2016 Guild Agricultural Journalism Award Winners
These are the 2016 award-winning entries. Most are linked to online articles, but some are in pdf format requiring Acrobat Reader.
MPI Rongo Award and AGMARDT Agribusiness Award 2016: Aaron Smale
- Thick and thin, NZ Geographic, March 2016
- Peak milk, North and South magazine, March-April 2016
AgResearch Science Writers Award 2016: Gerald Piddock, Fairfax Media
- Farming's engine room gets an improvement through better science, nzfarmer.co.nz, 11 December 2015
- Gene sequencing study benefits both human and bovine, nzfarmer.co.nz, 17 November 2015
Agricultural Journalism Encouragement Award 2016: Pat Deavoll, NZ Farmer
- Farming in the fragile Mackenzie Basin at Haldon Station, NZ Farmer, 1 April 2016
- Russell lupin saviour of the Mackenzie Country or invasive weed?, NZ Farmer, 21 January 2016
- Peel Forest Estate gets the best out of deer genetics, NZ Farmer, 9 December 2015
Alliance Group Ltd Red Meat Industry Journalism Award 2016: Gerard Hutching, Fairfax Media
- At the top of his game, Dominion Post, 3 September 2015 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- Campaigner keeps it confidential, Timaru Herald, 23 July 2016 (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Ballance Farm Business Writing Award 2016: Gerald Piddock, Fairfax Media
- Waikato farmer spearheads wireless farming for the future of dairying, nzfarmer.co.nz, 11 July 2016
- Minimal input farming key to success, Waikato Farmer, 18 April 2016 (PDF 1.8 MB)
Beef + Lamb NZ News Award 2016: Neal Wallace, NZ Farmers Weekly
- Chilled meat market needs time, Farmers Weekly, 2 June 2016
- Imports threaten exports, Farmers Weekly, 20 May 2016
DairyNZ Dairy Industry Journalism Award 2016: Sonita Chandar, NZ Farmer
- Verwaayens finally have a place to call home, NZ Farmer, 8 August 2015
- Challenges of farm ownership, NZ Farmer, 2 May 2016
Federated Farmers Broadcast Journalism Award 2016: Susan Murray, RadioNZ Countrylife
- Housing vs Horticulture, RadioNZ Countrylife, 11 December 2015
Federated Farmers Rural Photography Award 2016: Aaron Smale, freelancer.
Horticulture NZ Journalism Award 2016: Susan Murray, RadioNZ
- Housing vs Horticulture, RadioNZ Countrylife, 11 December 2015
- Pianist and vegetable guru, Clyde Potter, RadioNZ Countrylife, 3 June 2016
Rural Women NZ Rural Journalism Award 2016: Nadine Porter, Guardian Publications.
- Dairy women in crisis, Guardian Publications (Canterbury and North Otago), March 2016 (PDF 3.3 MB)
Congratulations to all of the winners.
More information about the awards and the awards night can be found here.