The Greenvale Grower of the Year Awards dinner, at Norfolk's Jarvis Hotel, was attended by 100 guests. The winners are as follows.

John Darby of Darby Methwold collected the prize for Pre-Pack Grower of the Year and Champion Grower of the Year. Darby's consistent ability to grow and store pre-pack quality Maris Piper was the envy of all growers.

French Fry Winner was Robin Baines & Co. Baines showed enthusiasm to promote farming to the next generation and took this very seriously with farm visits for local clubs, groups and schools.

For the third time, RM & CME Brown & Son has won the Specialist Processing Grower of the Year. While being recognised as suppliers of high quality chipping potatoes, it is as specialist processing growers that they have truly excelled.

Export Market Grower winner was Hugh Crane Ltd. The export market is very unforgiving, a problem created by bad quality, but for Hugh Crane Ltd quality and customer are always foremost.

P & CB Williamson has won the 2002 Chipping Grower of the Year gong. Peter Williamson had taken considerable time to understand the needs of the customer, and with the help of his agronomist had tailored his growing to produce an even-sized sample with consistent dry matter, good frying characteristics and low defects.

JJ Johnston Farms Ltd is a quality grower of a range of potatoes which is one of a dwindling band of growers who continue to supply ware in bags. Johnston consistently produced a well-grown and excellently graded sample, ensuring it the Wholesale Grower Award.

James Foskett of H & J Foskett collected the Seed Grower of the Year Award. His success is down to his ability to recognise market opportunities and to offer a tailor made service to their customers.

This years' Tesco award for Best Sustainable Farm Enterprise went to Tony Bambridge of B&C Farming Ltd. The seed business has been one of B&C's main contributions, not only to its own long term sustainability but also that of other farms, and B&C has utilised its seed in producing high quality disease free crops for Tesco.

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