Last Grand Finalist Confirmed in ANZ Young Farmer Contest
Last Grand Finalist Confirmed in ANZ Young Farmer Contest
Douglas McGregor is the seventh Grand Finalist to be named in the 2015 ANZ Young Farmer Contest.
The thirty year old dairy farmer took first place at the Northern Regional Final in Dargaville on Saturday 18 April after a very tense and closely scored competition.
Mr
McGregor went home with a prize pack worth over $10,000
including cash, scholarships and products and services from
ANZ, FMG, Lincoln University, Ravensdown, AGMARDT, Silver
Fern Farms, Honda, Husqvarna and Vodafone.
This was
Douglas’s second attempt at Regional Final level of the
ANZ Young Farmer Contest. Douglas is a very active member of
the Bay of Island Young Farmers Club and is the Northern
Region Vice-Chairman. Douglas was competing against 26 year
old Anna Simpson, who doubles as the winner’s
partner.
Mr McGregor is off to the Grand Final in Taupo, 2 – 4 July where he will battle it out for the Champion’s title and more than $270,000 in prizes.
The Northern Regional Final featured a strong group of contestants with plenty of knowledge and talent on display. The eight contestants were put through their paces in a variety of challenging modules touching on all aspects of farming from practical hands-on tasks to theory and business components.
Second place went to 28 year old herd manager,
Guy Bakewell, of the Bay of Islands Young Farmers Club. He
took home $2,900 worth of prizes. Mr Bakewell also took home
top honours in both the Lincoln University Agri-Growth
Challenge and the Ravensdown Agri-Skills Challenge.
Third
place went to Whangarei Young Farmers Club member, Jake
Thompson (26). Jake won the AGMARDT Agri-Business Challenge.
Fourth place went to Colin Beazley (28) from the Kaipara
Young Farmers Club – Colin was called up to compete a week
before the Regional Final after one Contestant broke his
collarbone.
The Silver Fern Farms Agri-Sports Challenge
winner was 26 year old Kelvin Meek of the Franklin Young
Farmers Club.
Douglas McGregor is the last Grand Finalist to be named for the 2015 ANZ Young Farmer Contest. He will join six Contestants from around the country in Taupo 2 – 4 July at Grand Final in a bid to take home the title of 2015 ANZ Young Farmer Contest Grand Champion.
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