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Mount Hutt College Students Take Out The Aorangi FMG Junior Young Farmer Of The Year Title For 2022
Saturday, 26 February 2022, 5:59 pm | Young Farmers
The competition was hot on Saturday as 50 teams went head-to-head in a bid to take out the Aorangi AgriKidsNZ and FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year titles. James Clark and Jack Foster from Mount Hutt College were named as the Aorangi FMG Junior ... More >>
Tasman FMG Junior Young Farmer Of The Year And AgriKidsNZ Winners Announced
Saturday, 19 February 2022, 6:26 pm | Young Farmers
Three AgriKidsNZ and two FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year teams from the Tasman region will be jetting to the Contest Series Grand Final in Whangarei this July. The Tasman FMG Young Farmer of the Year Regional Final was held on Saturday (19th ... More >>
Otago Southland FMG Junior Young Farmer Of The Year And AgriKidsNZ Winners Announced
Saturday, 12 February 2022, 7:47 pm | Young Farmers
The competition was hot on Saturday as 70 teams went head-to-head in a bid to take out the Otago Southland AgriKidsNZ and FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year titles. Twins Zoe McElrea (Columba College) and Millar McElrea (John McGlashan College) were ... More >>
NZ Young Farmers Welcomes New FMG Young Farmer Of The Year Contest Series Sponsor
Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 12:31 pm | Young Farmers
The challenge is heating up for the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Contest Series, with a new sponsor giving competitors the chance to showcase their smarts when it comes to environmental protection and regulation. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2202/54083ab4cb72e469c41b.jpeg" ... More >>
Entries Open For AgriKidsNZ And FMG Junior Young Farmer Of The Year For 2022 Season
Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 9:08 am | Young Farmers
The time has come for primary and high school students to get their teams together for the AgriKidsNZ and FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year contests. Entries for the prestigious competitions have just opened for the 2022 season, with the events ... More >>
FMG Young Farmer Of The Year 2022 Otago Southland Regional Finalists Announced
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 11:22 am | Young Farmers
The finalists for the FMG Young Farmer of the Year 2022 Otago Southland Regional Final have been chosen for the Contest's 54th season. Featuring shepherds/sheep and beef farmers, a fencing contractor and rural and agribusiness bankers, only one person More >>
Wellington Young Farmers To Showcase Sustainable Innovation
Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 1:58 pm | Young Farmers
How could technology and practices solve some of the biggest environmental challenges currently facing New Zealand’s agricultural sector? That’s the question being asked by Wellington Young Farmers at the Club’s free industry function held in ... More >>
Young Farmers Launch New Club On West Coast
Tuesday, 19 October 2021, 9:42 am | Young Farmers
Networking, events, working bees, and socialising are back on the calendar for Young Farmers on the West Coast. The brand-new Westland Young Farmers’ Club has been launched for anyone from rural communities in the district aged 15 to 31-years-old ... More >>
Rathkeale College Tops East Coast FMG Junior Young Farmer Of The Year
Sunday, 14 February 2021, 4:35 pm | Young Farmers
1st FMG JR YFOTY - Alex Wyeth (left) Jono Harris (right). A duo from Rathkeale College have taken out the title for 2021 East Coast FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year 2021, after competing for four years in a row. Year 12 students Jono Harris, 16, ... More >>
Hopeful Veterinarian And Sustainability Supporter Awarded NZ Young Farmers Scholarship
Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 5:29 pm | Young Farmers
A hopeful veterinarian and a young woman who has her heart set on supporting farmers have been named as the recipients of the 2021 New Zealand Young Farmers World Congress Charitable Trust Scholarship. Mac Williams Mac Williams, 18, from Jacksons on the ... More >>
First Time Competitor Cleans Up Taranaki Manawatu FMG Young Farmer Of The Year Regional Final
Sunday, 24 January 2021, 6:57 am | Young Farmers
23.01.2021 A first-time competitor has cleaned up at the Taranaki Manawatu FMG Young Farmer of the Year Regional Final. Jake Jarman, 23, not only took out the regional title as Taranaki Manawatu FMG Young Farmer of the Year and became the first competitor ... More >>
Feilding Agricultural High School Too Hard To Beat
Sunday, 23 February 2020, 12:08 pm | Young Farmers
Feilding Agricultural High School too hard to beat at Taranaki Manawatu FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year contest Feilding Agricultural High School has made a clean sweep at the Taranaki Manawatu FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year contest. First ... More >>
Waikato Bay Of Plenty FMG Young Farmer Of The Year Announced
Sunday, 9 February 2020, 12:26 pm | Young Farmers
Waitomo sheep and beef farmer Mitchel Hoare has been named Waikato Bay of Plenty FMG Young Farmer of the Year. He is adding the title to his belt, along with former World Young Shepherd Champion. It was the 24 year old's first time competing in FMG ... More >>
Cousin duo win Northern FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year
Tuesday, 4 February 2020, 7:35 am | Young Farmers
Two cousins from Okaihau College, Nick, 15, and Zoe Harrison, 17, have been named as the Northern FMG Junior Young Farmers of the Year for 2020. The contest was held at the Paparoa A&P Show on Saturday, alongside the FMG Young Farmer of the Year ... More >>
Manawatū agricultural contractor supplying Auckland Zoo
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 11:14 am | Young Farmers
Manawatū agricultural contractor Mike Hancock is helping to feed some of the world’s most stunning and endangered animals. More >>
Waikato Hereford breeder vying to be next FMG Young Farmer
Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 10:08 am | Young Farmers
A rural banker who breeds Hereford cattle has joined the race to be the next FMG Young Farmer of the Year. Sam Tipping, 25, has clinched a spot in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional Final after winning a qualifying event in Hamilton. “I entered ... More >>
NZ Young Farmers CEO wraps up North Island road trip
Monday, 12 November 2018, 11:54 am | Young Farmers
NZ Young Farmers’ new chief executive Lynda Coppersmith has wrapped up a whirlwind road trip across the North Island. More >>
Northland men join race for Young Farmer of the Year
Monday, 5 November 2018, 10:37 am | Young Farmers
A Northland man who helped run one of Australia’s top-producing dairy farms has his sights set on a new challenge. More >>
New NZ Young Farmers CEO plans North Island road trip
Monday, 15 October 2018, 2:47 pm | Young Farmers
NZ Young Farmers’ new chief executive will “couch surf” her way around the North Island next month. More >>
Massey archery champion takes aim at FMG title
Thursday, 11 October 2018, 11:21 am | Young Farmers
A two-time world archery champion has joined the race to be the next FMG Young Farmer of the Year. More >>