Winners of the supreme award in the Ballance Farm Environment awards announced in Te Puke on Tuesday are Bruce and Tessa Calder and their farm manager Tama Murray.
The Calders and Tama farm a 480 hectare sheep and beef property at Pikowai near Matata.

Bruce and Tessa Calder and Tama Murray.

The Calders and Tama were presented their award in a prizegiving held at The Orchard in MacLoughlin Drive Te Puke on Tuesday.
Guest speaker was Director of Agriculture (Massey), Professor Jaqueline Rowarth.
The annual Ballance Farm Environment Awards ceremony celebrates sustainable farming practice.
The awards celebrate the achievements of entrants of the Bay of Plenty farming community who are working towards sustainability. The ceremony showcases the properties of the finalists and gives some background into their lives, their goals, and their sustainable farming practices, says Bay of Plenty regional coordinator Kirsten Winter.