Watch out Dunedin - here come the Gardyne brothers.
Peter and Richard will both be heading to the city for the National Bank Young Farmer Contest grand final in May.
Peter (24) won the Otago-Southland regional final and his younger brother, Richard, won the TeenAg competition.
Both events were held at Telford.
It will be Peter's second attempt at the title - he was second in the grand final in Gore in 2010 - and he is excited about being back in the grand final line-up. "I learnt a lot the first time. Finishing second is hard."
A year off has given him time to relax and learn.
"You need to be in the right head space [to have a go at the grand final] and I really enjoyed just watching last year and helping with the organising at regional finals, which can be a lot more fun because you get to work in a team environment."
Married to Esther, he manages a 647ha sheep, beef and arable farm.
He has diplomas in agriculture and farm management, both with distinction, from Lincoln University.
He has been very actively involved in Young Farmers since he was 15, and is chairman of the Otago-Southland region.
He is also involved with his local church where he takes on various roles and helps out with events. He has completed the bronze, silver and gold Duke of Edinburgh awards.
His short-term goal is to win the contest title and his long-term goal is to own his own farming unit.
At the regional final, Peter also won the Ravensdown Agri-Skills and Lincoln University Agri-Growth sections while runner-up Craig Moffat, of Clinton YFC, won the Silver Fern Farms Agri-Sports challenge. The Agmardt Agri-Business challenge was won by Dean Rabbidge, of Wyndham, YFC.
Peter received a prize pack worth more than $10,000, including a Honda XR125 two-wheeled farm bike valued at $4000.
Nearly 130 primary and secondary school-aged pupils competed in the TeenAg and AgriKidsNZ regional final - all hoping to be one of the top three teams to get the chance to compete at the grand final.
TeenAg was won by last year's grand finalists - Richard Gardyne and Robert Gregory, from Gore - while Alec Chapman and Sam Hopewell of Otago Boys' High School were second and Kasharni and Joshua Brown of Dipton were third.
Coincidentally, last year's TeenAg grand final in Masterton was won by Richard and Peter's brother James Gardyne, and Robert Gregory, who beat their siblings Allan Gregory and Richard Gardyne.
The Tokanui Redbands, from Tokanui School, won the AgriKidsNZ competition, followed by the Farmer Fix Its from Balclutha and the Moolenium Farmers from Romahapa School.
Lincoln University scholarships for excellence were awarded to two district final contestants and previous TeenAg competitors, Bridget Henderson and Tim Buckingham.
The Young Farmer Contest grand final will be held from May 23 to 26.