A typical hard-working humble farmer, a nod and a ‘‘that’s good’’ usually meant I was on the right track. As a farmer’s daughter, I have first-hand experience of life on the land and those whose life is the land. So here at the Otago Daily Times and Rural Life, we decided to officially make 2023 the Year of the Farmer. I would also like to thank our YOTF sponsors, along with our YOTF team at the ODT, for sharing my vision and embracing the initiative with gusto. Those finalists will then be profiled at length in the Otago Daily Times before one outstanding rural champion is named as the winner of the Year of the Farmer in October.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 29, 2023 05:53 UTC