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Worthy winners for Agri Academy awards

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November 27, 2025

AMBITIOUS individuals whose futures are being shaped by the Farming Connect Agri Academy came together at the Royal Welsh Winter Fair on Monday for the 2025 programme finale, when the winners of competitions designed to test their business acumen were revealed.

- By ANDREW FORGRAVE Countryside and Tourism Editor andrew.forgrave@reachplc.com

Worthy winners for Agri Academy awards

Farming Connect Agri Academy award winners for 2025: Huw Thomas, Sophie Hughes and Ellis Morgan

Earlier this autumn, the Agri Academy members were tasked with formulating ideas for improvements that could make a real-life business more resilient while the Junior Academy cohort addressed the challenges presented by the nature and climate emergencies.

Groups vied for four awards - the ‘Agri Academy Challenge, Agri Academy Members Choice Award, the Junior Academy Challenge and the Junior Academy Members Choice Award.

In the winners’ spotlight at the awards ceremony at Llanelwedd were Sophie Hughes (Agri Academy Challenge 2025), Huw Thomas (Agri Academy Members Choice Award 2025), and Ellis Morgan (Junior Academy Challenge 2025 and Junior Academy Members Choice Award 2025).

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