April. The seven top Regional Finalists battle it out in the Grand Final for the title of FMG Young Farmer of the Year. Each level of the competition includes both question-and-answer sessions (on both farming-related and general knowledge subjects) and practical sessions involving farm work, problem solving, and business skills. The Grand Final is a two-day event: the first day includes the practical challenges and the evening dinner where the contestants deliver their speech on a topic specific to each of them. The Grand Final concludes with a quiz show. Winners Winners since the competition began are: 1969 – Gary Frazer 1970 – Alan Anderson 1971 – Philip Bell 1972 – John Jennings 1973 – Nolan Williams 1974 – John Miller 1975 – Paul Jarman 1976 – John Metherell 1977 – Keith Holmes 1978 – Stephen Ryan 1979 – Hans Pendergrast 1980 – James Watt 1981 – Geoffrey Kane 1982 – Colin Brown 1983 – Gerard Lynch 1984 – Douglas Brown 1985 – Malcolm Dodson 1986 – Russell Whyte 1987 – Leo Vollebregt 1988 – Hugh Wigley 1989 – Sinclair Hughes 1990 – Kerry Dwyer 1991 – Tony Blunt 1992 – Grant Catto 1993 – Peter Barry 1994 – George Steven 1995 – Warwick Catto 1996 – Philip Reid 1997 – Shaun Baxter 1998 – Steve Hines 1999 – Richard Slee 2000 – Andrew Finch 2001 – Gene Roberts 2002 – Tim Porter 2003 – Robert Kempthorne 2004 – Simon Hopcroft 2005 – David Holdaway 2006 – John McCaw 2007 – Callum Thomsen 2008 – David Skiffington 2009 – Tim O'Sullivan 2010 – Grant McNaughton 2011 - Will Grayling 2012 - Michael Lilley 2013 - Tim Van de Molen 2014 - David Kidd 2015 - Matt Bell 2016 - Athol New 2017 - Nigel Woodhead 2018 - Logan Wallace 2019 - James Robertson 2021 - Jake Jarman 2022 - Tim Dangen See also Agriculture in New Zealand References External links New Zealand Young Farmers Young Farmer Contest Agricultural organisations based in New Zealand 1927 establishments in New Zealand Youth organizations established in 1927 Farmers' organizations