Deadline extended to Monday for 2009 Farmer award applicants
Farmers interested in becoming this year’s Farmer or Young Farmer of the Year are encouraged to get their entries in quickly, with only days left to apply.
The deadline for this year’s Awards - which are designed to acknowledge excellence in agriculture and are open to all farmers in NSW - has been extended to 5pm, Monday 15 June.
The Farmer and Young Farmer entrants will be judged on their farm and financial management, innovation and community leadership.
The Young Farmer of the Year Award is open to farmers aged 16-35 years and the Farmer of the Year Award to all farmers aged over 35 years. The winning Young Farmer entrant will take home $5,000; while the winning Farmer entrant will receive $10,000.
For more information or to request an application form, contact your NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) or NSW Farmers’ Association representative today. Application forms can be downloaded from the DPI and Association websites: www.dpi.nsw.gov.au or www.nswfarmers.org.au.
Applications for the Awards close Monday 15 June.
The Farmer and Young Farmer of the Year Awards are an initiative of NSW DPI and the NSW Farmers’ Association, supported by The Land and the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW.
Media contact: Trudy Glasgow (NSW DPI Manager Public Affairs) 0427 217 354; Ruth Redfern (NSW Farmers’ Association Media Officer) 0429 990 218