Our team is called Future Farmers. The first rounds were held during the lockdown. We usually get to do practical things like naming oils, changing motorbike tyres, connecting insulators to posts, selecting the right fertilizer for the paddocks and identifying hazards on the farm

This year it was different. We did an online quiz in our own homes. We did this individually and our times were added together by the judges. If you got all the questions right it didn't mean you would win it, it was if all your team got it right and got the fastest time, then you would win. We managed to win the Tasman Regional Final. This means we get to compete in the National Finals.

We are competing against kids from all around New Zealand. This is on Friday 19th of June. We will be competing all day at school and the competition will be online. We hopefully will win it. We're all excited and can't wait.

We are a bit nervous about answering the questions quickly and getting the right answers. It is helpful that we can compete together this time and are not distracted by the other competitors.

We really appreciate the support of our parents who have been helping us learn and prepare for this. We were also lucky enough to have some other local people support us and recently had our fencing contractor give us a few tips.