A HEREFORDSHIRE farmer has been commended by a national magazine for his work with sheep.

Edward Collins, who farms at Bearwood Farm in Pembridge, has been named as runner-up in the sheep farmer of the year category at the 2013 Farmers Weekly Awards.

More than 1,200 guests attended a ceremony at the Grosvenor Hotel in London, hosted by TV newsreader Kate Silverton, to celebrate the best in farming. See next week's Hereford Times for more.