{"id":1315436,"date":"2024-05-27T11:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-27T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.agriland.ie\/?p=1315436"},"modified":"2024-05-27T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-27T09:58:09","slug":"applications-sought-for-2024-fbd-young-farmer-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightsail.agriland.ie\/farming-news\/applications-sought-for-2024-fbd-young-farmer-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Applications sought for 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The search is on for the 26th FBD Young Farmer of the Year as the application process officially opened today (Monday, May 27).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The annual awards, in association with Macra and sponsored by FBD, look to celebrate and raise the profile of young farmers in their communities by recognising their contributions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event is run by Macra in partnership with the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) and Macra Agricultural Skillnet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Launched in 1999, the FBD Young Farmer of the Year offered awards across the agricultural spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The competition features category awards for dairy, drystock (beef and sheep), other enterprises such as horticulture, pigs, poultry, tillage, equine and forestry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The event also recognises land mobility, including collaborative arrangements, shared milking and contract rearing, along with career farm management. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Young farmers in these sectors are now being invited to enter and the winner of each sector will compete to be crowned the 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Awards will be presented for Best Young Entrant (under 23 years of age) and Macra Agricultural Skillnet Biodiversity Award.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The overall winner of the 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year Award will receive \u20ac5,000 with each category winner and the Best Young Entrant Farmer taking home \u20ac1,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Macra Agricultural Skillnet Biodiversity Award winner will receive \u20ac500. Each winner will also receive vouchers from the FBD Hotel Group and FBD Insurance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n National president of Macra, Elaine Houlihan said that the competition showcases the progress made by young farmers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe FBD Young Farmer of the Year is the annual platform to recognise and showcase the best of Irelands young farmers, I look forward to seeing what this year\u2019s competition has in store as we celebrate 25 years of the awards,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dwayne Shiels, a pedigree sheep farmer from Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, was crowned the 2023 FBD Young Farmer of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a>