The Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower competition (BOPYFG) is a full day event which features a series of theoretical and practical events designed to test contestant’s knowledge and skills in a competitive and fast-paced environment. The competition is held in conjunction with the Te Puke A&P Show held at the Te Puke Showgrounds. The BOPYFG competition will be stationed within the ‘Horticulture Village’ at the A & P Show and there will be a spectator prize to be won for…

The Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony follows the Bay of Plenty Fruit Grower Competition day event and is where contestants complete the final challenge, a speech competition, with the overall winner announced thereafter. The highly anticipated Gala Dinner is attended by people from the horticulture industry and the associated businesses, however all are welcome to attend. We will release further details when tickets become available for purchase.