CFOTY Award

Conservation Farmer of the Year Award

The CFOTY Award recognises environmentally sustainable and profitable farming and the willingness of farmers to contribute to the well-being of the local and greater farming community.

Farmers in the Central West, Lachlan, Murrumbidgee and Murray catchments are eligible to enter the award. Nominations are also welcome from the Hunter and Central Rivers catchments (which will be incorporated into the Central West region).

Regional finalists are selected from each catchment, then vying for the title of Conservation Farmer of the Year announced at the CANFA Annual Conference & Dinner on 2 August in Dubbo. The award winner will receive $5,000 towards personal development in conservation agriculture.

Nominations may be made by another farmer or extension officer, or by self-nomination by lodging a nomination form with a one page resume of your farming program.
 
The winner of the 2011 Conservation Farmer of the Year Award are the Byrne family (Byrne Partners) of Peak Hill (Central West catchment). More information about their farming operations will be posted on the CANFA website in coming weeks.

Grant & Lee Byrne accept the 2011 CFOTY trophy from 2010 CFOTY, Michael Pfitzner

Photos from the 2011 Awards night:
From left to right/top to bottom:
1. The 2011 CFOTY Award finalists (missing: the Brown family); Ian Packer (Lachlan CMA) with Lisa & Alan Payne; Ian Packer with the Arnott family
2. The Swann family & Andrew Urquhart (Murray CMA); Rob McCutcheon (Central West CMA) with Lee & Grant Byrne

Download the 2011 CFOTY Award media release

The 2011 Conservation Farmer of the Year Award is proudly sponsored by:

For more information contact CANFA on (02) 6845 1044 or email canfa@bigpond.com

Highlights of the 2010 Award

2010 Conservation Farmer of the Year: Michael and Larissa Pfitzner, "Hillend", Griffith

Photos (left to right): The 2010 CFOTY Award finalists with the Woolworths Planter at the 2010 Conservation Agriculture Conference in Wagga Wagga (16 Sept); Regional finalists with award winners, Michael and Larissa Pfitzner; CANFA chair, Anne Williams with Michael Pfitzner and 2009 CFOTY, John Ive presenting the award trophy.


The 2010 Regional Finalists for the Conservation Farmer of the Year Award
Western: Bill, Jay and Cam Murray, Walgett
Central West: Mick and Kirsty Wettenhall, Trangie
Lachlan: Steve and Debra Nicholson, Grenfell
Murray: Mark (pictured above at left) and Rachel Day and Steve and Felicity Day, Lockhart
Murrumbidgee: Michael Pfitzner, Griffith

Award media releases:
Media Release: 25 August 2010
Media Release: 16 September 2010

 

Past winners and finalists of the CFOTY Award

2008 finalists and winners	2009 finalists and winners	2009 winners, John and Robyn Ive