Congratulations to Global Farmer Network member Annechien Ten Have Mellema, her family and their Hamletz brand for being voted ‘Agricultural Entrepreneur’ for 2019 in the Netherlands!
Their candidacy video below shows how much care and pride goes into their farming. This is a well-deserved honor!
See the story below from Boerderij (March 28, 2019) that’s been translated to English from the original Dutch:
Winner Agricultural Entrepreneur of the Year 2019: Hamletz
Annechien, Menno, Detmer and Lizeth ten Have in Beerta, Groningen, were named Agricultural Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 on Thursday 28 March.
From the hands of jury chairman Marc Calon, the Ten Have family received the first prize in De Basiliek in Veenendaal: a check worth € 12,500.
“The 5 nominees did not differ much this year, they are all companies that are strongly focused on their customers,” said jury chairman Marc Calon, general chairman LTO Netherlands. “It was an exciting election this year, with a fantastic and justified winner in the end.”