2023 Award Recipients List
Award Recipients 2023
The 2023 Ballance Farm Environment Awards season is now underway. Award Recipients will be updated here after announcements are made. See Finalists' stories at Great Farming Stories, as they are published.
Bay of Plenty Award Recipients — Friday 3 March
Olivia Manusauloa and Josh Easton — Baygold Ltd
- Bayleys People in Primary Sector Award
- Hill Laboratories Agri-Science Award
- Rabobank Agri-Business Management Award
- Bay of Plenty Regional Supreme Winner 2023
Shane & Alice and Shirley Armstrong — Armstrong Farming
- Ballance Agri-Nutrients Soil Management Award
- Beef + Lamb New Zealand Livestock Farm Award
- DairyNZ Sustainability and Stewardship Award
- NZFET Biodiversity Award
Elly Sharp, Ruan Nunes, David Stephenson & Francis Pauwels — Tirohanga Fruit Co Ltd
- Norwood Farming Efficiency Award
- ZESPRI® Kiwifruit Orchard Award
Ken Goldsmith, Hinehou Timutimu and Tyson Kelly — Te Tawa Pāmu – Te Kotahitanga Dairying & Pāmu Kaiwhakahaere
- Bay Of Plenty Regional Council Farming for the Future Award
Bay of Plenty 2023 stories & videos
Stories: Great Farming Stories – Bay of Plenty
Videos: Bay of Plenty 2023 videos on YouTube
Media release: Bay of Plenty Regional Supreme Winner 2023 media release
Canterbury Award Recipients — Thursday 9 March
Ian Knowles — Glenmark Springs
- Ballance Agri-Nutrients Soil Management Award
- Beef + Lamb New Zealand Livestock Farm Award
- Hill Laboratories Agri-Science Award
- Norwood Farming Efficiency Award
- NZFET Climate Recognition Award
- Canterbury Regional Supreme Winner 2023
Alistair & Genna Bird — The Grange
- Bayleys People in Primary Sector Award
- NZFET Biodiversity Award
- NZFET Innovation Award
- Environment Canterbury Water Quality Award
Jim Burrows & Kim Marshall — Glenlake Farm
- Rabobank Agri-Business Management Award
Rod & Catherine Lamb — Lamb Dairy
- DairyNZ Sustainability and Stewardship Award
Canterbury 2023 stories & videos
Stories: Great Farming Stories – Canterbury
Videos: Canterbury 2023 videos on YouTube
Media release: Canterbury Regional Supreme Winner 2023 media release
Waikato Award Recipients — Wednesday 15 March
Anjena, Arjun, Amreeta and Daljit Singh — Lawwal Holsteins
- Bayleys People in Primary Sector Award
- DairyNZ Sustainability and Stewardship Award
- Rabobank Agri-Business Management Award
- Waikato Regional Supreme Winner 2023
Chris Pellow — Pellow's Produce
- Ballance Agri-Nutrients Soil Management Award
- Hill Laboratories Agri-Science Award
- Norwood Farming Efficiency Award
Graham and Tess Smith — Miraka Farm
- NZFET Biodiversity Award
- Waikato Regional Council Water Protection Award
Megan & Phil Weir — Stonyford and Harapepe
- Beef + Lamb New Zealand Livestock Farm Award
- Waikato River Authority Catchment Improvement Award
Tom, Carrie and Luke Andrews — Wholly Cow
- NZFET Innovation Award
Waikato 2023 stories & videos
Stories: Great Farming Stories – Waikato
Media release: Waikato Regional Supreme Winner 2023 media release
Horizons Award Recipients — Thursday 16 March
Peter, John and Karen McErlean — Poplar Partnership
- Ballance Agri-Nutrients Soil Management Award
- Bayleys People in Primary Sector Award
- DairyNZ Sustainability and Stewardship Award
- Hill Laboratories Agri-Science Award
- Norwood Farming Efficiency Award
- Rabobank Agri-Business Management Award
- Horizons Regional Supreme Winner 2023
Graham and Tracey Sinnamon — Meringa Station - Pāmu
- Beef + Lamb New Zealand Livestock Farm Award
- NZFET Biodiversity Award
- Horizons Regional Council Award for the Integration of Trees
Josh Millard — Tongariro Dairy Unit - Pāmu
- NZFET Climate Recognition Award
Jason and Amanda Prior — DownUnder Honey
- NZFET Innovation Award
Michael Bourke — Mangahuia Wetlands
- Margaret Matthews Trophy for Commitment to Sustainability
Horizons 2023 stories & videos
Stories: Great Farming Stories – Horizons
Media release: Media Release
Northland Award Recipients — Tuesday 21 March
Andrew & Vicky Booth — Jade Dairies
- DairyNZ Sustainability and Stewardship Award
- Rabobank Agri-Business Management Award
- NZFET Climate Recognition Award
- Northland Regional Council Water Quality Enhancement Award
- Northland Regional Supreme Winner 2023
David & Adrienne Wordsworth — D&A Wordsworth
- Ballance Agri-Nutrients Soil Management Award
- Beef + Lamb New Zealand Livestock Farm Award
- Hill Laboratories Agri-Science Award
- Norwood Farming Efficiency Award
- NZFET Innovation Award
Peter Jones, Tim Robinson, Ben & Tereza Byrne — The Landing
- Bayleys People in Primary Sector Award
- NZFET Biodiversity Award
Northland 2023 stories & videos
Stories: Great Farming Stories – Northland
Media release: Media Release
Auckland Award Recipients — Wednesday 22 March
Brett and Fenella Wheeler — BFG Kiwi
- Hill Laboratories Agri-Science Award
- Norwood Farming Efficiency Award
- NZFET Innovation Award
- Auckland Regional Supreme Winner 2023
Sue Meszaros and Karyn Maddren — Streamland Suffolks
- Beef + Lamb New Zealand Livestock Farm Award
- NZFET Biodiversity Award
- Auckland Council Water Quality Enhancement Award
Allan Fong — The Fresh Grower
- Ballance Agri-Nutrients Soil Management Award
- Bayleys People in Primary Sector Award
- Rabobank Agri-Business Management Award
Mark and Emilie Muir, George Flavell and Jenny Hinton — Pollok
- Auckland BFEA Heritage Protection Award
Auckland 2023 stories & videos
Stories: Great Farming Stories – Auckland
Media release: Media Release
East Coast Award Recipients — Friday 24 March
Greg & Gail Mitchell — Mitchell Dairy Farms
- Ballance Agri-Nutrients Soil Management Award
- Bayleys People in Primary Sector Award
- DairyNZ Sustainability and Stewardship Award
- Norwood Farming Efficiency Award
- Rabobank Agri-Business Management Award
- East Coast Regional Supreme Winner 2023
Paul & Sarah Williams — Turihaua Station
- Beef + Lamb New Zealand Livestock Farm Award
- East Coast Farming for the Future Award
- Stuart & Beatrice Spall and Jim & Christine Spall — Poporangi Farm
- Hill Laboratories Agri-Science Award
- NZFET Climate Recognition Award
Shane Janssen — Punawai Farm
- NZFET Biodiversity Award
Tim & Lucie Gilbertson — Waitukai Farm
- NZFET Innovation Award
East Coast 2023 stories & videos
Stories: Great Farming Stories – East Coast
Media Release: Media Release
Taranaki Award Recipients — Tuesday 28 March
Awaiting announcement
See Taranaki stories here: Great Farming Stories – Taranaki
Southland Award Recipients — Tuesday 4 April
Awaiting announcement
See Southland stories here: Great Farming Stories – Southland
Otago Award Recipients — Wednesday 5 April
See Otago stories here: Great Farming Stories – Otago
Finalists for upcoming functions
Taranaki Finalists 2023 – Awards Function: Tuesday 28 March
- Richard & Jenni Brewer and William & Lisa Brewer — Brewer Farms
- Tony Gane, Peter & Carol Gane, Charlie & Anna Smith — Gane and Sons
- Jacques & Vanessa Le Prou — Java Farm
- Murray & Kaye Jackson and Cruise & Sarah Hamilton — Te Kupe Station
See Taranaki stories here: Great Farming Stories – Taranaki
Southland Finalists 2023 – Awards Function: Tuesday 4 April
- Mitchell Smith and Steve Smith — AB Lime
- Nick & Alexis Wadworth — Bare Hill Farming
- Cameron Grant and Robert Grant — Grant Brothers
- Jason & Sandy Herrick — Murray Creek Farm
See Southland stories here: Great Farming Stories – Southland
Otago Finalists 2023 – Awards Function: Wednesday 5 April
- Steven and Kellie Nichol — Auldamor Ltd
- Guus and Veronie ter Woorst — Clarendon LP
- Justin Pigou and Matt Hamilton — Landsdown Dairy Unit - Pāmu
- James and Jane Lindsay — Stoneburn Station
- James Edgar and Ethan Wilson — Wilden View
See Otago stories here: Great Farming Stories – Otago
Regional Supreme Winners 2023
Northland | Andrew & Vicky Booth — Jade Dairies | Media Release |
Auckland | Brett and Fenella Wheeler — BFG Kiwi | Media Release |
Waikato | Anjena, Arjun, Amreeta and Daljit Singh — Lawwal Holsteins | Media Release |
Bay of Plenty | Olivia Manusauloa and Josh Easton — Baygold Ltd | Media Release |
East Coast | Greg & Gail Mitchell — Mitchell Dairy Farms | Media Release |
Horizons | Peter, John and Karen McErlean — Poplar Partnership | Media Release |
Taranaki | to be announced | |
Canterbury | Ian Knowles — Glenmark Springs | Media Release |
Otago | to be announced | |
Southland | to be announced |
National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming & Growing 2023
National Ambassadors and recipients of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy 2023: to be announced on Friday 26 May