The Country: This inspiring video from 2017 New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year Clay Paton blew everyone away at Saturday night’s New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards…and it’s easy to see why it picked up Best Video Award for Clay too!
"My name is Clay and I'm proud to be a dairy farmer"
This inspiring video from 2017 New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year Clay Paton blew everyone away at Saturday night's New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards...and it's easy to see why it picked up Best Video Award for Claytoo!
Full Results of the 2017 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards
2017 New Zealand Share Farmer of the Year: Winner - Christopher and Siobhan O'Malley, Canterbury-North Otago Runner-up - Carlos and Bernice Delos Santos, Central Plateau Third - Dion and Johanna Bishell, Taranaki DairyNZ Human Resources Award - Christopher and Siobhan O'Malley Ecolab Farm Dairy Hygiene Award - Carlos and Bernice Delos Santos Federated Farmers Leadership Award - Jon and Vicki Nicholls Fonterra Farm Source Interview Award - Christopher and Siobhan O'Malley Honda Farm Safety and Health Award - Dion and Johanna Bishell LIC Recording and Productivity Award - Christopher and Siobhan O'Malley Meridian Energy Farm Environment Award - Dion and Johanna Bishell Ravensdown Pasture Performance Award - Russell and Tracy Bouma Westpac Business Performance Award - Dion and Johanna Bishell
2017 New Zealand Dairy Manager of the Year: Winner - Hayley Hoogendyk, Manawatu Runner-up - Kerry Higgins, Canterbury-North Otago Third - Rachel Foy, Auckland-Hauraki Dairy Manager of the Year Interview Award - Greg Imeson DairyNZ Employee Engagement Award - Anthony Kiff Meridian Energy Leadership Award - Jack Raharuhi Fonterra Farm Source Feed Management Award - Rachel Foy DeLaval Livestock Management Award - Shaun Neal PrimaryITO Power Play Award - Hayley Hoogendyk Fonterra Farm Source Dairy Management Award - Kerry Higgins Westpac Financial Management & Planning Award - Kerry Higgins
2017 New Zealand Dairy Trainee of the Year: Winner - Clay Paton, West Coast-Top of the South Runner-up - Ben Haley, Canterbury-North Otago Third - Taylor Macdonald, Central Plateau DairyNZ Practical Skills Award - Taylor Macdonald NZDIA Communication and Engagement Award - Ben Haley Best Video Award presented by Spyglass - Clay Paton
