Christopher Cahill from County Cavan (pictured) has been named the 2024 FBD Young Farmer of the Year. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the FBD Young Farmer of the Year Awards which were held at the Heritage Hotel in Laois.
Christopher is a 30-year-old dairy farmer and a graduate of the Sustainable Agriculture Masters degree from UCD. He entered a share farming arrangement in 2021 in County Meath with the assistance of the Macra Land Mobility Service and has since expanded the dairy enterprise from 110 cows to 250 crossbred cows.
Christopher has also been named category award winner for Land Mobility. Along with farming Christopher also owns Cavan Grassland Consultancy Ltd, a grass measurement and management service provider across the north midlands area.
