Action-packed challenge event for young farmers
This forum will challenge young farmers to discuss and think about a range of key on-farm technical, personal and financial aspects
Macra na Feirme National President Seán Finan says it fits into Macra’s overall strategy of delivering structured further training and skills development to young farmers throughout Ireland, through the Macra na Feirme Young Farmer Skillnet.
The day is designed to be an action-packed challenge to young farmers to analyse their own farm business and improve their management and financial decisions.
Utilising different approaches, locations and personnel to deliver training and information throughout, the day promises to engage young farmers, a not-to-be-missed event for current and aspiring young farmers who want the latest insights for their careers.
The inaugural Young Farmers Positive Forum will be highly interactive, delivered through a mix of farm walks with specific technical topics, information hubs and buzz sessions, demonstrations and panel discussions.
All participants will attend a beef and sheep farm and a dairy farm, for a range of technical topics including investment decisions, Key Performance Indicators, optimising grass, progression planning, all relevant to young farmers. Also, young farmers will have a networking opportunity over a barbecue lunch.
Macra na Feirme in association with AIB and the Macra Young Farmer Skillnet.
County Arms Hotel, Birr, Co Offaly on Wednesday, July 22, with registration starting at 9am.
Farmers; representatives from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; AIB; Teagasc; Land Mobility Service; Succession Ireland; Herdwatch and Grasstec.
The Dempsey family manage a mixed beef and sheep farm, and are a McDonalds Flagship farm operating to the highest standards of sustainability. Topics for discussion will be farm succession planning , prioritising farm investment and the merits of a mix of enterprises on farm.
The Keane family are new entrants to dairying, and focus on excellence in breeding and grassland management. Topics for discussion will be prioritising investment in a start up enterprise, the importance of grass and measuring performance.
Facilitator Mike Magan will welcome participants after registration. This will be followed by farm visits and technical workshops. A barbecue will be followed by information hubs, presentations and a panel discussion.
As part of the process of developing a structured approach to further training for young farmers, Macra conducted a training needs analysis of young farmers. This event will incorporate some of the main topics highlighted in the Macra training needs analysis — financial, technical and personal topics. Young farmers need ongoing training and skills enhancement to maximise their farm output and success.
This forum is specifically designed for young farmers to challenge them to be more dynamic and skilled in their approach to their farm business.
This event is free to Macra members, €25 for AIB customers who are not Macra members, and €100 for general entry.
Option 1: Call Macra at 01-4268900.
Option 2: email Macra at agri@macra.ie with name, address, email, mobile and Macra membership number (where relevant).
Option 3: Search for “Young Farmers Positive Forum” on eventbrite.ie to register online.
This forum will equip you with essential insights and information to steer your farming career in the right direction.
A variety of experts and facilitators will challenge you to be even more dynamic and expert in your field.
The event is geared at young farmers who want to attend a day with a difference that will benefit them in their farming career. Young farmers who have recently taken over a farm, or are near, or at the point of doing so.
Such participants will gain most from the programme.
Seán Finan, Macra
