‘Young Farmer title was highlight of my life’

LIFE has been a roller-coaster for Mayo man Michael Dee, who was the first winner of what was then the FBD Young Farmers of the Future competition in 1999.

Now 36 and married with four children, the man from Began, Claremorris, said the competition was the highlight of his life.

It was a great boost to his confidence and came at the right time in a changing agricultural scene.