The Young Beef Farmer Sustainability Programme (YBFSP) is an exciting development for young beef farmers. It’s organised by Macra Agricultural Skillnet, in partnership with Dawn Meats.

Young beef farmers that participate in the YBFSP will gain valuable insights into efficiency, sustainability and value added for their own farms; they’ll also gain an understanding of the beef industry from farm-to-fork.

The programme is designed to instill the confidence in young beef farmers to undertake on-farm projects that add value to their beef-farming enterprise.

The duration of the programme is four months and any beef farmer – either full-time or part-time – under the age of 40 can apply.

There are limited places available for participating young beef farmers. Completed applications must be submitted on Wednesday, July 18, 2018; demand for the programme is very high and early applications are encouraged.

To apply for the programme, fill in an application form and email your application to [email protected]. Short listing may apply and candidates who have been shortlisted will be invited to interview in the week beginning July 23, 2018.