The FMG Young Farmer of the Year grand final returns to Canterbury from 1 to 3 July next year, with the practical day at Kirwee and the evening show at Wolfbrook Arena. New Zealand Young Farmers board chair Kate Denholm says the organisation turns 100 next year.

They are calling on current and former members to share their memories.

“We want people to come out of the woodwork,” she says.

Season 59 kicks off in October.

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