Innovation secures top prize for hop grower

Will Kirby and Henry Smith (pictured) of Brook House Hops in Herefordshire have won Hop Farmer of the Year crown at the Royal Three Counties Food & Farming Awards. The awards, in association with the Hereford Times, recognise and celebrate inspiring farming and food businesses making a real difference within the region and across the wider industry. In partnership with the show, this year’s event recognised the great and good of the food and farming industries in a dozen categories....