Kwanalu Toyota SA Young Farmer 2025 | Jong Boer 2025
Kwanalu Young Farmer of the Year is now open for entries:
- The candidate must be 40 years of age or younger on the day on which entries for the competition close (obtain closing date for 2025 from your Agri SA provincial affiliate or “Agricultural Union”).
- Because the farmer is judged on his/her management philosophy as well as the technical way it is applied/executed, the enterprise size and compilation of the candidate are not crucial, i.e. the game/livestock farmer, grain/fruit/wine farmer or mixed farmer have the same chance of winning the competition.
- The candidate may farm on his/her own or in partnership with others. In the latter case, the candidate must have specific allocated responsibilities and decision-making authority on which he/she will be judged. However, in the latter case, the candidate must be involved in the application of management functions (planning, implementation and control) in all fields (production, marketing, finance & labour management), even though the candidate may only be involved in some of the farm’s enterprises. For example, candidates that are only responsible for the staff and marketing functions on a farm will therefore not qualify for participation in the competition. If the father of the candidate is managing the sheep enterprise while the candidate is managing the irrigation potatoes and the cattle enterprises, he/she may enter the competition. In this case, only the irrigation potatoes and cattle enterprises will be judged while the sheep enterprise will be excluded in total from the evaluation/adjudication.
- Candidates may only enter the competition as individuals (e.g. brothers are not allowed to enter as a team, but they may enter as individuals and compete against each other for the title).
- The candidate must have been a fully paid-up member of his/her provincial agricultural union (i.e. Agri-SA provincial affiliate) for at least one year on the closing date for entries.
- National winners may not participate in the competition, but previous provincial winners may enter again.
- The decision of the panel of judges is final and no reasons or comments will be given to candidates.
Toyota SA Young Farmer 2025 – Provincial entry form (word)
Toyota SA Young Farmer 2025 – Provincial entry form (pdf)
Kwanalu Jong Boer van die Jaar is nou oop vir inskrywings:
- Die kandidaat moet 40 jaar of jonger wees op die dag waarop die inskrywings vir die kompetisie sluit (datum vir 2025 soos bepaal deur u provinsiale landbou-unie/affiliasie).
- Aangesien die bestuursfilosofie van die boer en die tegniese vaardigheid waarmee dit uitgevoer word die vernaamste beoordelingskriteria is, is die kandidaat se vertakkingsamestelling en omvang (grootte) nie belangrik nie, m.a.w. ‘n vee-/wildboer, saai-/vrugte-/wingerdboer of gemengde boer staan dieselfde kans om as wenner aangewys te word.
- Die kandidaat kan op sy/haar eie boer of in vennootskap met andere, of kan ook die plaasbestuurder wees. In laasgenoemde geval moet die kandidaat egter spesifieke toegedeelde verantwoordelikhede hanteer waarop hy/sy geëvalueer kan word. Laasgenoemde moet egter die toepassing van die bestuursfunksies (beplanning, implementering en beheer) in al die velde (produksie, bemarking, finansiering en personeelbestuur) insluit, al sou die kandidaat slegs sekere vertakkings op die plaas behartig. ‘n Persoon wat byvoorbeeld slegs die personeel- of bemarkingsfunksie op die plaas hanteer, sal dus nie kwalifiseer om aan die kompetisie deel te neem nie. Wanneer die pa (van die kandidaat) byvoorbeeld die skaapvertakking hanteer en die kandidaat hanteer die beeste en besproeiingsaartappels, sou hy/sy wel kwalifiseer vir deelname. In hierdie geval sal die kandidaat dan slegs op grond van hierdie twee vertakkings geëvalueer word en sal die skape heeltemal buite rekening gelaat word.
- ‘n Kandidaat mag slegs as ‘n individu vir die kompetisie inskryf (bv. broers mag nie as ‘n span inskryf nie, maar kan teen mekaar meeding deur as individue deel te neem).
- Die kandidaat moet op die sluitingsdatum vir minstens een jaar lank reeds ‘n opbetaalde lid van sy/haar provinsiale landbou-unie (Agri-SA affiliasie) wees.
- Nasionale wenners mag nie weer deelneem nie, maar voormalige provinsiale wenners mag weer inskryf.
- Die beslissing van die beoordelaars is finaal en geen redes/kommentaar sal aan kandidate verskaf word nie.
Toyota SA Jongboer 2025 – Provinsiale inskrywingsvorm (word)
