The Format
These will be two-day events, with day one resembling the traditional District Contest and day two aligning more closely with a Regional Final.
It's going to be an action-packed weekend as contestants from across the NZYF Waikato Bay of Plenty Region battle it out for a place at the Season 56 Grand Final.
Everyone is welcome!
The FMG Young Farmer of the Year Contest is a long season normally and it can put a lot of pressure on our member volunteers to deliver.
We’re trialling a new format in the Northern and Waikato Bay of Plenty regions to look at ways that we can still find New Zealand’s best Young Farmer, but in a way that is potentially more streamlined.
These will be two-day events, with day one resembling the traditional District Contest and day two aligning more closely with a Regional Final.
30 Contestants
10-15, 15-minute modules
Similar format to District Contests
The top 8 Contestants move to Day 2
Top 8 Contestants from Day 1
2 x Head-to-Heads, 1 x Farmlet
Quiz at Evening Show
Winner moves to Grand Final
The below Contestants will be battling it out on the first day of the Regional Final. The top eight Contestants will be moving to the next round, where our Grand Finalist will be decided.
Hauraki Young Farmers
Arie Schouten
Morrinsville/Ngarua Young Farmers
Cameron Wratt
Calahn Vincent
Ryan Bateup
Declan Tully
Harry Phipps
Matthew Nielsen
Cillian Aberhart
Sofie Adelaar
Jaiden Evans
North Waikato Young Farmers
Jimmy Cleaver
Te Puke Young Farmers
Shanice Young
Te Kawa West Young Farmers
Andrew Wards
Emma Poole
Isaac Camp
Adrian Beattie
Edward Roskam
Contestants from across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty region will face off for a chance at representing their region the Season 56 Grand Final.
Hamilton City Young Farmers
Alex Diprose
Stephen Brunskill
Hauraki Young Farmers
Brad Edwards
Morrinsville/Ngarua Young Farmers
Mitchell Guscott
Michelle Crawford
Jaiden Evans
Robin Buser
Cillian Aberhart
Cam Clayton
Jacob Price
North King Country Young Farmers
Brad van Rooyen
North Waikato Young Farmers
Jimmy Cleaver
William Evans
Piarere Young Farmers
Dennis Main
Alex Sainty
Mark Whelan
Charles Wainwright
Edward Roskam
Kiki Ritmeester
Te Kawa West Young Farmers
Brian Basi
James Anderson
Isaac Camp
Adrian Beattie
Te Puke Young Farmers
Luke Feisst
Agus Varona
Check back Friday 5 April