2024 Young Horticulturist of the Year competition dates: 30 & 31 October, Karaka, Auckland
Winner: Dean Astill, fresh produce exporter for Turners and Growers in the Hawkes Bay. Dean received a sponsored place on the AGMARDT FAME course in 2007. Dean is now operates his own fresh produce company from the Hawkes Bay with a colleague from T&G.
Second: Paul Jameson, Nursery Manager for Waimea Nurseries, Nelson. He is responsible for up to 100 staff and producing around 500,000 fruit trees and 100,000 ornamentals annually.
Third: Nikki Taylor (NZ Rec Ass’n- Amenity Horticulture). Now a mother and a part time lecturer at MIT School of Horticulture.
Unplaced finalists
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