Young farmers award helped me in the business

The end of this month is the closing date for applications and nominations in the search for Macra na Feirme’s FBD Young Farmer of the Year.

FBD company secretary Conor Gouldson says, “Between Macra na Feirme, FBD and the IFA, we hope to bring to the surface some excellent candidates to compete for this very prestigious award. We would encourage all interested parties — families, neighbours etc — to nominate candidates for the competition and we hope to see entrants of both genders from all regions of Ireland battle it out in the final.”

Applications are sought from part-time or full-time young farmers actively involved in running a farm. County winners will contest the all-Ireland final in September.