2023 Award Recipients List

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

National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming & Growing 2023

National Ambassadors and recipients of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy 2023: to be announced on Friday 26 May