Rob Davison of Merrivale Partnership and James Vince from Lambrook Pastoral Company received the awards from crops judge Paul Parker.

Mr Davison said the winning crop was “reward for effort.”

“This crop is quite good considering how up and down this season has been,” Mr Davison said.

“It hasn’t been that good a season, it has been a very hit and miss season.”

The Tambar Springs farmer attributed the crops success to a conservative farming approach.

“I can say the result here is attributed to conservative farming techniques, good agronomy and a fair bit of luck,” he said.

“You can attribute it to the way we manage things and the time and effort we put into all our crops.”

Mr Davison also said fortunate weather patterns played a major role in the crops success.

“There has definitely been some rainfall events that have come through here that other people haven’t got and I suppose that’s where the luck comes in.”

Crop judge Paul Parker said the crop was “true to type.”

“It’s very true to type,” Mr Parker said.

“The crop is very even and has very good consistency.”

Mullaley farmer James Vince said receiving the award was exciting.

“This sort of thing is always exciting,” Mr James said.

“We do have lovely country to work with.

“This country surprises me, I have been managing this place for 16 years and it still surprises me.”

Mr Vince put this years crop in perspective.

“This crop is probably one of our best this year but last year this crop would have been among one of our worst,” he said.

Mr Parker said despite the challenges of this season Lambrook has produced a great crop.

“Given this seasons challenges like frost and recent hail they have produced a quality crop,” he said.