When Hugh Jackson heads to Invercargill next week for the Young Farmer of the Year finals, he will have the support of Te Awa Lifecare residents.
Hugh Jackson supporters at Te Awa Lifecare, back left: Jillian Reakes, Chas Cresswell, Ben Ede (Year 13 Cambridge High School), Hugh Jackson and Stephen Ede (Year 10 Cambridge High School), and Ralph Dearlove; bottom left: Malcolm Baigent, Jill Wills, Richard Carr and John Crabb.
Jackson, who farms in partnership with his parents on their family sheep and beef farm in Te Akau, will represent Waikato Bay of Plenty and he is getting around the region as part of the event.
At the weekend he and Cambridge High School students Ben and Stephen Ede visited the Cambridge retirement village and earned valuable points towards the Region-Off challenge held in conjunction with the event.
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Young Farmer finalists embrace their wellbeing by completing a number of events and tasks with the students which include cleaning up a local spot, fixing a fence, chopping firewood for the community, donating to a food bank, being a trailer driver for a day, helping a farmer or life styler and spending time at a retirement village.
They earn points to promote the Farmstrong nationwide wellbeing programme for the rural community which aims farmers to live and farm well.
The region with the most votes will win $5000 for Rural Support Trust (Waikato).
Te Awa Village manager Nikki Belfield said residents enjoyed the visit.
“We’ve got a lot of ex farmers as residents and they had a lot to say,” she said.
Jill Wills, Richard Carr and Hugh Jackson with Ben and Stephen Ede behind them.
Young Farmer hopeful Hugh Jackson with Malcolm Baigent at Te Awa Lifecare.
