The final of the FBD Young Farmer of the Year, which is sponsored by FBD Insurance, the IFA and the NRN, takes place on Tuesday, November 26th in the Castleknock Hotel at 7pm.
The event acknowledges and celebrates the achievements of Irish young farmers in the agricultural industry.
The 21st FBD Young Farmer of the Year will be crowned, with seven additional awards on offer.
The winner of the 2019 FBD Young Farmer of the Year will receive a travel bursary and the opportunity to experience farm practices abroad, while also developing their skills.
Young farmers involved in sectors such as dairy, drystock (beef and sheep), land mobility and other enterprises (including horticulture, pigs, poultry, tillage) were invited to enterprise the competition.
There are also feature awards for the Best Emerging Farmer, Carbon Efficiency and Bio-diversity.
Finalists:
|
Name |
Region |
Category |
|
Alan Doyle |
Kilkenny |
Dry Stock |
|
Ann Marie Holton |
Meath |
Land Mobility |
|
Bill Gleeson |
North Tipp |
Land Mobility |
|
Brendan Gorman |
Kildare |
Land Mobility |
|
Catriona Swift |
Sligo |
Land Mobility |
|
Daniel Hickey |
Carbery |
Other Enterprises |
|
Eamonn Cassells |
Meath |
Dry Stock |
|
Edel Boyd |
Mayo |
Dry Stock |
|
Edward Egan |
Roscommon |
Land Mobility |
|
Edward Roe |
North Tipperary |
Dry Stock |
|
Edward Teanor |
Monaghan |
Dairy |
|
Ester Logue |
Donegal |
Dry Stock |
|
Gavin Boyle |
Leitrim |
Land Mobility |
|
James Holton |
Meath |
Dairy |
|
James Rice |
Kilkenny |
Dairy |
|
James Rolston |
Sligo |
Dry Stock |
|
Jonathan Cormican |
Limerick |
Dairy |
|
Jonathan Stevenson |
Laois |
Dry Stock |
|
Liam Hanrahan |
Clare |
Dairy |
|
Padraig O' Farrell |
Longford |
Dairy |
|
Patrick Greenan |
Monaghan |
Other Enterprises |
|
Philip Stewart |
Longford |
Other Enterprises |
|
Rob Lally |
Galway |
Dry Stock |
|
Robert Forrest |
Avondhu |
Land Mobility |
|
Ross Edghill |
Kildare |
Dairy |
|
Sean Callan |
Louth |
Dairy |
|
Sean Roddy |
Kildare |
Dry Stock |
|
Shane Fitz |
Waterford |
Dairy |
|
Sinead Conroy |
Roscommon |
Dry Stock |
|
Sophie Bell |
Cavan |
Dry Stock |
|
Stanley Seale |
Laois |
Land Mobility |
|
Stephen O Keefe |
Limerick |
Land Mobility |
|
Thomas Kane |
Cavan |
Other Enterprises |
[Ann-Marie Holton, Bill Gleeson, Brendan Gorman]
[Catriona Swift, Daniel Hickey and Eddie Egan]
[Edel Boyd, Edward Treanor and Esther Logue]
[Gavin Boyle, James Rice and James Rolston]
[Johnathan Cormican, Liam Hanrahan and Padraig O'Farrell]
[Patrick Greenan, Philip Stewart and Robert Forrest]
[Robert Lally, Ross Edghill and Sinead Conry]
[Sophie Bell, Stanley Seale and Thomas Kane]
[Alan Doyle, Eamonn Cassells and James Holton]
[Sean Callan, Sean Roddy and Edward Roe]
[Shane Fitzgerald, Stephen O'Keeffe and Jonathan Stevenson]
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