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Awards

Feilding student’s dedication to agriculture is rewarded

June 22, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Agricultural scholarship winner Olivia Buick loves all things ag – be it the serenity of driving a tractor in the central high country, the fascination for how soil, science and the economy make up a farm system or helping others at Young Farmers. Born and bred on a sheep and beef farm just out of […]

Seeking NZ’s next sustainability champion

May 12, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Nominations are now open to find a trailblazing young person who is leading the way on environmental sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is proud to partner with the Sustainable Business Network, sponsoring this year’s Change Maker category of the Sustainable Business Awards. Nominees must be aged 30 years or under, […]

Heather Feetham wins Pukekohe Young Grower competition

May 11, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Heather Feetham, a 25-year-old production manager at T&G Fresh, has won the 2021 Pukekohe Young Grower competition. The competition tested the four contestant’s vegetable and fruit growing knowledge as well as skills needed to be a successful grower.Contestants completed modules in marketing, compliance, pests and disease identification, safe tractor driving, health and safety, soil and […]

2021 Peter Snow Memorial Award goes to Kerikeri GP

May 4, 2021 by Leigh Catley

Kerikeri GP Dr Grahame Jelley is the 2021 recipient of the Peter Snow Memorial Award. The award was announced at the National Rural Health Conference at Wairakei Resort in Taupō on Friday. The Peter Snow Memorial Award honours Dr Peter Snow and his contribution to rural communities as well as recognising an individual for their […]

Magical setting for 2021 NZ Zanda McDonald Award ceremony

April 19, 2021 by Simon Edwards

Organisers of the agricultural badge of honour, the Zanda McDonald Award are gearing up for the 2021 New Zealand Award celebrations, announcing that the ceremony will take place at Whangara Farms, the first place in the world to see the sun, at a special dawn ceremony on Wednesday 28 April. The award recognises talented and […]

Awards celebrate the food and fibre sector employer excellence

April 13, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Exceptional employment practices in the primary industries have been celebrated at the Good Employer Awards, held at Parliament on Monday evening, 12th April. “Tonight’s awards provided the opportunity to celebrate and thank those employers in the food and fibres sector who have gone beyond business-as-usual in creating productive, safe, supportive, and healthy work environments for […]

Groundspreading awards 2021 – nominations now open

April 7, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Nominations for the 2021 New Zealand Groundspread Fertilisers Association (NZGFA) Awards, the only agricultural awards specifically designed for the groundspreading industry, are now open. In their third year, the four awards – the President’s Award, the Innovation Award, the Health & Safety Award and the Young Achiever’s Award – recognise and celebrate the people behind […]

Linda and Evan Potter named National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing

March 29, 2021 by Simon Edwards

Federated Farmers members Evan and Linda Potter, of Central Hawke’s Bay hill country property, Waipapa, (sheep, beef and deer) are the new National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing and the recipients of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy. The announcement was made on Thursday at the National Sustainability Showcase at Te Papa in Wellington, attended by all of […]

Kaiwaiwai’s why – an eye to the future

March 18, 2021 by Simon Edwards

Covid-19 kicked to touch any face to face community celebration of Kaiwaiwai Dairies Ltd taking out the Greater Wellington ‘Supreme Winner’ Ballance Farm Environment Award last year.  But last month more than 150 people gathered at the 642ha farm near Featherston in the Wairarapa to see for themselves why the award judges described the six shareholders as being industry leaders in adopting sustainable management practices.  One of […]

Get your entries in for the Wheat Awards 2021

March 1, 2021 by Rebecca Flannery

How do your wheat crops look this year? Average, good, great? United Wheatgrowers, Federated Farmers and New Zealand Grain and Seed Trade Association now invite entries from growers in the annual wheat awards. Crops harvested in 2021 are eligible for entry in the following classes: Premium milling wheat, milling wheat, gristing wheat, feed wheat, and […]

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