Awards
Scholarships
Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust
Each year up to three scholarships are awarded by the Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust.
These are New Zealand's most valuable and prestigious farming awards.
The awards offer the opportunity for overseas travel, study of the latest developments in a number of leading agricultural countries, and provide an entrée to leaders and decision makers not accessible to the ordinary traveller.
Find out more about the Nuffield Farming Scholorship here.
Awards
New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards
Federated Farmers supports excellence within the dairy sector through the New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards. This competition gives contestants the opportunity to prove themselves both on a regional and national stage.
There are three categories:
- Sharemilker of the year
- Farm manager of the year
- Dairy trainee of the year
The competition provides contestants with financial and business credibility, a headstart in the employment market, creates network opportunities and an opportunity to win prize money. Enter awards site here.
Federated Farmers Rural Photography Award 2008
The Federated Farmers Rural Photography Award is open to any New Zealand-based journalist, photo-journalist, or photographer. The competition is held in conjunction with the New Zealand Guild of Agricultural Journalist Council's annual dinner, usually in November every year. The prize is $750.
For more informaion contact: The Awards Administrator, phone 04 233 1842, email: kotuku.media@xtra.co.nz
Lincoln University Federated Farmers of New Zealand Prize
This prize was established in 2006 by Federated Farmers of New Zealand to support a student who has demonstrated academic excellence in the field of Farm Management at Lincoln University.
The student must be enrolled in one of either: the Bachelor of Commerce (Agricultural Management), the Bachelor of Agricultural Science or the Bachelor of Agriculture degrees and who gains the highest aggregate marks in Principals of Farm Management (MGMT 201) and Farm Management Analysis and Planning (MGMT 316).
