Life Time Achievement Award
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John Bell Cameron CBE FRAgS
Through his career John Cameron has represented the NSA, SBA and QMS, as well as serving as NFU Scotland President from 1979 to 1984, the first multi-year leader for the organisation. During his tenure, he was instrumental in supporting policy changes, to the benefit of the agricultural sector. This included in 1971 achieving backing from the European Sheep Group to include Scotland in its own right, and years late, following two challenging winters, increasing the Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowance. Away from advocating for the sector, a role for which he has always taken great pride, John and his wife, Margaret, have run a successful farm, once deemed the biggest sheep farmer in Europe, stretching across 37,000 acres. He has also committed funds and time, through the Cameron Trust to support hundreds of young farmers over the years, inspiring and empowering the next generation.
Runners up
2025 Winner
Eddie Gillanders
The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Andrew Moir (pictured) on behalf of and in the absence of veteran journalist and editor Eddie Gillanders, in recognition of his lifelong impact on Scottish agricultural journalism spanning over 60 years, and the inspiration he has provided to both peers and readers.
Past Winners
2023 Life Time Achievement Award: Ken Fletcher
The first award of the night was a surprise announcement as former The Scottish Farmer editor, Ken Fletcher was given the Lifetime Achievement Award. He said: “It’s taken a lifetime to get this far – but 46 years at The Scottish Farmer would be nothing without the people that have worked for us over the years, and there could be maybe hundreds of them, and this is as much for them as it is for me.
2023 Life Time Achievement Award: Ken Fletcher
The first award of the night was a surprise announcement as former The Scottish Farmer editor, Ken Fletcher was given the Lifetime Achievement Award. He said: “It’s taken a lifetime to get this far – but 46 years at The Scottish Farmer would be nothing without the people that have worked for us over the years, and there could be maybe hundreds of them, and this is as much for them as it is for me.
