More than 50 nominations have already been received for the Otago Daily Times and Rural Life 2023 Year of the Farmer initiative, celebrating the South Island’s food-producing champions.
Individuals, rural communities and groups are being asked to nominate farmers and growers who make their communities a better place to live while sustainably contributing to the New Zealand economy.
Year of the Farmer will showcase the work of farmers to create an environmentally, economically and socially sustainable future — while also making a positive contribution to their rural communities.
We are on the the hunt for an outstanding South Island farmer or grower, who ticks all those boxes, to be awarded Year of the Farmer 2023.
Nominations close on April 28 and the process of choosing our top 52 farmers and growers will then begin. Those rural champions will be profiled in a special publication in August.
A judging panel will then select finalists and, in October, one outstanding food producer will be named as the winner of the Year of the Farmer, receiving a prize pack valued at $10,000, including a special Wanaka experience in conjunction with the Wanaka A&P Association.
Nominate online at rurallife.co.nz/YOTF
