Future farmer wins #AgDayAU photo competition

An image capturing a determined toddler trying to help feed the rams has been awarded frst prize in the 2023 National Agriculture Day photo and video competition.

Belinda DimarzioBryan’s photo of her little helper caught the judges’ attention for encapsulating this year’s theme #GrowYouGoodThing.

National Farmers’ Federation President David Jochinke said the judges had a tough job with the competition attracting almost 500 entries.

“What’s exciting about this competition is there are no rules on ages or abilities and that opens the foor to some candid and unplanned imagery.

“There are endless moments in farming that you simply cannot plan, like a brewing storm, an animal’s expression or the way the light hits a paddock.

“These moments are some of the reasons why farmers do what they do, we really do have the best offces in the world.”

The NFF partnered with Syngenta for the competition, with the agricultural company providing $5,000 to be shared between six winners.

Syngenta Australia & New Zealand Managing Director, Paul Luxton, said the diversity in this year’s entries was outstanding, providing a snapshot into the different faces, landscapes and produce behind Australian agriculture.

“Without doubt, Australian farming is a special industry and imagery is one of the best ways we can share it with all Australians, so they can come on a journey with us and better understand where their food and fbre comes from.”

National Agriculture Day – or #AgDayAU - is held on the third Friday of November each year.

2023 #AgDayAU

Photo & Video Competition Winners: First place: Little

Helper

Photographer: Belinda Dimarzio-Bryan

Second place: Grow You Good Thing (video)

Photographer: MerriMay Gill

Runner Up: Working the Table

Photographer: Kylie Fuller

Runner Up: Storm Above, Harvest Below

Photographer: Helen Carpenter

Runner Up: Living the Dream (video)

Photographer: Holly

Draffn

Runner Up: Kate Eggleton

Photographer: Generations of Growers