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Search Is On For KZN's Young Farmer Of The Year
Search Is On For KZN's Young Farmer Of The Year
This year's competition, which is held in October in Pretoria, sees agricultural unions from all provinces in SA put forward their most promising young farmer, with the hope of securing the much sought after title.
Young farmers, under the age of 35, whether they are owners or partners in a farm, male or female and are full members of their provinces agricultural union are legible for entry.
The judging and evaluation of the farmers and their agricultural practices, takes place at provincial level with the applicants being evaluated on all aspects of their business including their overall vision for the future of their farm/ business.
The main features on which young farmers are judged is their management/ business philosophy as well as the technical competence with which their philosophy is applied.
Judges who visit the farmers on their farms during the selection process also look at all facets of the farmers' business from financing, budgets, investment policy, to the technical aspect of livestock breeding systems, disease control, pasture systems and plans, to the fertilization, weed control and cultivation practices of crops and orchards. Labour philosophy and housing, attitude, and reaction, towards land reform and black economic empowerment as well as personnel practices, involvement in organized agriculture and the community, and even layout and appearance of the farm and farmyard are all areas in which the potential future Young Farmer of the Year is judged.
For further information on the 2015 Toyota SA/ Agri-SA National Young Farmer of the Year competition visit https://www.kwanalu.co.za or call 033 342 9393. Entries for the KZN Young Farmer of the Year competition close on 8 August 2015, so to enter now, visit https://www.kwanalu.co.za.