FBD Young Farmer of the Year Application - Macra na Feirme
FBD Young Farmer of the Year Application - Macra na Feirme
FBD Young Farmer of the Year Application - Macra na Feirme
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The 2012 <strong>FBD</strong> <strong>Young</strong> <strong>Farmer</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Year</strong> Awards<br />
OPTION 2: Self <strong>Application</strong><br />
Adjudication Criteria<br />
Farm<br />
Business<br />
Initiative and<br />
Innovation<br />
20%<br />
Knowledge <strong>of</strong><br />
your farm’s<br />
production<br />
costs and<br />
returns<br />
20%<br />
Vision and<br />
planning for<br />
<strong>the</strong> future <strong>of</strong><br />
farm business<br />
15%<br />
Farm safety<br />
15%<br />
APPLICATION FORM<br />
Name _________________________________________________________ Date <strong>of</strong> Birth _________________________<br />
Address ____________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
__________________________________________________________________ County/Region ____________________<br />
Email address _______________________________________________________ Contact No. ______________________<br />
Your affiliated <strong>Macra</strong>/IFA branch <strong>Macra</strong> and/or IFA<br />
Agricultural Education _______________________________ <strong>Year</strong> Ag Education Commenced __________________________<br />
Farm Pr<strong>of</strong>ile – Describe Farm Enterprise(s), Farm size etc. __________________________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
What plans have you for <strong>the</strong> future development <strong>of</strong> your farm business? _______________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
What are <strong>the</strong> biggest challenges facing your farm in <strong>the</strong> next 10 years? _______________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Are you involved in your community? (Farm Organisations, Breed Societies, Local Community Groups, Sports Activities) _________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r (would you like to include any additio<strong>na</strong>l information?) _______________________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />
Longer answers can be included on additio<strong>na</strong>l paper.<br />
Agricultural<br />
knowledge<br />
and<br />
environmental<br />
protection<br />
awareness<br />
10%<br />
Community<br />
involvement<br />
and<br />
involvement<br />
in <strong>the</strong> agri<br />
sector<br />
10%<br />
Please return to: Derry Dillon, <strong>Macra</strong> <strong>na</strong> <strong>Feirme</strong>, The Irish Farm Centre, Bluebell, Dublin 12 before May 25th, 2012<br />
An online version <strong>of</strong> this form can be downloaded at www.macra.ie and www.ifa.ie<br />
Perso<strong>na</strong>l<br />
development<br />
initiatives<br />
10%