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flag Jake Linklater, 29, won Young Horticulturist of the Year 2025, earning $8,000 and top honors in New Zealand’s horticulture competition.

flag Jake Linklater, a 29-year-old nursery manager from Canterbury, has been named Young Horticulturist of the Year 2025, becoming the Supreme Winner in a competition organized by the Royal New Zealand Institute of Horticulture Education Trust. flag This marks the second consecutive year a Young Plant Producer won the top honor. flag Linklater, who manages Nova Natives nursery, earned $8,000 as Supreme Winner, along with $4,750 in category prizes and multiple awards including the Bayer Best Practice and Horticentre Sustainability Awards. flag Second place went to Young Viticulturist Nina Downer with $5,000, while River Foster took third in Young Amenity and received $2,000. flag Over $50,000 in prizes, scholarships, and development opportunities were awarded to finalists, highlighting the growing importance of youth in New Zealand’s horticulture sector, which is projected to reach $8.5 billion in exports by 2025.

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