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Young Farmer of the Year competition

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The annual Young Farmer of the Year competition tests a wide range of skills and knowledge. Watch competitors set up an air seeder drill for renovating pasture. This is a technical job and extremely difficult for anyone without experience.

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Willie Smith and Steven Kelly, Farmer and grower organisations – Young farmers, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/18692/young-farmer-of-the-year-competition (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Willie Smith and Steven Kelly, published 1 March 2009.