Categories
Agrifood Business Awards
★ Best Adaptation Product
Recognises a company who identified a less sustainable element of their product, procedure, practice or processing and have adapted or developed a more sustainable model.
★ AgTech Ireland Best Agritech Software Product
Recognises an agritech software product that contributes to a more sustainable, better farming practice within the industry’s ecosystem for the betterment of the sector.
★ AgTech Ireland Best Agritech Hardware Product
Recognises an agritech hardware product that contributes to a more sustainable, better farming practice within the industry’s ecosystem for the betterment of the sector.
★ AgTech Ireland Best Agritech Science Product
Recognises an agritech science product that contributes to a more sustainable, better farming practice within the industry’s ecosystem for the betterment of the sector.
★ KPMG Large Sustainable Food Producer of the year (over 20 employees)
This recognises a food producer with over 20 employees who best embraces elements of environmental, social and economic sustainability for both themselves and their primary producer sources.
★ Small Sustainable Food Producer of the year (under 20 employees)
This recognises a food producer of under 20 employees who best embraces elements of environmental, social and economic sustainability for both themselves and their primary producer sources.
★ Business Post Best Incentive Scheme from a food producer or co-op
This award will recognise the best incentive scheme by a food producer, food marketeer/distributor or co-op that drives for better farming practices while rewarding primary producers with a premium or buy-in incentive.
Research Awards
★ Best Research Programme/Project
A reward for the best research project/programme based on improving Irish agriculture within the parameters of environmental, social and/or economic sustainability
★ Young Researcher of the year
Recognises the best young researcher working in a research field focused on improving Irish agriculture within the parameters of environmental, social and/or economic sustainability
★ Best Journalistic Content of the year
Rewards a journalist who has written or recorded a piece of content an article highlighting the work done or being done on improving Irish agriculture within the parameters of environmental, social and/or economic sustainability
Farmer Awards
★ Herdwatch Biodiversity Farmer of the year
This award highlights a farmer who embraces biodiversity within their commercial farm holding
★ Kerry Dairy Environmental Farmer of the year
This award highlights a farmer who embraces best environmental agricultural practices within their commercial farm holding
★ AHV Innovator Farmer of the year
This award highlights a farmer who embraces technology advances, research and/or innovative practices to aid the sustainability aspirations within their commercial farm holding
★ Germinal Sustainable Pasture Farmer of the year
Open to farmers from all sectors and all types of pasture based enterprises. Recognising excellent grassland management while maintaining profitable production using regenerative and sustainable pasture practices with focus on soil health, outreach, climate resilience, carbon sequestration and long term vision.
★ FRS Network Diversification Farmer of the year
This award commends a farm's exceptional efforts in establishing an alternative business or adding value with a commitment to sustainable farming, driving economic improvement and embracing a positive story for the industry
Community Awards
★ ABP Best Public/Community Engagement Scheme
Rewards the best public, media or community engagement scheme. This category includes public messaging to combat misleading information as well as community outreach, inclusion or incentive by a food producer, agribusiness or agricultural industry interest
★ Cormac Tagging Community/Discussion Group Incentive Scheme
Recognises an incentive scheme by a community or organised collection of individuals that promotes or incentivises social buy-in to better farming practices or agricultural environmental initiatives.
★ Community/Discussion Group Better Farming Champion
Recognises a leader of an incentive scheme by a community or organised collection of individuals that promotes or incentivises social buy-in to better farming practices or agricultural environmental initiatives.
Headline Awards
★ Agri Insider Sustainability Leader Award
Recognises an industry leader who has shown leadership in driving the sector towards a more environmentally, socially and/or economically sustainable future.
★ FBD Overall Better Farming Champion
The overall award is open to all winners of the previous categories for who the judges deem worthy as the best ‘better farming’ action contributing to environmental, social and economic sustainability for the sector