NATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY SHOWCASE PROGRAMME (TIMINGS APPROXIMATE)
6.00pm – Mihi Whakatau and Waiata
6.15pm – Pre Dinner Drinks
6.45pm – Welcome from MC Sarah Perriam
7.00pm – Welcome Address – Chair of New Zealand Farm Environment Trust, Joanne van Polanen
7.10pm – Acknowledgement of New Zealand Farm Environment Trust Sponsors and Partners
7.12pm – Address by the Hon Damien O'Connor, Minister of Agriculture
Entree is served
7.40pm – CEO of Ballance Agri-Nutrients, Mark Wynne
7.47pm – Introduction of Ballance Farm Environment Awards Regional Supreme Winners and Jacket Presentation
Dinner is served
8.50pm – Introduction of Ballance Farm Environment Awards Regional Supreme Winners and Jacket Presentation (continued)
Dessert is served
9.40pm – National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing and 2019 Recipients of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy, Adrian and Pauline Bell
9.48pm – Announcement of the 2020 National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming and Growing and Recipients of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy
Event Ends
2020 BFEA REGIONAL SUPREME WINNERS
Northland – Jeff Martin & Helen Linssen, Te Karoa Farms, Kaeo (Beef)
Auckland – Mathew & Sarah Bolton, Oete Goat Farm, Patumahoe – Franklin (Goat)
Waikato – Mark & Felicity Brough, Paerua, Aria – Waitomo (Sheep & beef)
Taranaki – The Brown Family, Rukumoana Farms, Eltham & Stratford – South Taranaki (Sheep & beef)
Horizons – The Clarke Family, Woodhaven Gardens, Levin – Horowhenua (Commercial vegetable production)
East Coast – Evan & Linda Potter, Waipapa, Elsthorpe – Central Hawke's Bay (Sheep, beef, deer)
Wellington – Aidan Bichan, Neville Fisher and Vern Brasell, Kaiwaiwai Dairies, Featherston – South Wairarapa (Dairy)
Canterbury – Tony Coltman & Dana Carver, Canlac Holdings, Dunsandel – Selwyn (Dairy)
Otago – Anna & Ben Gillespie, Two Farmers Farming, Omakau – Central Otago (Beef & dairy grazing)
Southland – Geordie & Frances Eade, Granity Downs, Riverton – Southland (Sheep & beef)
