Second go wins title

It was second time lucky for Otago/Southland regional finalist Logan Wallace, who was named the Young Farmer of the Year in Invercargill on Saturday night. Wallace, a sheep farmer from Waipahi in South Otago, beat six other contestants to win the competition, which is in its 50th year. He runs 2300 romney-texel-cross ewes on a 290-hectare property, which he leases from his parents. He has a certificate in agriculture and a diploma in rural business from Telford, and is a Land Search and Rescue member. Wallace represented the Otago/Southland region at the national grand final in Timaru in 2016.