Craig Massie, farm foreman at H Collins and Son in Northamptonshire, has been presented with the Brian Chambers Trophy for excelling in the FACTS plant nutrition examination.

Having grown up on a mixed family farm in Staffordshire, Massie said: "It was the upbringing and love and support from my family that inspired my career choice."

The award was presented by Ian Richards, the exam chair during Massie FACTS examination, who said:

"It gave me great pleasure, on the behalf of the FACTS committee and BASIS, to present the award to Craig."

Massie said that he was honoured to have received the award, which was set up a a tribute to the late Prof. Brian Chambers.

"I feel very privileged to have been chosen out of all of the candidates, I feel like all my hard work has paid off and I hope to use all the knowledge and experience gained going forward in my future on the farm," he said.

Massie's employer, Ross Collins added:

"It is fantastic that Craig has won this award, he has worked hard, and we are hoping he will bring some of the knowledge he has learned back on to the farm and start working more closely alongside our advisers."