Field day farm visits to celebrate Farmer of the Year

Farmer of the Year winners Rakanui Pastoral will have the welcome mat out on Thursday in their field day, among them the staff at Motu's Rakanui Station, (from left), Toby Powdrell, James Griffin, Abi Griffin and Ben Simpson. Photo / Supplied

Federated Farmers and Ag First will host the field day associated with the winners of the Gisborne/Wairoa ‘Farmer of the Year’ competition this week.

It was won this year by the Rakanui Pastoral Ltd team, the Griffin family, who farm at Rere and Motu.

The field day starts at 9am on Thursday at their Rere property, 129 Rere Farm Settlement Rd.

It moves from there to the Te Kohanga property at 11am, at 18 Motu Falls Rd.

Utes with farm tyres will be needed for the tours at both properties.

For the first time, the FMG future leader award will be given out at the field day.

The announcement of the first-ever recipients of the new lifetime achievement award will also be made.