Eleven young farmers from Dannevirke and South Wairarapa clubs competed in the Southern East Coast District Finals at Woodville Race Course on Sunday, November 14.
Four went on to qualify for the regional final at Waipukurau in April joining four qualifiers from the Northern East Coast which held its district final the week before.
![Mark Wallace makes sure tractor and trailer are correctly linked before backing them.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XGTLL7SHX7LA33RLLAGOKLODGY.jpg?auth=696f516e48597216e629229e6e251ae1210da0726037d70ef4e7ae6469593672&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
Co-convenors Kit Holmes and Sam Cooper supervised the running of 12 modules as the contestants each were tested on some aspect of farming every quarter hour, each module run by a local sponsor which recorded the results.
Modules included: