Robinson | ARAgS | Notified October 2023 |
| Mr | Richard | Steele | FRAgS | Notified September 2023 |
| Mr | James | Stobo | FRAgS | Notified July 2023 |
| Mr | Elwyn | Tudor | FRAgS | Notified July 2023 |
| Mr | Peter | Titley | FRAgS | Notified February 2023 |
Dates for CARAS Nations 2024 Events
While the four nations panels have very good ways of communicating dates of their events, (they organise) to their relevant nations, at a recent CARAS Council meeting it was agreed that Fellows and Associates from other Nations are very welcome to attend them. During 2024 we will be updating the CARAS Website to include a list of Nations events and how to book to attend.
CARAS England
- Sunday 9th to the Tuesday 11th June 2024
- English Panel AGM and Study tour to Cambridgeshire
- Wednesday 19th June 2024.
- A joint reception with the WCF at the Lincolnshire Show
- Tuesday 15th October 2024.
- The English Panel awards ceremony at the House of Lords
CARAS Northern Ireland
Tuesday 25th January 2024
Online ‘Winter Webinar’ Speakers on the evening will include our own CARAS UK National Chair, Nick Green.
Thursday 21st March 2024
Spring farm visit and NI Group AGM
Wednesday 15th May 2023
The annual NI CARAS awards reception will take place at the Balmoral Show
CARAS Scotland
Wednesday 6th March 2024
CARAS Scotland Conference and AGM at the Pavilion, Ingliston
Thursday 20th June 2024
CARAS Reception at the Royal Highland Show
TBC
Visit to the Scottish Parliament plans are well advanced for this and the date will be confirmed shortly
Wednesday 31st July to Thursday 1st August
Planning for the Summer Outing is already underway, which will include a visit to the Black Isle Show.
CARAS Wales
Thursday 25th January 2024
2024 CARAS Cymru Conference and Council meeting at the Royal Welsh Showground. The conference has the theme of ‘Seeing the Wood from the
Trees’. Speakers include:
§ Prof. John Gilliland OBE DSc FRAgS, will give a presentation on the journey towards net zero.
§ Abi Reader FRAgS, Deputy President NFU Cymru
§ Gian Marco Currado, Director of Rural Affairs Welsh Government
§ Nick Fenwick, Head of Policy Farmers’ Union of Wales
§ Dr Prysor Williams, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management Bangor University
Tuesday 23rd July 2024
CARAS Wales Reception and presentation of awards
Autumn date to be confirmed
Field Day Visit to Puffin Produce, Pembrokeshire and Council Meeting
Honours, Awards and Appointments
Congratulations to the following CARAS Fellows and Associates that the Secretary has been
made aware of who has received Honours, Awards or significant Appointments.
Honours:
Title | First Name | Last Name | CARAS | Information |
Mr | Andrew | Arbuckle MBE | FRAgS | Awarded MBE in the 2024 New Years Honours for his work as a trustee and fundraiser for farming charity, RSABI, and his services to farming and his community. |
Mr | Bill | Gray MBE | FRAgS | Awarded MBE in Kings Birthday Honours June 2023 for outstanding service to agriculture, charity and the community in Scotland |
Ms | Ursula | Lavery MBE | FRAgS | Awarded an MBE in the Kings 2023 New Years Honours list for services to the Agri-Food Industry and to the economy in Northern Ireland |
Mr | James | McVicar Morrison BEM | FRAgS | Awarded BEM in the Kings 2023 New Years Honours list for services to agriculture in Northern Ireland |
Mr | Robin | Mercer BEM | FRAgS | Awarded an BEM in the Kings 2024 New Years Honours list for services to Business and to the Economy in Northern Ireland |
Mr | Adrian | Morrow | ARAgS | Awarded an BEM in the Kings 2024 New Years Honours list for voluntary services to habitat conservation and to the community in County Antrim |
Ms | Janet | Swadling OBE | ARAgS | Awarded an OBE in the Kings 2023 New Years Honours list for services to farming and education. |
Mrs | Suzie | Wilkinson MBE | ARAgS | Awarded MBE in Kings Birthday Honours June 2023 for services to the Farming Community in Somerset |
Mr | Philip | Wynn OBE | FRAgS | Awarded OBE in the 2024 New Years Honours for services to farming and the environment. |
Awards and Appointments:
|
Title |
First Name |
Last Name |
CARAS |
Information |
|
Mrs |
Olive |
Clarke OBE |
FRAgS |
Special Recognition Lifetime Achievement British Agriculture at the 2023 British Farming Awards |
|
Mr |
Robert |
Craig |
FRAgS |
Appointed Chairman of RABDF. 2023 ‘Farming Champion’ Cumbria Farm Community awards |
|
Mr |
George |
Dunn |
FRAgS |
Awarded Gold Winner for outstanding Contribution to British Agriculture at the 2023 British Farming Awards |
|
Mr |
John |
Egerton |
ARAgS |
Appointed President Elect of the Ulster Grassland Society. |
|
Mr |
Jake |
Freestone |
ARAgS |
The Inaugural Caroline Drummond award and the 2023 BBC Food and Farming award |
|
Mrs |
Milly |
Fyfe |
ARAgS |
Silver award at Northamptonshire Food and Drink awards for Local Food Hero. Plus, Northamptonshire Business person and new start up business of the year |
|
Mr |
Aled |
Griffiths |
FRAgS |
Two Lifetime Achievement Awards this year. The first one was at the BEIC & BPC National Egg & Poultry Awards and the second one from the Egg & Poultry Industry Conference |
|
Mr |
Stephen |
Jacob |
ARAgS |
Appointed to the position of CEO of The Institute for Agriculture & Horticulture |
|
Mr |
Meurig |
James |
FRAgS |
2023 FUW award for outstanding services to the dairy industry in Wales. |
|
Mr |
Alastair |
Leake |
FRAgS |
Awarded the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) National Agricultural Award, “in recognition of his leadership of the Allerton Project |
|
Prof |
Elizabeth |
Magowan |
ARAgS |
Presidency at British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) |
|
Mr |
Billy |
Martin OBE |
FRAgS |
Awarded the Belfast Telegraph Cup for outstanding agricultural achievement |
|
Dr |
Steven |
Morrison |
ARAgS |
Appointed a BSAS Trustee |
|
Mrs |
Janet |
Phillips |
FRAgS |
Appointed the High Sherriff of Gwynedd in March 2023 |
|
Mrs |
Paula |
Smyth |
ARAgS |
Received the Farm Safety Affiliate Award (Lantra Ireland) at the Farming Life Awards in Northern Ireland |
|
Mr |
John |
Thorley |
FRAgS |
Awarded the Farmers Weekly 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award |
|
Dr |
Johnny |
Wake |
ARAgS |
Awarded the Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) Bledisloe Gold Medal for outstanding contributions to farming. Also awarded Silver award at Northamptonshire Food and Drink awards for Farming and environmental sustainability |
|
Mr |
Andrew |
Wear |
ARAgS |
Bisca 2023 Shearing Personality of the year award |
|
Mrs |
Heather |
Wildman |
FRAgS |
2023 Adviser of the year Scottish Agriculture Awards |