David Kidd will represent the Northern region in the ANZ Young Farmer Contest in Christchurch on July 15.
The 30-year-old sheep and beef farm manager from Auckland took first place in the contest's Northern regional final at the Kaikohe Showgrounds on Saturday, defeating Ian Douglas.
Douglas, 30, of Kokopu, had represented the Northern region and was sixth among the seven contestants in last year's grand final.
Kidd is following in the footsteps of his father, Richard, who had represented the Northern region and was third (on count back) in the 1984 Timaru Grand Final.
Douglas dominated the Lincoln University Agri-growth, Silver Fern Farms Agri-sport and Ravensdown Agri-skills competitions at Kaikohe on Saturday, but, by the evening, Kidd took the lead in the question round and secured the top spot by 13 points.