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Bay of Plenty teenagers are being encouraged to enter the TeenAg Competition as organisers gear up for its second year.
Nearly 300 students competed at regional finals last year and organisers are predicting this year to be even bigger.
The TeenAg Competition is a programme run by New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) and is based on The National Bank Young Farmer Contest.
Students compete in teams of two to complete in a range of fun and educational modules that are based on real life scenarios.
NZYF Business Development Manager Roz Lever says the modules are designed to test their existing knowledge in a competitive format.
“They also teach the students about a diverse range of agricultural practices and the associated career opportunities.”
The top seven teams then progress through where they compete against each other in a series of tasks in an agriculturally themed obstacle course.
“The competition really does cater to everyone; from a teenager that has grown up on a sheep farm right through to someone who’s barely stepped foot on a farm before. “Some will enter because they have their eye on grand final, whereas others enter to have fun with their friends and because they love the rural way of life,” says Roz.
The first regional final takes place in Balclutha on February 12 alongside the Otago/Southland regional final for The National Bank Young Farmer Contest and the AgriKidsNZ Competition.
Competitors don’t need to belong to a TeenAg Club to enter the Competition and entry is free.
