Farmer suppliers are being urged to enter or nominate fellow farmers in recognition of their work to deliver high quality milk sustainably.
Tirlán will hold its first Dairy and Sustainability Awards to recognise the work of co-op members striving to deliver high quality milk sustainably for customers to enjoy. The overall award, general awards and special recognition category winners will be announced at a ceremony on 29th April, where the achievements of dairy farmers who demonstrate excellent practices in milk quality, animal welfare, farm management and adopting sustainability practices will be celebrated.
Award Categories
The award categories, include the Overall Tirlán Milk Supplier of the Year; Sustainability – Sustainability Champion and the Farming for Water Champion; Milk Quality – Avonmore Fresh Milk Supplier; Milk Solids Champion; Milk Quality Award – over 600,000l; Milk Quality Award – under 600,000l.
There will also be regional awards, along with special category awards – the Young Farmer Award (U35); New Entrant Award; Farming Ambassador; Cathal Moran Innovation Award. There are also two further Special Recognition awards, that recognise the exceptional contributions of Tirlán milk drivers and farm employees.
Special Innovation Award
The Cathal Moran Innovation Award will also be offered in recognition of innovative practices on farm within the Tirlán catchment area.
“The late Cathal Moran was always recognised as an enthusiastic adoptor of new technologies as part of the Tirlán Teagasc Future Farm programme and always strove to be innovative and lead by example,” John Murphy, Tirlán chairperson said. “We would like to offer this award to recognise those who strive to innovate with a vision of improving their farm sustainably for the future.”
Entries
Nominations for the inaugural Tirlán Dairy and Sustainability Awards are now open online on www.tirlanfarmlife.com. Suppliers will also be selected to go forward for entry based on criteria including both milk quality test results, technical reports and sustainability data.
The closing date is February 14. All applications shortlisted will be assessed by a judging panel.
