Reading Time: 2 minutes Wi Pere Trust crop manager James Torrie has won the 2026 Gisborne region Young Grower title. Torrie, who pitched his skills against five contestants to take the title on June 11, will now go on to compete against six other regional winners in the national Young Grower of the Year competition in Cromwell on August 27-28. Torrie, 28, was introduced to the sector through a casual job while at high school in Gisborne. After g…
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