Our Young Farmers

By OBHS | Posted: Monday February 12, 2024

Shamus Young and Hayden Drummond of Year 13, competed at the weekend in Mosgiel at the Otago Southland FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year Regional Competition.

The FMG Young Farmer of the Year Competition stands as the premier event for NZ Young Farmers, showcasing the remarkable skill and knowledge of young people within the food and fibre sector.

To be eligible to compete in the FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year Contest you must be an enrolled high school student from the age of 13-18.

Students compete in teams of two and complete in a range of practical and theory modules all based on the food and fibre sector.

Shamus and Hayden took out the top spot and came first in the Otago Southland FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year Regional Competition.

They now will set their sights on the two day Grand Final in July in Hamilton vying for the title of Junior Young Farmer of the Year.

There is a lot of work ahead for these two young men over the next few months studying all facets of farming such as fertiliser, stock breading, crop measurement, fencing, speech training etc. and visiting different types of farms covering the whole agriculture sector.

A big thank you to Kirsten McIntyre for coaching these boys on their journey.

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