Season 55 Winners
Emma Poole
FMG Young Farmer of the Year Season 55
For the first time in the Contest's 55 year history, a female took out the title of FMG Young Farmer of the Year.
Emma Poole, representing the Waikato Bay of Plenty region, took out the top spot on the podium, followed by Peter O'Connor (Aorangi) and Hugh Jackson (Otago Southland).
Millar and Zoe McElrea
FMG Junior Young Farmers of the Year
Twins and Dunedin pupils Zoe McElrea, of Columba College, and Millar McElrea, of John McGlashan College secured the win after a series of challenges spanning two days.
Contestants’ farming skills and general knowledge were put to the test with tasks that included crop spraying, building a planter box and straining a wire fence.
Team Legendairy
AgriKidsNZ Champions 2023
Flynn Wallace (10), Charlie Clark (12) and Georgia Heaven (9) racked up the most points after a busy day of challenges.
The trio are from Mt Somers Springburn School and also took home the Module and AgriQuiz Prize.
Season 55 Grand Finals
Check out the Grand Final results for AgriKidsNZ, FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year and FMG Young Farmer of the Year.
FMG Young Farmer of the Year
Overall
1st Emma Poole, Waikato Bay of Plenty (410.15)
2nd Peter O'Connor, Aorangi (408.6)
3rd Hugh Jackson, Otago Southland (384.10)
4th Patrick Crawshaw, East Coast (382.2)
5th Nick O'Connor, Tasman (378.5)
6th Lisa Kendall, Northern (367)
7th Mac Williams, Taranaki Manawatu (312.7)
Community Footprint: Patrick Crawshaw
Top points Agri-Skills: Peter O'Connor
Top points Agri-Business: Lisa Kendall
Top points Agri-Sports: Nick O'Connor
Top points Agri-Knowledge: Peter O'Connor
FMG Region Off: East Coast
FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year
Overall
1st Zoe McElrea and Millar McElrea, Columba College and John McGlashan College
2nd Cameron Brans and Quinn Redpath, Napier Boys' High School
3rd Jack Foster and James Clark, Mount Hutt College
Exam Winners: Jack Foster and James Clark, Mount Hutt College
Module Winners: Jack Foster and James Clark, Mount Hutt College
Speech Winners: Cameron Brans and Quinn Redpath, Napier Boy's High School
Farmlet Winners: Shamus Young and Flynn Hill, Blue Mountain College
Face-Off Winners: Cameron Brans and Quinn Redpath, Napier Boy's High School
Contestant of the Year: Jade Askin, Feilding High School
AgriKidsNZ
Overall
1st Team Legendairy: Flynn Wallace, Charlie Clark and Georgia Heaven (Mt Somers Springburn School)
2nd The Three Western Girls: Sierra Bennett, Elly Hurley and Sophie Parris (Hauroko Valley School)
3rd Southern Boys: Sam Horrell, Oliver Chamberlain and Tomas Clarke (Hauroko Valley School)
Module Winners: Team Legendairy
AgriQuiz Winners: Legendairy
Race-Off Winners: Kiwitea Combines (Ari Jochem, Quinn Gerrish, Brodie Woolston, Kiwitea School)
Contestant of the Year: Tomas Clarke (Hauroko Valley School)
Season 55 Regional Finals
The second stage of FMG Young Farmer of the Year. The below Contestants are heading to the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Grand Final.
Aorangi
FMG Young Farmer of the Year
1st Peter O'Connor
2nd James Bell
3rd Jess Cunliffe
Top points Agri-Skills: Peter O'Connor
Top points Agri-Business: Peter O'Connor
Top points Agri-Sports: James Bell
Top points Agri-Knowledge: Jess Cunliffe
FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year
1st Jack Foster and James Clark, Mount Hutt College
2nd Ruby Shortus and Maddie Matthews,
Waimate High School
AgriKidsNZ
1st Waihi Stags from Waihi School (Cameron Siegert, Leo Acland and Jack Foley)
2nd Team Legendairy from Mt Somers Springburn School (Flynn Wallace, Charlie Clark and Georgia Heaven)
3rd Big Bulls from Waimate High School (Santi Zimmermann, Fergus Lane and Cameron Lane)
Tasman
FMG Young Farmer of the Year
1st Nick O'Connor
2nd Archie Woodhouse
3rd George Watson
Top points Agri-Skills: Nick O'Connor
Top points Agri-Business: Archie Woodhouse
Top points Agri-Sports: George Watson
Top points Agri-Knowledge: Nick O'Connor
FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year
1st Michael Blunt and Zander McCloy, St Bede's College
2nd Tabitha White and Mikayla Molloy, Rangi Ruru Girls’ School
AgriKidsNZ
1st Gumboot Gang (Jack Wells, Lara Stubbs and Sophie Robinson) from Tihiraki North Loburn School
2nd Team Bossy Bulls (Huw Cotching, George McLane and Toby Hamilton) from Seddon School
3rd The Oinks (Fred Maher, Liam Underwood and Manawa Doonan) from Seddon School
Otago Southland
FMG Young Farmer of the Year
1st Hugh Jackson
2nd James Fox
3rd Cameron Smith
Top points Agri-Skills: Hugh Jackson
Top points Agri-Business: Hugh Jackson
Top points Agri-Sports: Hugh Jackson
Top points Agri-Knowledge: James Fox
FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year
1st Zoe and Millar McElrea from Columba College and John McGlashan College
2nd Flynn Hill and Shamus Young
Blue Mountain College
AgriKidsNZ
1st The Three Western Girls from Hauroko Valley Primary School (Sierra Bennett, Elly Hurley and Sophie Parris)
2nd Southern Boys from Hauroko Valley Primary School (Sam Horrell, Oliver Chamberlain, and Tomas Clarke)
3rd Team NSC from Northern Southland College (Georgia Taylor, Tori Van De Scott and Bede Roy)
Waikato Bay of Plenty
FMG Young Farmer of the Year
1st Emma Poole
2nd Edward Roskam
3rd Cameron Wratt
Top points Agri-Skills: Andrew Wards
Top points Agri-Business: Emma Poole
Top points Agri-Sports: Edward Roskam
Top points Agri-Knowledge: Emma Poole
FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year
1st Trav Miers & Caleb Van Der Bijl from St Peter’s Cambridge
2nd Ben Morris & Jack Ramsey from Hamilton Boys' High School
AgriKidsNZ
1st Pukeatua Proud (Regan Hemingway, Chloe Bowers and Quintin Stockholmes)
2nd Te Waotu (Ben Barbour, Josh Barbour and Jackie Sneddon)
3rd Checkered Farmers (Tobias Farrell, Korben van der Heyden and Liam McGuire)
Taranaki Manawatū
FMG Young Farmer of the Year
1st Mac Williams
2nd Brad Beatson
3rd Zayn Jones
Top points Agri-Skills: Brad Beatson
Top points Agri-Business: Mac Williams
Top points Agri-Sports: Mac Williams
Top points Agri-Knowledge: Kate Denholm
FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year
1st Nicolas Verry and Rhys Marshall (Palmerston North Boys' High School)
2nd Jade Askin and William Russell
(Feilding High School and Palmerston North High School)
AgriKidsNZ
1st Kiwitea Senior Boys: Arie Jochem, Quinn Gerrish and Brodie Woolston
2nd South Makirikiri Mudders: Ella Thomas, Lucy O'Neill, Millie Greer
3rd Rahotu Blue: Jamie Muggeridge, Kyran Payne, Alex Schrader
East Coast
FMG Young Farmer of the Year
1st Patrick Crawshaw
2nd Mark Wallace
3rd Jack Scahill
Top points Agri-Skills: Patrick Crawshaw
Top points Agri-Business: Mark Wallace
Top points Agri-Sports: Patrick Crawshaw
Top points Agri-Knowledge: Patrick Crawshaw
FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year
1st Cameron Brans and Quinn Redpath from Napier Boy’s High School
2nd George Giblin and Baxter Twist from Napier Boy’s High School
AgriKidsNZ
1st Team Agri- Tools (Ollie Mitchell, Payton Thomsen and Sam Beetham)
2nd Ongaonga Musterers (Katie Bibby, Oliver Merridew and Chloe Lawson)
3rd Opaki School (Charlotte Wyeth, Hillary Sims and Maia Lenihan)
Northern
FMG Young Farmer of the Year
1st Lisa Kendall
2nd Sam Waugh
3rd Zarnie Fergusson
Top points Agri-Skills: Zarnie Fergusson
Top points Agri-Business: Lisa Kendall
Top points Agri-Sports: Sam Waugh
Top points Agri-Knowledge: Lisa Kendall
FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year
1st Tessa Berger and Mary Innes, Mahurangi College
2nd Jessica Quinlan and Jonathan Varney (homeschooled)
AgriKidsNZ
1st Gumboot Girls (Sarah Louise Varney, Rubee Elizabeth Magdalen Mortensen, and Kaia Tui DeGoldi), homeschooled
2nd Kowhai KIS Cows from Kamo Intermediate School (Teagan Bourke, Shiloh Moore-Boyle and Amelia Moon)
3rd KIS Cowboys from Kamo Intermediate School (Wyatt Parry, AJ Crene and Robbie Bent)
Season 55 District Contests
The first stage of FMG Young Farmer of the Year. The below NZYF members are heading to the relevant Regional Final.
Aorangi
Aorangi North
1st: Peter O'Connor
2nd: Levi Hart
3rd: Andrew Allan
4th: Jess Cunliffe
Aorangi South
1st: Marcus Frost
2nd: George Campbell
3rd: James Bell
4th: Robbie Wigley
Tasman
Tasman South
1st: Archie Woodhouse
2nd: Ryan Dicky
3rd: Nick O'Connor
4th: Sam Back
Tasman North
1st: Sam Smithers
2nd: Bryce Win
3rd: George Watson
4th: Amelia Marsden
Otago Southland
Otago
1st: Sam Anderson
2nd: James Fox
3rd: Hugh Jackson
4th: Jeremy Hudson
Southland
1st: Zac Thomas
2nd: Cameron Smith
3rd: Andrew Cowie
4th: Kurt Knarston
Waikato Bay of Plenty
Event held in March 2023
Taranaki Manawatū
Taranaki
1st: Bradley Bullot
2nd: Jacinta Kete
3rd: Riley O’Neill
Manawatu
1st: Brad Beatson
2nd: Mac Williams
3rd: Zayn Jones
Taranaki Manawatu
1st: Kurt Armstrong
2nd: Kate Stewart
East Coast
East Coast South
1st: Kit Holmes
2nd: Josh Wilkinson
3rd: Samantha Thompson
4th: Shiann Cattley
East Coast North
1st: Mark Wallace
2nd: Bex Perry
3rd: Patrick Crawshaw
4th: Jack Scahill
Northern
Event held in February 2023