The award, presented at the Raffles Hotel in London on Wednesday 13 September, bought together processors, farmers and stakeholders across the entire Dairy supply chain.聽
Minette was presented with the award by comedian and presenter Hugh Dennis.
She was honoured for her ability to keep key issues in agriculture in the forefront of the minds of government and other stakeholders, in addition to her work advocating for the industry in the public eye.
鈥淲e have a fantastic dairy industry here in the UK which I truly believe has a bright future.鈥�
NFU President Minette Batters
Congratulating her on the award, Dairy UK chief executive Dr Judith Bryans said that Minette 鈥渃ontinues to do so much for agriculture鈥�, adding that the industry appreciates her efforts to bring the entire sector closer, along with her work advocating on environmental sustainability, trade and standards and 鈥渧ery importantly in keeping the importance of food security in the spotlight鈥�.
Upon receiving the award, Minette said she was 鈥渄elighted鈥� to receive such a prestigious award, whilst recognising the work carried out throughout behind the scenes at the NFU.
She added: 鈥淲e have a fantastic dairy industry here in the UK which I truly believe has a bright future as long as farmers, processors, manufacturers, retailers and government all pull together to support the production of climate-friendly sustainable food.鈥�
