Dairy Trainee of the Year 2026

Winner

Sam O'Neill

Runner-Up

Thomas Brown

Third

Jonty Fleming

DairyNZ Practical Skills AwardSam O'Neill

FarmRight Emerging Talent AwardSam Mc Kerras

Dairy Holdings Ltd Farming Knowledge AwardSam O'Neill

Central Feeds Communication & Industry Involvement AwardThomas Brown

Dairy Manager of the Year 2026

Winner

Lauren McConnachie

Runner-Up

Supinder Singh

Third

Gurtej Singh

CowManager Livestock Management AwardGurtej Singh

Fonterra Dairy Management AwardBhupinderjeet Singh Behniwal

DeLaval Pasture & Feed Management AwardSupinder Singh

MPI Sustainable Farming – Environment AwardLauren McConnachie

Dairy Training Limited People & Leadership AwardNiall Gallagher

Alexanders Chartered Accountants Personal Planning & Financial Management AwardLauren McConnachie

Vetlife Emerging Talent AwardNayana Barbosa

Winner

Marc & Megan Lalich

Runner-Up

Raul Benavente & Vaneza Escobar

Third

Vojtech Jelinek & Eliska Jelinkova

DairyNZ - People & Culture AwardRaul Benavente & Vaneza Escobar

Ecolab Total Farm Hygiene & Innovation AwardMarc & Megan Lalich

Federated Farmers Leadership AwardNigel & Amy Rutherford

Honda Farm Safety, Health & Biosecurity Award Vojtech Jelinek & Eliska Jelinkova

LIC - Animal Wellbeing, Recording and Productivity AwardMarc & Megan Lalich

Craigmore Environmental Sustainability Award Marc & Megan Lalich

Trelleborg Sustainable Pasture AwardVojtech Jelinek & Eliska Jelinkova

ASB Business Performance AwardMarc & Megan Lalich

JEH Grazing and Livestock Ltd Emerging Talent AwardNavreet Singh & Drishti Rao