Farmers are being recognised for their part in the nationwide movement of Predator Free New Zealand with a new Predator Free Farm Award being presented as part of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards.
The Predator Free NZ Trust is sponsoring the award with the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust and it acknowledges the efforts of farmers who have put in place systems to effectively manage and monitor predators including possums, rats, feral cats, ferrets, weasels and stoats.
The award is being given to farmers who have been successful in controlling predators and are likely to have wider native biodiversity and habitat enhancement programmes in place. Farms throughout New Zealand have been considered for the Predator Free Farm Award and we are pleased to announce the 2018 winners.