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Farm Environment Award Trust Has Big Plans
Farm Environment Award Trust Has Big Plans For 2011
2010 was another successful year for the New Zealand Farm Environment Award (NZFEA) Trust and its flagship event, the Ballance Farm Environment Awards. But chairman Jim Cotman (pictured right) says 2011 is shaping up to be even better.
NZFEA held its annual general meeting in late October and Mr Cotman, a North Waikato farmer who was re-elected chairman at the AGM, says the Trust has maintained the momentum of previous years and is “looking forward to another great year” for the Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA).
He says new initiatives
for the 2011 competition will include the addition of a
ninth region, the East Coast, and the naming of a national
winner.
NZFEA general manager David Natzke says the
difficult economic situation and adverse weather conditions
didn’t deter 113 farming enterprises entering the 2010
awards.
He says feedback from those who participated confirmed it was a thoroughly worthwhile experience.
“Without exception, they have all found the
judging process to be beneficial to their farming enterprise
and some plan on coming back to have another
go.”
Supreme winner field days around the country drew
huge attendances, reflecting increased farmer interest in
sustainability.
Mr Cotman praised the efforts of NZFEA trustees and welcomed a number of new trustees to the board. These are Dave Cameron, Masterton, Simon Saunders Southland, Joanne van Polanen, Canterbury, Royce Kokich, Northland, and Larry Bilodeau as sponsor’s representative.
He also acknowledged the ongoing support from the Trust’s strategic partners, regional councils and a “very dedicated team of sponsors”.
Another highlight for NZFEA was being invited to make a presentation to the Primary Production Select Committee at Parliament. This presentation, which featured former supreme award-winning farmers, was well received by a full committee, including the Minister of Agriculture, David Carter.
Mr Cotman also welcomed Beef + Lamb New Zealand to the BFEA sponsorship team.
A copy of NZFEA’s annual report and audited accounts, along with comments from past-competition entrants, is available from the NZFEA Trust website at www.nzfeatrust.org.nz.
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