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Entries are open for the annual Ballance Farm Environment Awards, which celebrate and showcase good practice by farmers and growers, from now until October 15.
The awards aim to assess and highlight positive farming and rural stories and provide entrants with positive feedback about their businesses.
The programme is run by the NZ Farm Environment Trust, which aims to take a holistic view of agriculture, horticulture and viticulture operations, from their biodiversity and business health to water use and waste management.
General manager Sarah Harris says the biggest misconception around the awards is that farmers and growers often don’t feel they are ‘ready’ to open up their business to scrutiny.
“The reality is that they may never feel ready, but they just need to take a leap of faith and mark down a year they are prepared to commit,” she says.
“I see our awards a little like targeting an Olympic medal – you should aim to enter more than once: the first time to see the level of competition, and the second time to win a medal.”
Farmers and growers can enter their own business, or people can nominate entrants, and there are at least 11 awards for either the Auckland or Northland region.
Info and entries: https://nzfeawards.org.nz/
