April 2024 Edition
30,287 copies distributed monthly – to every rural mailbox in Canterbury and the West Coast for over 25 years
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THIS EDITION Alliance wins gold
p5 Gumboot run
p21 Electric boiler Winners are grinners: Darfield’s George Dodson (centre) celebrates his win in the Tasman FMG Young Farmer of the Year regional final with runner-up George letham (left) and third placed Eddie Millichamp (right).
p30 Trophy winners
Dairy man off to Grand Final
A Darfield dairy farmer is one step closer to winning one of New Zealand’s most prestigious farming competitions after being crowned Tasman FMG Young Farmer of the Year.
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George Dodson took out the Tasman Young Farmer of the Year regional title, following two days of fierce competition in Christchurch recently. Now, the 22-year-old Dodson, along with six other regional finalists, will be heading to the Farmer of the Year Grand Final, in Hamilton in July.
The two-day Tasman event was one of seven regional finals being held between February and April. Details of what challenges would be thrown at the 22 contestants competing at the Tasman regional final were kept under wraps from the competitors. Dodson, who was originally from Southland, is second in charge on a 430-cow dairy farm between Darfield and Dunsandel.
It was his third time competing in the Young Farmer of the Year contest, and the first time he’s earned a place at the Grand Final. He said the win was unbelievable. “To be honest it hasn’t sunk in yet, it was such a shock, I can’t really believe it to be honest.
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