A mock press conference with the Young Farmer of the Year competitors
A mock press conference with the Young Farmer of the Year competitors
A mock press conference with the Young Farmer of the Year competitors
Exam time with the Young Farmer of the Year competitors
AGMARDT breakfast at the Mission Estate Winery
AGMARDT breakfast at the Mission Estate Winery
AGMARDT breakfast at the Mission Estate Winery
Exam time for the Junior Young Farmer of the Year competitors
Exam time for the Junior Young Farmer of the Year competitors
Exam time for the Junior Young Farmer of the Year competitors
Exam time for the Junior Young Farmer of the Year competitors
Exam time for the Junior Young Farmer of the Year competitors
Exam time for the Junior Young Farmer of the Year competitors
Exam time for the Junior Young Farmer of the Year competitors
A meet and greet with sponsors and families of the Junior Young Farmer of the Year teams
A meet and greet with sponsors and families of the Junior Young Farmer of the Year teams
A meet and greet with sponsors and families of the Junior Young Farmer of the Year teams
Practical Day at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition. The fencing component
Practical Day at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition.
Butchery skills
Practical Day at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition.
Simulator
Support crew
Practical Day at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition.
Concentration
Spectators and supporters at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition.
Practical Day
Te Radar MC'd the entire competition - interviewing the competitors
Public speaking, another necessary skill to be judged on.
Supporters
Making sausages
Supporters came out on the wet and cold Practical Day.
Supporters came out on the wet and cold Practical Day.
Te Radar interviewing a competitor
Junior competitors undertaking activities
Junior competitors undertaking activities
Junior competitors undertaking activities
Junior competitors undertaking activities
Smiling for the camera
Smiling for the camera
Assistance needed in the mud.
Staking the fruit trees
Dad's youngest supporter
Irrigation
Business aptitude
Getting ready to showcase butchery skills
A truly physical day for the Young Farmer of the Year competitors. Running to the next activity.
Selling produce - the honey
Planting trees with spectators watching on.
General maintenance.
Laying irrigation
Brownie was offered to the supporters to warm their bellies.
The sponsor's brownie went down a treat.
Wife offering support to competitor Alan
Gumboots were the footwear of choice on the day
The final competition on Practical Day
The final competition on Practical Day
The final competition on Practical Day
The final competition on Practical Day - Pruning
The final competition on Practical Day - Pruning
The final competition on Practical Day - chopping firework with determination
The final competition on Practical Day - awesome woodchopping skills
Harvesting paua in freezing cold water
Pruning during the final time-trial competition on the Practical Day
Leaping into frigid water
Warming up after the final competition on Practical Day
Warming up after the final competition on Practical Day
Napier's Municipal Theatre
Te Radar MC'ing the speech competitions
Families, spectators and supporters watching on.
The junior competitors
The quick fire quiz for the junior competitors
Warming up after the final competition on Practical Day
Warming up after the final competition on Practical Day
Warming up after the final competition on Practical Day
The quiz judges
Warming up after the final competition on Practical Day
The crowds gather ahead of the speech competition
The speech judges under spotlight
Matt
Emma
Alex
Joseph
Emma
Joseph
James
The Awards evening
Grand winner James Robertson
Guests
Te Radar presenting at the Awards night
Welcoming the contestants to the stage
The FMG Young Farmer Contestants on the stage and under the spotlight for the final time
Guests enjoying the atmosphere
Orton Catering plating up dinner
