Displaying items by tag: YOUNG GROWER OF THE YEAR

A combination of on farm skills and hometown advantage got Taylor Leabourn over the line at the 2023 Young Grower national title in Pukekohe, last month.

Taylor Leabourn, a 28-year-old produce lead, was named the 2023 Young Grower of the Year at a contest in Pukekohe last week.

Meryn Whitehead, a 28-year-old supervisor at Vailima Orchards at Hope, near Nelson, is the 2022 Young Grower of the Year.

It was the women who dominated at the 2022 Bay of Plenty Young Grower of the Year competition earlier this week, taking out first, second and third place.

Maninder Singh from LeaderBrand, has taken out the title of Gisborne Young Grower of the Year for 2022.

Meryn Whitehead, a 28-year-old supervisor at Vailima Orchard, has taken out the 2022 Nelson Young Grower of the Year title.

Jacob Coombridge, a 22-year-old orchard supervisor at Webb’s Fruit, has won the 2022 Central Otago Young Grower competition.

Maatu Akonga, assistant manager at T&G Global, took out the title of 2022 Hawke’s Bay Young Fruit Grower of the Year on Friday night.

The first finalist for the national Young Grower of the Year competition has been crowned.

Melissa van den Heuvel has won the Young Grower of the Year for 2021.