The Inaugural John Nix Award

The Worshipful Company of Farmers is delighted to announce the launch of a new annual agricultural award to the alumnus of the Agricultural Business Management course and the Challenge of Rural Leadership course.

This new annual award, announced in the latest Farmers Weekly, worth £1000 each year, will recognise excellence in rural business management and will be awarded by The Worshipful Company of Farmers, in association with The Andersons Centre, is open to graduates of the Company’s two flagship courses in Business Management and Rural Leadership.

The John Nix Award wishes to hear from those delegates who have achieved success with their business since attending the course(s) and the impact of the course(s) has made on their careers; those eligible for this annual award have completed their course(s) at least 8 years ago but no more that 12 years ago at the time of application (in essence those who participated in the programmes during 2013-2017).

Professor John Nix, who died in 2018, will be remembered by many as the doyen of agricultural business management in general and gross margins in particular. His practical, down-to-earth style won many farming hearts and minds, and his management pocketbook lives on as a worthy legacy.

 

Applications are now open with a closing date, at 23:59, on 14th March 2025. Those short listed will be called for interview in London on 2nd April 2025. The award will be presented at the Livery Company’s annual Agricultural lecture and dinner at Plaisterers’ Hall in London on 29th April 2025. The application form for this new award can be found below.

 

To apply for the 2025 John Nix Award