A FARM near Pocklington has won an award for its responsible use of fertilisers.

Warter Priory Farms, scooped the northern region Nitram Award and is now a candidate for the year 2000 national title.

The arable and beef farm, of more than 10,000 acres, at Warter, near Pocklington, demonstrated the most responsible and environmentally sensitive use of fertiliser in the region.