00:00And can I please ask Peter Egan to announce the winner to come forward onto the stage.
00:06Peter, thank you.
00:11The award celebrates our young farmers who demonstrate excellence in agriculture in such a way
00:16that stands him or her out from their peers.
00:19The finalist in this category, Alistair Craig,
00:22nominated for Young Farmer of the Year for Advancing Regenerative Farming,
00:26developing a multi-seed speeder with earth engineering
00:31and expanding crop rotations to enhance sustainability.
00:35Then there's Sarah Davison.
00:37Sarah has spent the last two years working across the world,
00:40including managing a large dairy farm in Australia
00:43and now returning home to transfer her learnings here to the farmers in Northern Ireland.
00:49Then we have Rebecca Evans. Rebecca, 20 years old.
00:5320 years old, the knowledge and ambition which she demonstrates in the farming world
01:03which comes naturally to someone who is outstanding for such a tender age.
01:09David Christopher Marshall, a first-generation beekeeper
01:12who despite allergies produces a wide variety of award-winning beekeeping products,
01:17educates others on the importance of bees and promotes positive beekeeping methods.
01:23Then there's Anna Miller.
01:25Anna is very selfless in doing her charity events and helping many local farmers and businesses.
01:31She would never not help someone and deserves to be recognised.
01:35There you are, we have five exceptional finalists.
01:38Only one winner, Peter.
01:44And the winner is Rebecca Evans.
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