This year we will also celebrate farmers in the "Sower" competition

The Ministry of Agriculture (MA) invites rural entrepreneurs, young farmers, as well as family farms to apply for the popular competition among farmers ""Sower–2015"Not only municipalities, but also non-governmental organizations of farmers and food producers are invited to nominate candidates for the competition. This year, the competition participants will be judged in seven groups and an award for lifetime contribution to agriculture will also be presented.

Participants in the "Sower-2015" competition will be judged in the following nominations: “Farm of the Year”, which will assess crop, dairy and meat production farms, "Food Production Company of the Year", "Family on a Farm", "The Young Successful Farmer", "Organic farm", as well as “LEADER Project of the Year in a Local Action Group”Applications for participation in these competition groups must be submitted to the consultation offices of SIA "Latvijas Lauku konsultāciju un izgītbilsības centrs" or to the regional agricultural departments of the Rural Support Service (RSS), or to the RSS Central Office in the Customer Service Department, Riga, Republikas laukums 2, by June 1, 2015.

This year, participants will also be judged in the nomination "Young Scientist"Applications in this group should be submitted to the Latvian Academy of Agricultural and Forest Sciences (LLAMSA), Riga, Akademijas laukums 1, room 204, by June 15, 2015.

For the ninth year, the award for lifetime contribution to agriculture will be presented. Applicants for this award can be nominated by the Ministry of Agriculture and its subordinate institutions, non-governmental organizations of farmers and food producers, and the Latvian Agricultural and Food Industry Federation. To nominate applicants for the award for lifetime contribution to agriculture, a written application (in free form) must be submitted to the Press and Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, 23rd floor, Republikas laukums 2, Riga, room 2302, by August 1, 2015.

One laureate will be selected from each competition group and will receive the Sower of the Year Award (bronze statuette), a diploma and a cash prize, as well as the recipients of incentive prizes. The competition participants will be honored at the closing event of the competition in the fall of 2015.

You can find the competition regulations, evaluation criteria, application forms and other information related to the competition on the website. www.sejejs.lv.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture