North Canterbury News: April 16, 2020

Winning
trio eye
big final
By DAVID HILL
Oxford AreaSchool's future farmers have
shownthey have theknowledge to
succeed.
JontyGlassford and twin sisters Ellaand
CharlizeSmith have won the New Zealand
YoungFarmers'Tasman regionagrikids
contest,after it moved to an online
competition, following the cancellation of
mass gatheringslast month.
Teacher Jodi Glassford, who is also
Jonty's mum, saysthe threewere thrilled
to win the contest at their thirdattempt.
“These three havebeen ateam for the
last three years. That'sthe nicething about
it. The teams start young and stay as ateam
and, when they get to Year 8, they havea
real shot at making the nationals.
‘‘They know the ropes and they're just
that littlebit older.”
She saysthe team, known as Future
Farmers, arealittle disappointedthey
Future farmers ... Oxford Area School'sFutureFarmers teamof12­year­olds,Ella Smith, left,
JontyGlassfordand Charlize Smithhave taken out the New Zealand YoungFarmers'Tasman
region agrikids competition, heldonlinerecently.The trioare pictured duringlast year's contest.
will not get to test their practical skills this
year, as thenational final will also be
online.
Allthreeare from dairy farms.
“Itevens the teams out havingboth the
practical and thetheory, but it's justgood
that they are still abletoparticipateina
climatewhere so many thingsare being
cancelled,” Jodi says.
Thecompetitors all loggedin
individually at the same time,at12.30pm
on Friday, March27, to answermultiple
choice questions.
“It was so quick, therewas no time to
Google the answers.
‘‘Butitwas good and there wereafew
that made you think.”
Jodi says all three scored 62 pointsand
gained the top three individual scores.
RURAL LIFE
North Canterbury News, April 16, 2020
11
Dairy event put
on ice for year
The South Island Dairy Event (SIDE)
has been postponed until 2021.
The event was to have been held at
the Lincoln Events Centre from June
23 to 24.
SIDE governance group chairman
Terry Kilday says the organisers are
naturally disappointed.
“While we are disappointed that
SIDE 2020 will not take place, we
support the decisions made by the New
Zealand Government in the interests of
the safety of all New Zealanders,” he
says.
“SIDE wishes to acknowledge the
exceptional work the events
committee, sponsors and speakers
have completed up until this point, and
we will work with each individually to
ensure astronger SIDE 2021.”
Mr Kilday says those who have
already registered will have their fees
refunded, while those who have been
invoiced are asked to hold off payment
until next year.
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