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The first of seven finalists will be determined next weekend (starting February 9) as the Northern Region starts the 2013 Regional Finals for the ANZ Young Farmer Contest.

The District Finals are completed with the Regional Finalists found, and the anticipation is building for the next phase of ANZ Young Farmer Contest.

New Zealand Young Farmers is celebrating a milestone reaching over 2000 members.

Young Farmers from all over the country will be brushing up on their agricultural skills over the coming weeks as the 2013 season of The National Bank Young Farmer Contest kicks off on September 29 with the Christchurch District Final.

AgriVenture New Zealand has teamed up with New Zealand Young Farmers this year to award an AgriVenture scholarship to one lucky NZYF member.

It's a case of one down, two to go for the seven grand finalists of The National Bank Young Farmer Contest after the Technical Day took place at the Invermay Research Station yesterday (May 24).

After 22 district finals and seven regional finals featuring New Zealand's best young farming talent, The National Bank Young Farmer Contest is down to the last seven contestants. They'll battle it out in Dunedin from May 23 – May 26, 2012 to see who will take the title.

Preparations are well underway as Dunedin prepares to host the 44th National Bank Young Farmer Contest from May 23 to May 26.

While US based CareerCast may have found melancholic American dairy farmers and even more depressed 'lumberjacks', the primary industry downunder is upbeat and fizzing.

Katherine Tucker has beaten the odds to make it through to the Grand Final of The National Bank Young Farmer Contest after winning the Northern Regional Final on Saturday night.