Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year award-winners announced
At the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year Awards 2024 are overall winner Michael Ahern, Ballyduff, Co Waterford, his wife Anne, children Nathaniel and Jane, father Padjo, with sponsors Liz Hyland, Department of Agriculture; Colin Heaney, FBD; John Macnamara, chairman Grass10; Professor Frank O'Mara, Teagasc director; Donal Whelton, AIB; Liam Woulfe, Teagasc Authority and Grassland Agro; Aidan Brennan, Irish Farmers Journal; Enda McDonald, Grassland Agro; Noel Grealish, minister of state at the Department of Agriculture; and Michael Berkery, FBD. Picture: O'Gorman Photography
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Noel Grealish presented the Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the year awards last Friday at the Teagasc Animal and Grassland, Research and Innovation centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork.
The Sustainable Grassland Farmer of the Year award recognises the best grassland farmers in the country, and is now in its eighth year. These farmers are growing and utilising more grass on their farms, contributing to sustainable livestock production systems. The awards are supported by the Department of Agriculture, with an overall prize fund of €40,000.
