The Southern man, Logan Wallace, wins the title of Young Farmer of the Year

Taking the bull by the horns, Logan Wallace did not let his second chance escape him and won the young FMG farmer of the year in Invercargill on Saturday night.

After attending the grand final in 2016, Wallace, 28, had a rough idea of ​​the battle ahead of him on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Thursday's technical day tested mental strength, while Friday's practice day tested physical and mental abilities before the Saturday night quiz.

million. Wallace won the Ravensdown Agri-Skills Challenge, the Agri-Sports Challenge, Massey Agri-Growth Challenge and the overall title.

It was a night when everything was set up for the farmer Waipahi.

"I've been dreaming about myself for years," he said, accepting the trophy and the knowledge.

A crowd of 1,000 at ILT Stadium Southland broke out as the Clinton Club's Otago-Southland representative was declared the winner.

million. Wallace watched the competition since his youth. A family friend, James Watt, had won in 1980, providing more inspiration, he said.

The trophy stayed in the South for another year, after Milton's Nigel Woodhead won it in 2017.

"It's something he's been wanting to do since ### He was a boy. "

M. Wallace runs 2300 sheep on a 290 ha farm.

The intensive property of raising and finishing sheep also carries 700 hoggets and 400 merchant sheep

M. Wallace thanks his parents Ross and Alexa for their support before the competition.

"In the last two months, there has not been much agricultural work," he said.

He thanked FMG and the family of sponsors, saying that the event had been extraordinary.

"He recognized the organizer James Goodwin and his team for the work they had accomplished, as he had done"

"At the end of yesterday, we were absolutely drunk. "

Cheers continued for a long time until the night, as the Clinton Young Farmers Club went to Invercargill to support their man.] Mr. Wallace also thanked all young farmer members from Otago-Southland who had supported him

Cameron Black, from the Aorangi area, second, and Josh Cozens, from the Waikato-Bay of Plenty area, third.