Rural Life
Applications open for Young Farmer of the Year Awards
The search is on for the young farmers of 2022, as applications and nominations for the annual FBD Young Farmer...
Young Farmer of the Year
Dairy Technical
Macra to host farm walk on award-winning dairy farm
The easing of Covid-19 restrictions has seen the return of farm walks, with Mountmellick Macra set to host a farm...
Rural Life
Five finalists named for Young Farmer of the Year
The final five contestants that will be competing to be named the 2021 FBD Young Farmer of the Year have...
Rural Life
65% of EU farms run by farmers aged 55+
The seventh EPP European Congress of Young Farmers was held in the EU Parliament on Thursday, December 9, and highlighted...
Rural Life
Search is on for Young Farmer of the Year
The search is on for the 23rd FBD Young Farmer of the Year with applications and nominations now open for...
Rural Life
Nominations wanted for Macra Young Farmer of the Year
The search is on for the 22nd Macra na Feirme Young Farmer of the Year. Young farmers involved in dairy,...
Pig/Poultry
'We think that 2 legs will be better than 4 going forward'
The “heavy land” that the Hawthornes farm in Co. Monaghan influenced one young farmer’s decision to venture into the poultry...
Rural Life
Monaghan man named 2018 FBD Young Farmer of the Year
Daniel Hawthorne – a cattle and sheep farmer from Co. Monaghan in the process of entering the poultry sector –...
Rural Life
6 finalists for the 2018 FBD Young Farmer of the Year award confirmed
The six finalists for the 2018 FBD Young Farmer of the Year award have been confirmed this afternoon (Tuesday, September 11)....
Dairy
Dairy focus: 'We need to park our drive for efficiency and focus on people'
It’s a little over two weeks since PJ O’Keeffe (31) – a dairy farmer from Callan, Co. Kilkenny – was...
Dairy
Dairy focus: Heading for 320 cows in Co. Galway
In an industry where the inter-generational transfer of land remains the primary method of bringing new people into farming, Kevin...
Rural Life
6 finalists for Young Farmer of the Year 2017 revealed
Macra na Feirme’s 2017 Young Farmer of the Year will be announced this evening (Tuesday, November 28) at the Breaffy...
Rural Life
Have you got what it takes to become the Macra/FBD Young Farmer of the Year?
The search is currently on for the 2017 Macra na Feirme / FBD Young Farmer of the Year, with candidates...
Rural Life
Mayo man scoops Young Farmer of the Year title
This year’s winner of this year’s Macra na Feirme/FBD Young Farmer of the Year has been named as Kevin Moran,...
Rural Life
FBD Young Farmer of the Year 2016 finalists announced
This year’s FBD Young Farmer of the Year finalists have been announced, and the winner will be named tonight (September 6)...
Beef
Determined to make a success of a 100 cow suckler-to-beef system
Thomas O’Connor was crowned the 2015 Macra na Feirme Beef Farmer of Year and he is determined to make a...