Ben and Sam Parker of Callestick Farm were named Cornwall’s Farmer of the Year 2025 at the annual Addington Fund Cornwall Farm Business Awards held last night. The brothers, who farm at Callestick Farm in Cornwall, also took home the Best Farm Processor Award before being crowned the overall winner.

A vacancy exists for a 2 bed, semi-detached cottage in the hamlet of Ruthvoes, St Columb, Cornwall wef 1st November 2025.

On Back British Farming day, today the 10^th September, Addington Fund has launched a brand new package of support for new entrants into farming at the Westmorland County Show.

If you are a farmer in need, and struggling to feed the stock on your farm due to the ongoing drought, we may be able to help with one-off grant or supply of feed/fodder or straw to help prevent your animals from suffering from lack of feed or bedding.

Addington Fund is thrilled to be the chosen charity for this summer’s amazing Maize Maze at Darts Farm in Devon!

Addington Fund is delighted to announce that the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust has made a generous donation of £70,000 to support its vital Forage Aid scheme, which provides emergency assistance to farmers across England and Wales during times of crisis.

Specialist events company JBE is celebrating its 15-year milestone with the successful completion of its charity initiative: ‘Step on it with JBE’. The campaign aimed to raise funds for three vital charities - the Addington Fund, Refuge, and RSABI - by counting steps walked during three major industry events: LAMMA, Cereals, and the Royal Highland Show.

Addington Fund will host its annual Lammas service in Suffolk, where the charity was first founded, on Friday, 1 August.

In a remarkable feat of endurance and team spirit, the Tesco Produce Team has successfully completed a two-day challenge to climb 24 summits across Cumbria, during one of the hottest weeks of the year, in support of Addington Fund.

In March 2025 the Farming Help charities (Addington Fund and The Farming Community Network) launched a survey seeking the views of UK farmers, helping to ensure our support and services continue to meet the evolving needs of farming people.

Nominations are open for the 2025 Cornwall Farm Business Awards!

The finalists of the Devon Farm Business Awards 2025 have been announced!

A vacancy exists for a tenant for our brand new 2-bedroom bungalow located in a new housing development on the edge of the Howgill Fells and close to the centre of the popular town of Sedbergh.

The Farming Help charities (The Farming Community Network and Addington Fund) are seeking the views of UK farmers - to help ensure their support and services continue to meet the evolving needs of farming people.

Nominations are now open for the Devon Farm Business Awards 2025!

It was a night of double celebration for Peter and Jenny Olds of Cornhill Farm as they took home the trophy for ‘Best Commercial Farmer’ and were crowned ‘Cornwall’s Farmers of the Year 2024’, sponsored by Stephens Scown, at Addington Fund’s Cornwall Farm Business Awards last week.

The finalists are announced for the Cornwall Farm Business Awards 2024.