Applications & nominations are now open for the 27th FBD Young Farmer of the Year.
The awards are run by Macra in partnership with the IFA and Macra Agricultural Skillnet.
The competition was launched in 1999, and has been successful in raising the profile of young farmers within their community by recognizing their achievements and contribution to farming.
Categories featured in the competition include awards for Dairy, Drystock (Beef and Sheep), Other Enterprises (including Horticulture, Pigs, Poultry, Tillage, Equine, Forestry, etc.), Land Mobility (including Collaborative Arrangements, Shared Milking, Contract Rearing, etc.) and Career Farm Management.
Young farmers in these sectors are invited to enter. The winner in each sector will compete to be crowned the 2025 FBD Young Farmer of the Year.
There are also awards for Best Young Entrant (under 23 years of age) and the Macra Agricultural Skillnet Biodiversity Award.
You can nominate a young farmer for one of the categories or you can enter yourself by following the links below
Apply yourself: https://macra.ie/YFOTYapplication
Nominate someone else: https://macra.ie/YFOTYnomination
The closing date for applications is Monday 30th June, 2025.
