Farm Environment Award Brings Recognition

Participating in the Southland Ballance Farm Environment Awards gave Andrew Speight the confidence to proceed with some of the ideas that were buzzing around inside his head.

Andrew first entered the awards in 2004, winning two categories, and found the judging process to be an excellent source of high quality advice and inspiration.

"I'm always looking for ways to make our farming system more efficient, but sometimes you want someone else to check out your ideas and help you decide if you are on the right track."

The Branxholme dairy farmer says he had made a number of changes to his farming operation since 2004. So one of the key reasons he entered the awards in 2007 was to get outside advice on the changes he had implemented.