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Are you a young farmer who has gone above and beyond to provide support on your family farm under exceptional circumstances? Or have you done something to significantly benefit your local community or raise funds for a charity?

If so the Young BFA awards want to hear from you! Nominate yourself or a young farming hero that you know now! 

Entry criteria:

• The nominee must be aged between 6 - 17 years at the time of entering the awards.
• The nominee does not have to be a member of a registered young farmers club.

Are you a young farm worker who goes above and beyond to support your family farm? Do you take the initiative and play a key role in the day-to-day responsibilities that keep things running smoothly? Or does this sound like someone you know? The Young BFA's are on the search for hardworking, committed young farmers who show passion, reliability, and real hands-on involvement in farm life.

Entry criteria:

• The nominee must be aged between 6 - 10 years at the time of entering the awards.
• The nominee does not have to be a member of a registered young farmers club

Are you a young farm worker who goes above and beyond to support your family farm? Do you take the initiative and play a key role in the day-to-day responsibilities that keep things running smoothly? Or does this sound like someone you know?

The Young BFA's are searching for hardworking, committed young farmers who show passion, reliability, and real hands-on involvement in farm life.

Entry criteria:

• The nominee must be aged between 11-17 years at the time of entering the awards.
• The nominee does not have to be a member of a registered young farmers club

Are you an upcoming champion in the show ring? The young BFAs are looking for a young handler who has consistently performed within the show ring and been actively involved in rearing the livestock that has been shown.

Enter or nominate someone you know today.

Entry criteria:

• Livestock reared and shown within this category includes: beef, dairy, sheep, goats and pigs.
  
• The nominee does not have to be a member of a registered young farmers club.
• The nominee must be aged between 6 - 10 years at the time of entering the awards.

Are you a champion in the show ring? The young BFAs are looking for a young handler who has consistently performed within the show ring and is actively involved in rearing the livestock that has been shown. Nominate someone you've seen in action.

Entry criteria:

• Livestock reared and shown within this category includes: beef, dairy, sheep, goats and pigs.
• The nominee does not have to be a member of a registered young farmers club.
• The nominee must be aged between 11 - 17 years on at the time of entering the awards.

Are you a young person who's recently started working on a farm despite having no farming background? Have you discovered a passion for agriculture through school, a weekend job, or by getting stuck in and learning on the go?

The Young BFAs, teamed with the wonderful Kaleb, are looking for enthusiastic, hardworking young people who are showing dedication, curiosity, and a hands-on approach.

Do you know someone who's doing a brilliant job? Nominate them today.

Entry criteria:

• The nominee must be aged between 6 - 17 years at the time of entering the awards.
• The nominee should be reasonably new to the industry, whether through their own volition or their parents have recently begun farming

 The Young British Farming Awards are looking for someone who has successfully spread awareness and gone above and beyond to raise funds for charity.

Do you know a young person who has done something amazing to raise money? Nominate them for a well-deserved award.

Entry criteria:

• The nominee does not have to be a member of a registered young farmers club.
• The nominee must be aged between 6 - 17 years on at the time of entering the awards.

Entry criteria:

• The nominee must be aged between 6-17 years at the time of entering
• They do not need to be a member of a Young Farmers Club 

Are you a budding inventor or engineer in the making? This award is looking to champion a young innovator who has an idea on how to make farming more efficient. This can be across any farming activity, but you need to be able to provide drawings with an explanation as to how your idea would work on the farm.

Entry criteria:

• The nominee does not have to be a member of a registered young farmers club.
• The nominee must be aged between 6 - 17 years on at the time of entering the awards.

In the past 12 months, has your Young Farmers Club gone above and beyond to either raise significant funds for a charity or help support your local community? If so, nominate your Young Farmers Club to be championed the best club in the country! 

Entry criteria:

• Open to any Young Farmers Club across England, Wales or Scotland. For England / Wales the club must be registered with the National Federation of Young Farmers Club, for Scotland the club must be registered with the Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs. 
• No limit to the size of the club.
• All members of the club must have a valid membership card and be within the age range of your club's country federation (England / Wales 10 - 28 years, Scotland 14 - 30 years).

Do you know a member of a Young Farmers Club who stands out from the rest? Whether it's through volunteering, organising events, or lending a helping hand when it's needed most - the Young BFA's want to celebrate individual members who go above and beyond.

If someone's gone the extra mile to support others, nominate them as YFC Junior Member of the Year.

• The nominee must be a member of a registered Young Farmers' Club.
• The nominee must be aged between 6 - 17 years on at the time of entering the awards

Do you know a member of a Young Farmers Club who stands out from the rest? Whether it's through volunteering, organising events, or lending a helping hand when it's needed most - the Young BFA's want to celebrate individual members who go above and beyond. If someone's gone the extra mile to support others, nominate them as YFC Senior member of the Year.

Entry criteria:

• The nominee must be a member of a registered Young Farmers' Club.
• The nominee must be aged between 18-30 years at the time of entering the awards

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