Farming influencer up for national content award

Milly Fyfe, who produces social media content when not farming, is seen interviewing the NFU President Tom Bradshaw

A woman who is a farmer, blogger and marketing adviser is one of the finalists in a prestigious national awards scheme.

Milly Fyfe from Yelvertoft in Northamptonshire is up for the content creator accolade in this year's British Farming Awards.

She set up a blog and podcast four years ago, and it includes ideas for simple meals for busy families using British ingredients.

She is the only female finalist in the category and said being chosen was "absolutely phenomenal".

Ms Fyfe set up a blog and a podcast about preparing food using UK grown ingredients

The British Farming Awards "recognise British farmers and agricultural businesses for their commitment, resilience and innovation to an industry that consistently serves the nation".

Ms Fyfe multi-tasks as a farmer, PR and marketing consultant, blogger, podcaster and writer.

She set up her community interest company, No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents, to provide recipe ideas using ingredients produced in the UK.

The podcaster produces a lot of social media content about farming

She said: "Being recognised as a finalist in a competition such as this has been absolutely phenomenal because I've been focussing for a little while on 'No Fuss Meals for Busy Parents', and to be recognised for the work that I'm doing, helping to provide a connection between food grown in the UK and how to make tasty meals from scratch, it's the recognition that I'd really hoped for.

"I continue to want to make a difference within the community not only locally but also throughout the UK, so to have this recognition is amazing."

She said the award selection process had involved an online interview with the judges as well as a written submission.

Johnny Wake from Courteenhall Farms is also up for an award

Johnny Wake from Courteenhall Farms in south Northamptonshire, will be joining Ms Fyfe on awards night as he is a finalist in the sustainable farmer category.

The ceremony takes place in Birmingham on 17 October.