Dairy Trainee of the Year award judging begins

Peter Giesbers and Josiah Shaw.

The finalists for this year's Northland dairy industry awards have been named, and the last round of the judging process has begun.

The six Dairy Trainee of the Year finalists were assessed on Monday, with judges from Auckland and Waikato due to finalise Share Farmer of the Year and Dairy Manager of the Year contenders today.

The finalists include share farmer Peter Giesbers and Josiah Shaw (Kaikohe), dairy manager Nick Rotgans (Okaihau), dairy trainee Poutama Toto (Okaihau) and Jesse Rose Insley (Kaitaia).
The awards will be presented at a dinner in Whangarei on March 8.

Jesse Rose Insley

The winners are then reassessed against those from the other regions for national titles, which will be presented in Invercargill on May 12.

Tickets for the Northland dinner ($90) are available at dairyindustryawards.co.nz