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New leadership for Young Farmers
Friday, 14 June 2013, 1:40 pm | Young Farmers
Cole Groves has been voted the new Chairman for New Zealand Young Farmers. Mr Groves takes the helm after Paul Olsen who stepped down from his two-year term. “It’s a fantastic group of people”, Mr Groves said. “It’s a big honour”. More >>
Wet and Wild for AgriKidsNZ and TeenAg Grand Finals
Saturday, 18 May 2013, 11:39 am | Young Farmers
AgriKidsNZ and TeenAg Competitors were undeterred by the downpour as they battled it out in their respective Grand Finals held at Kumeu Showgrounds in Auckland on Friday alongside the Practical Day of the ANZ Young Farmer Contest Grand Final. More >>
Food for thought at Kumeu Showgrounds
Saturday, 18 May 2013, 11:30 am | Young Farmers
The inaugural Food and You Careers Experience Day took place at the Kumeu Showgrounds in Auckland on Friday 17th May. The event, designed for school students, proved a huge success as the fun-filled educational event gave students the opportunity to ... More >>
New initiative set to surge at Kumeu
Wednesday, 15 May 2013, 4:18 pm | Young Farmers
Over 500 students from the greater Auckland region will be heading to Kumeu Showgrounds this Friday to find out what they can do to make a difference in the world. As the world’s population grows so too does the requirement for food production and innovation ... More >>
Future farmers gearing up to compete in Auckland
Monday, 29 April 2013, 4:31 pm | Young Farmers
In just over two weeks the future generation of young farmers will be put through their paces at the Grand Final for the AgriKidsNZ and TeenAg Competitions held at Kumeu Showgrounds Auckland, Friday 17th May. More >>
Students Playing With Food
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 5:03 pm | Young Farmers
‘Food and You – Careers Experience Day’ is a fun filled, educational day where secondary students will learn about the range of careers in the agricultural industry and get an in depth look at the food chain supply story. More >>
Pleasant surprise for Wyndham Young Farmer
Monday, 25 March 2013, 4:12 pm | Young Farmers
Dean Rabbidge was pleasantly surprised to win the Otago-Southland Regional Final over the weekend (Saturday 23 March) in Gore at the Southern Field Days Site and St James Theatre. More >>
Get Ahead proving more popular than ever!
Friday, 15 March 2013, 5:50 pm | Young Farmers
The first stop on the Get Ahead Experience Days nationwide tour took place yesterday (Thursday 14th March) in Christchurch at the Canterbury A&P Showgrounds. More >>
Last chance for Aorangi Young Farmer
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 2:57 pm | Young Farmers
Next weekend will be Phil Campbell's last chance at a Grand Final in the ANZ Young Farmer Contest. At 31, the last year for eligibility, the sheep, beef and cropping farmer will be the oldest competitor in the Aorangi Regional Final being held at ... More >>
‘Contest bug’ comes to Palmerston North
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 11:57 am | Young Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21/02/2013 ‘Contest bug’ comes to Palmerston North Karl Dean can’t get enough. More >>
Down to the wire at Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional Final
Monday, 18 February 2013, 3:07 pm | Young Farmers
Tim van de Molen is the second Grand Finalist in 2013 after he won the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Regional Final for the ANZ Young Farmer Contest on Saturday February 16th in Hamilton at St Paul’s Collegiate School. More >>
Woodville to be centre stage for next Regional Final
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 4:47 pm | Young Farmers
The East Coast Regional Final is sure to be a crowd pleaser with eight skilful participants on show for Saturday 23rd February at the Woodville Recreation Grounds and the Regent Theatre for the Evening Show. More >>
First finalist named in Northern Regional Final
Monday, 11 February 2013, 3:17 pm | Young Farmers
Ian Douglas, from the Whangarei Young Farmers Club earned top place at the Northern Regional Final in Whangarei on Saturday 9th February, after a long day at the Barge Park Showgrounds. More >>
Regional Finals Heat Up In Hamilton
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 4:35 pm | Young Farmers
The next round of eliminations is set for the Waikato and Bay of Plenty Region Saturday 16 February in Hamilton at St. Paul’s Collegiate. More >>
Husqvarna joins the Sponsor Family of Young Farmer Contest
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 3:36 pm | Young Farmers
New Zealand Young Farmers are proud to announce Husqvarna NZ have partnered with the ANZ Young Farmer Contest as prize sponsors of New Zealand’s Ultimate Rural Challenge. More >>
New Zealand Young Farmers membership exceeds 2000
Tuesday, 23 October 2012, 10:15 am | Young Farmers
New Zealand Young Farmers is celebrating a milestone with their membership reaching over 2000 members. New Zealand Young Farmers is a progressive and dynamic social network for rural youth which develops the leadership and personal skills of its ... More >>
Young Farmer elected to FCANZ Board
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 5:07 pm | Young Farmers
New Zealand Young Farmer member Mark Lambert has been elected to the board of the Fencing Contractors Association of New Zealand (FCANZ). FCANZ is an industry organisation that supports and benefits the fencing industry of New Zealand. More >>
Farmer heads to Young Horticulturalist of the Year Final
Tuesday, 7 August 2012, 4:58 pm | Young Farmers
New Zealand Young Farmers member Andrew Scott is officially New Zealand’s top young grower. Mr Scott was named Young Grower of the Year at the Horticulture New Zealand Conference. More >>
Young Farmer makes history in Australia
Monday, 30 July 2012, 3:23 pm | Young Farmers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30/07/12 Young Farmer makes history in Australia On the back of winning the Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand (RAS) Rural Young Achiever award, New Zealand Young Farmer member Tim van de Molen was announced as the Australasian ... More >>
Lucky Young Farmer member awarded trip of a lifetime
Wednesday, 4 July 2012, 11:30 am | Young Farmers
AgriVenture New Zealand has teamed up with New Zealand Young Farmers this year to award an AgriVenture scholarship to one lucky NZYF member. The scholarship is valued at $7000 and includes a fully paid six to twelve month AgriVenture programme to the ... More >>