Nominations and applications are invited for the eighth annual West Cork Farming Awards. West Cork is renowned for its farming culture and exceptional quality produce and these awards champion everything great about the region’s agricultural sector.
The awards, run by The Southern Star and The Celtic Ross Hotel, in association with ifac, celebrate the wonderful people, families, businesses, and organisations involved in farming throughout West Cork. They promote and raise the profile of West Cork farming locally, nationally, and internationally and recognise the outstanding contribution the farming sector makes to the region.
Since its inception in 2015, these awards have gone from strength to strength with entries from across West Cork in a number of categories including young farmer, dairy, and drystock farmers.
The awards also celebrate farming families and those who have diversified their farms into other new and innovative businesses.
All finalists, together with their families, will be invited to a gala awards ceremony at the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery in autumn 2022, where category winners will be presented with a specially commissioned trophy and certificate.
If you would like to nominate someone, see the awards categories and entry detail: Here
Awards categories:
1. Young Farmer of the Year | Sponsored by Drimoleague Concrete
2. Drystock Farmer of the Year | Sponsored by Bank of Ireland
3. Dairy Farmer of the Year | Sponsored by AIB
4. Diversification Award | Sponsored by Scally’s SuperValu
5. Hall of Fame | Sponsored by Hodnett Forde
6. Farming Family Award | NEW CATEGORY | Sponsored by Cultivate (Access and Bantry Credit Unions)