Rathkeale College tops East Coast Junior Young Farmer of the Year
15 Feb, 2021 09:15 PM
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East Coast FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year 2021 winners, Alex Wyeth (left) and Jono Harris. Photo / Supplied
East Coast FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year 2021 winners, Alex Wyeth (left) and Jono Harris. Photo / Supplied
The Country
A duo from Rathkeale College have taken out the title for 2021 East Coast FMG Junior Young Farmer of the Year, after competing for four years in a row.
Year 12 students Jono Harris, 16, and Alex Wyeth, 16, topped the points table for the regional competition.
Meanwhile the Crazy Chickens from Ruahine School won the AgriKids competition.
Sunday, 14 February 2021, 4:35 pm
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FMG JR YFOTY - Alex Wyeth (left) Jono Harris
(right).
A duo from Rathkeale
College have taken out the title for 2021 East Coast FMG
Junior Young Farmer of the Year 2021, after competing for
four years in a row.
Year 12 students Jono Harris, 16,
and Alex Wyeth, 16, topped the points table for the regional
competition.
Meanwhile “the Crazy Chickens” from
Ruahine School won the AgriKids competition.
The
competitions for high school students in Teen Ag Clubs and
primary school students were held at the Hawke’s Bay
Showgrounds on Saturday (13th February).
They both ran
alongside the East Coast FMG Young Farmer of the Year (FMG
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10 Dec, 2020 02:38 AM
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Robin Oliver of Gemco construction, Hereworth head boy Oliver Kersjes and deputy head boy Angus Scott placing the new time capsule in the new Anna Stuck Performing Arts Centre. Photo / Warren Buckland
Hastings Leader
By: Shannon Johnstone
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