Travel prize for top farmer

MICHAEL GOWING from Portlaoise, Co Laois, is the 2003 FBD Young Farmer of the Future.

Thu, 11 Sep, 2003 - 01:00

He wins a travel bursary worth 2,000 and 1,000 spending money.

The announcement was made at a banquet in the Newgrange Hotel, Navan last week. The 25-year-old is a full time dairy and beef farmer who milks 100 cows with an average annual yield of 1650 gallons.

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dairy Place: Portlaoise Place: Co Laois Place: Navan Place: Ardrahan, Co. Galway Place: Thomastown Place: Co Kilkenny Place: Ireland Place: Bellinter House, Co. Meath Person: Michael Gowing Person: Michael Person: Pat Murphy Person: John Downey Person: Liam Butler Event: Young Farmer of the Future Organisation: FBD

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