This award aims to identify and reward trainee and newly qualified auctioneers (within five years of qualifying), based on their skills, attitude and contribution to the agricultural community.

New Auctioneer of the Year entries can be put forward by marts, farmers, colleagues and the auctioneers themselves. The final winner will be selected by a combination of public votes, the strength of nominations and personal summary and by the opinion of the panel of judges.

This award will recognise an auctioneer who always strives to do the very best for their customers taking time to get to know them and their businesses and how to achieve the best outcomes for both buyers and sellers.

They will work closely with the rest of the mart team contributing to the overall success of the mart. It doesn’t matter if they are working in a small mart or one of the larger ones, they will bring their own style, personality and enterprise to the business.

Nominations can by made by the marts themselves, farmers or other customers and the winner will be selected by a combination of votes and the judging panel.

We are looking for the UK’s premier auction café – the centre of mart life. It doesn’t matter whether it is small or large, we are looking for a café which is a central hub for the market and produces great quality food, using British products, at a reasonable price.

Whether it’s a top cuppa or a great lunch, we are seeking nominations to identify and reward the UK’s best mart café. Auction Café of the Year entries can be put forward by marts themselves, farmers, or café staff themselves. The final winner will be selected by a combination of public votes and the feedback from last year's winner.

Following its success from last year the More Than a Mart award returning. This award will go to a market which has demonstrated that it is much more than just a place to sell livestock.

This might be because of the additional services it provides at the mart, such as health clinics, raising money for charity, sharing its facilities with other sectors of the community, hosting events which benefit both farmers and the wider public or how the staff go the extra mile.

Nominations can be made by the marts themselves, farmers or other customers and the winner will be selected by the judging panel. Nominated markets will be expected to provide a summary including: Examples of how the mart has gone above and beyond their usual role to cement a place in the heart of the rural community, events they have been involved with or organised, charity fund raising or additonal services they provide or anything which makes the mart stand out from the crowd.