OurFinalists

Lana Marshall

2026 NZ Finalist

Client Director at NZAB and herd-owning sharemilker, Invercargill, NZ

Nicholas van den Berg

2026 Australian Finalist

Livestock Agent, Platinum Livestock, South Australia

Felicity Taylor

2025 Australian Finalist

Area Manager, Rabobank

Tim Dangen

2024 NZ Finalist

Sharemilking Partner at Riverton and Managing Director of Kauri Valley Farm

Jacques Reinhardt

2023 NZ Finalist

General Manager at Horizon Farming Limited

Sarah Groat

2023 Australian Finalist

ARN Coordinator with NSW DPIRD Low Emissions Agriculture and Owner of Agnition Consulting.

Katie Rodwell (nee Vickers)

2022 NZ Finalist

Sustainability Manager at Rabobank New Zealand

Jeremy Cummins

2022 Australian Finalist

Director and Owner of Bottlejac Trading Company

Jenna Smith

2021 NZ Finalist

Chief Executive Officer of Pouarua Farms

Hugh Dawson

2021 Australian Finalist

Station Manager at Cleveland Agriculture

Grant McNaughton

2019 Award Finalist

General Manager (Lower South Island) at Pāmu

Henry Pinckney

2017 Finalist

Owner/Operator of The Gates

Chloe Butcher-Herries

2026 NZ Finalist

Farm Manager, Mathews Station, central Hawke’s Bay, NZ

Hamish Best

2025 NZ Finalist

Sheep and Beef Farmer & Founder of Conscious Valley

Will Creek

2025 Australian Finalist

General Manager of Primary Production at Arubial

Nick Dunsdon

2024 Australian Finalist

General Manager of Coban Pastoral Company, Rural Property Sales Agent for Nutrien Harcourts GDL and Founder of the Wal Dunsdon Scholarship

Monica Schwass

2023 NZ Finalist

Farm Engagement at Leaft Foods

Adam Thompson

2022 NZ Finalist

Director of Restore Native and beef Farmer

Gavin Rodman

2022 Australian Finalist

Far North District Manager, Sugar Research Australia

Genevieve Steven

2021 NZ Finalist

Agricultural Analyst with Rabobank

Tim Emery

2021 Australian Finalist

Senior Beef Extension Officer for the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries

James Robertson

2020 NZ Finalist

Chief of Staff at Fonterra

Janet Reddan

2018 Award Finalist

Regional Director (Southern Inland Queensland) for AgForce Queensland and Cattle Producer/Agribusiness Owner

Airlie Landale

2017 Finalist

Senior Advisor at Rabobank

Caitlin Crowe

2026 Australian Finalist

Head of Department – Agriculture, Technologies and Arts, St George State High School, Queensland

Sarah How

2025 NZ Finalist

Co-founder and General Manager of Landify NZ

Carla Muller

2024 NZ Finalist

Agricultural Economist and Principal Consultant at Perrin AG Consultants Ltd

Caitlin McConnel

2024 Australian Finalist

Agribusiness Lawyer at Clayton Utz, Chair of the Future Farmer Network

Charles Vaughan

2023 Australian Finalist

Owner and Director of Petrichor Pastoral

Olivia Weatherburn

2022 NZ Finalist

National Extension Programme Manager at Beef + Lamb New Zealand

Kate McBride

2022 Australian Finalist

Researcher at The Australia Institute and Station Hand & Producer at Tolarno Station

Becks Smith

2021 NZ Finalist

CEO and Founder of The Whole Story, Co-founder of Solayer, Co-owner/Operator of Willowglen Farms

Oli Le Lievre

2021 Australian Finalist

Founder and CEO of Humans of Agriculture

Elle Moyle

2020 Australian Finalist

District Veterinarian for Agriculture Victoria

Lisa Kendall

2018 Award Finalist

Director and Owner of Nurture Farming Ltd and Owner/Operator of Nurture Farm

Wes Lefroy

2016 Finalist

Corporate Development Manager at Nufarm

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