Poultry Person of the Year
Sponsored by BPC and ForFarmersCongratulations to James Chandler the 2025 winner
Introduced and presented by Tom Welham
The award will return in 2026, and the search is now on for the next winner
Previous recipients of the award:
2024 – David Gibson
2023 – Mark Williams
2022 – Máire Burnett
2021 – No Award
2020 – No Award
2019 – Mr. Martin Shea
2018 – Mr. Geoff Buchanan
2017 – Mr. Jim Hunnable
2016 – Sir John Campbell
2015 – Mr. Ranjit Singh Boparan
2014 – Mr. John Reed
2013 – Mr. J Vergerson
2012 – Mr. P Bradnock
2011 – Mr. C. Frampton
2010 – Mr J Hook
2009 – Mr Tom Vesey
2008 – Mr Eric Reid
2007 – Dr Trefor Campbell, CBE
2006 – Mr Charles Bourns
2005 – Mr Peter Dean
2004 – Dr Cliff Nixey
2003 – Mr Andrew Jorêt
2002 – Mr Fred Duncan
2001 – Mr Jack Schipper
1999 – Mr Andrew Parker
1998 – Mr Robin Faccenda
1997 – Mr Frank Jordan
1996 – Mr Peter Kemp, OBE
1995 – Mr Howard Hellig
1994 – Mr Peter Humphrey
1993 – Mr John Williams
1992 – Mr John Coles
1991 – Mr Jim Wilson
1990 – Mr Raymond Twiddle
1989 – Mr John Farrant
1988 – Mr John Maunder
1987 – Mr Aled Griffiths, OBE
1986 – No Award
1985 – Mr Olaf Swarbrick
1984 – Mr Bernard Matthews
1983 – Mr Denis Cummings
1982 – Mr Neville Wallace
1981 – Miss Rosalind Bicknell
1980 – Dr Ella Barnes, OBE
1979 – No Award
1978 – Dr J B McFerran
1977 – Dr D R Charles
1976 – Mr M J Stokes
1974 – Lt Col U Corbett, DSO
1973 – Mr J A Calvert
1972 – Mr J B Eastwood
1971 – Lord Edward FitzRoy
1970 – Dr T R Morris & Mr S Fox
1969 – Dr J E Wilson
1968 – Dr W P Blunt
1967 – Mr A S Alexander
1966 – Mr F W Batchelor
1965 – Mr Geoffrey Sykes
1964 – Sir J Neish Richey
1963 – Mr Cyril Thornber
1962 – Mr W J Wellford
1961 – Dr C Horton Smith
1960 – No Award
1959 – Mr C G May
1958 – Mr R Coles
1957 – Miss E E Kidd
1956 – Dr R F Gordon
1955 – Mr R G Chalmers Watson
1954 – Major Ian McDougal
1953 – Dr Harold Temperton
2025 EVENT PLATINUM SPONSORS:
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