Seasonal Blog
Wow! Arable Farmer of the Year Gold Winner
After a fantastic evening at the British Farming Awards, we are so thrilled to share that Nonington Farms is the very proud winner of the Arable Farmer of the Year Award.“It’s very exciting. All our hard work and everything we have done to improve and streamline the business has paid off. We couldn’t quite believe someone had nomi... Read More
NFU Farming Community Heroes
As part of Back British Farming, MPs were invited to nominate farmers from their constituency who they believe play a vital role within their community. A total of 115 constituency winners were then put forward for a regional award which was judged by regional directors and council members, and Nonington Farms are delighted to be the NFU Community ... Read More
British Farming Awards 2022
We are extremely thrilled to share that we have been shortlisted in the 'Arable Farmer of the Year' category at the British Farming Awards 2022, flying the flag for sustainable food production and practices in UK agriculture.We are very proud of our farm, and our farming way of life which, at its heart, is the environment. We feel very keen... Read More
Finalist for Best Farmer in Kent 2022
Nonington Farms have been selected as a finalist in the Produced in Kent Taste of Kent 2022 Awards in the Best Farmer category. Director James Loder-Symonds said it was "a huge honour and we are extremely proud to be standing alongside other great farmers and producers of the county. Kent has a wonderful tradition of food production, being the... Read More
Cutting variable costs to focus on soil health
Regenerative agricultural practices at Nonington Farms have started to show results as the focus moves away from high input high output and focus more on improving soil health. So much so that Farmers Weekly heard all about it, and have published an in depth article about our practices which you can read here. Efficiency is one of the cornerst... Read More
Success at YEN Awards for wheat
Nonington Farms achieved success at the national YEN Awards for crops grown in 2020 (awarded in 2021), winning first prize in the regional feed wheat section, and gaining third prize overall in the national milling wheat competition. The judges commended Nonington Farms for their innovative farming methods, noting particularly their ability to red... Read More
LEAF Demonstration Farm Launch
NFL has now launched as a LEAF Demonstration Farm. On 16th June 2020 we held a virtual launch to over 80 people and were officially launched by Phil Spencer. We became the 41st such Demonstration Farm to be launched, and are currently the only one in the South East.Watch the launch here.The launch, chaired by Philip Wynn, Chairman of LEAF, was atte... Read More
Winner of LEAF-Bayer Farming Primary aged Partnership Awards
We only went and won it! Delighted to say that we are now the proud winners of the LEAF-Bayer Farming Primary Partnership award!This award "celebrates a farm that has built and continues to build a successful relationship with primary schools (5-11 year olds) and makes a valuable and sustained contribution to school life, both on and away from... Read More
And the winner is...
Nonington Farms wins first prize at the Bayer-LEAF Education Awards 2019. The prestigious prize recognised the efforts that the farm has built and continues to build a successful relationship with primary schools (5-11year olds) and makes a valuable and sustained contribution to school life, both on and away from the farm.The winners were announced... Read More
Autumn drilling update
Tractor sowing seedsThe oil seed rape went in to the ground relatively easily and on time, this year. The dry conditions made things fairly straightforward, although the flea beetle seem to have had other ideas.The dry weather, however, continued, so we started drilling winter wheat and barley later than usual and only when there was a chance of so... Read More