The club celebrated its 75th jubilee and gave Janet Smith, of Becks, life membership for her exceptional service to the club.
Mrs Smith is the daughter of the late Colin McKnight, who was also a life member.
Mrs Smith was on the jubilee committee and served as club president in 1995, but her main role through the years has been as publicity officer, giving the club a high profile.
She joined the club in 1991 after being "pushed into it" by her father.
"I wasn't really that interested, but he made me go along and once I did, I was hooked.
"I just loved it, but it's like any club: you get back what you put in," she said.
The club was a "very social one" which resulted in a thriving membership, she said.
More than 120 former and present members and supporters of the club or of the Omakau Country Girls' Club, which merged with Young Farmers in 1973, attended the jubilee.
The celebrations were based at Becks and a plaque was unveiled next to a golden elm tree in the Becks Hall grounds recognising Mr McKnight's service to both the hall and the young farmers' club.
The only other life member, Barrie Mee, described Upper Manuherikia as "one of the strongest young farmers' clubs in New Zealand".
A get-together on Friday was followed by a barbecue lunch, agrisports competition and dinner on Saturday.
A cricket match yesterday rounded off the weekend's celebrations.
