His swedes were named most outstanding crop in the environment in which it was grown in the annual winter-crop growing competition organised by the Taieri Lions and Taieri Rotary Clubs.
About 100 farmers entered the competition.
A field day was held to view some of the winning crops.
Mr Sutton said there was no real secret to the success of the swedes, apart from "quite a bit'' of fertiliser and herbicide-tolerant swedes, which allowed him to remove weed competition. It was an opportunity to raise money for a good cause.
A prizegiving and auction, attended by about 250 people, was a good get-together, one of the organisers, Drew Carruthers said.
It raised about $44,000 for various charities with three scholarships to Telford to be given out later in the year.
