Gore is hosting the grand final of the National Bank Young Farmer of the Year contest this week, where seven of the country's brightest top rural people compete for the title and a first prize worth $102,000.
It caps off nearly a year of club and regional finals in which 300 contestants from 22 districts have been narrowed down to the final seven.
The roadshow hits town on Wednesday with street events, competitions for children and a race-off between the North and South Island young farmer finalists.
They get down to business on Thursday with a technical day at the Moth Restaurant and Croydon Aviation Heritage Museum at Mandeville, where they will be tested on farming theory.
These events are closed to the public.
The day ends with finalists delivering a public speech, prepared during the day, at the Heartland Hotel.
On Friday, the breakfast at the Gore Town and Country Club with dairy consultant Basil Doonan and the chief executive of the manufacturers and exporters association John Walley, is open to the public.
The Gore A and P Showgrounds is the venue for the practical tests, where the contestants compete head-to-head.
The finale will be held at the MLT Event Centre on Saturday evening, with the question and answer session and the crowning of the 2010 National Bank young farmer of the year.
The finalists. - Northern: Titoki sheep and beef farmer James Donaldson; Waikato-Bay of Plenty: Otorohanga dry stock farmer and consultant Sam Williams; East Coast: Woodville sheep, beef and dairy farmer Angus Brown; Taranaki-Manawatu: Rongotea sharemilker Chris Will; Tasman: Oamaru farmer and consultant Grant McNaughton; Aorangi: Fairlie sheep and beef farmer Andrew Scott; Otago-Southland: Gore sheep, beef and arable farmer Peter Gardyne.
