Photos: All the action from The Weekly Times Coles 2021 Farmer of the Year presentation

Australian ag’s best and brightest descended on the MCG for The Weekly Times Coles 2021 Farmer of the Year awards. See all the pictures.

The Weekly Times Coles 2021 Farmer of the Year Marc Greening at the MCG on Friday night.

Marcus, Cass, Diane, Bill, Tom and Sarah Hooke from East Loddon Merinos at Wanganella in NSW celebrate their win in the sheep category.

Wunderbar Lamb’s Ben and Kerry Heinrich with their trophy for Innovative Farmer of the Year.

Sallyanne and David Moon of Moonrocks at St George in Queensland with their trophy for Horticulture Farmer of the Year.

Kate Gunn of Merrivale Partnership at Tambar Springs in NSW won cropping farmer of the year.

Beef winner and overall Farmer of the Year Marc Greening from Injemira Beef Genetics at Book Book in southern NSW.

Cropping finalist Tom Polkinghorne, from South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, with Ellen Hardy.

Victorian Minister for Agriculture Mary-Anne Thomas delivers her address.

Georgia Eastwood, Stephen Rennie and Jason Colosimo catch up at the awards.

2020 Beef Farmers of the Year Olivia and Tom Lawson catch up with MC Giaan Rooney and her husband Sam Levett.

Tom Hooke of East Loddon Merinos at Wanganella in NSW accepts the award for Sheep Farmer of the Year.

Cassia Ferguson, Tim Bryant and cropping winner Kate Gunn catch up at the awards.

News Corp Australasia executive chairman Michael Miller addresses the crowd.

Dairy farmer of the year finalist Will Russell with Amelia Tan.

Coles chief executive Steven Cain and The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff at the awards at the MCG.

Federal Minister Agriculture David Littleproud announces the winner.

Victorian Farmers Federation president Emma Germano and vice president Danyel Cucinetta at the awards on Friday night.

Nick and Andrew Symon enjoy a night out.

2020 Cropping Farmers of the Year the Baldock family travelled from South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula for the event.

Master of ceremonies Giaan Rooney.

Coles chief executive Steven Cain delivers his speech.

The Weekly Times deputy editor Camille Smith, Innovative Farmers of the Year Ben and Kerry Heinrich, Victorian Agriculture Minister Mary-Anne Thomas and Coles chief executive Steven Cain.

David Moon of Moonrocks accepts the award for Horticulture Farmer of the Year.

Darren Williamson and The Weekly Times’ Sam Rahayem at the awards.

Horticulture Farmers of the Year Sallyanne and David Moon.

Sally Waayers and Farmer of the Year Marc Greening from Book Book in NSW.

2020 Farmers of the Year Matt and Alli Reid join in the celebrations.

The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff welcomes guests.

Winners of the 2020 awards gather on the MCG.

Ben Heinrich of Wunderbar Lamb in South Australia’s Clare Valley won the award for Innovative Farmer of the Year.

Farmer of the Year winner Marc Greening (second from right) with The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff, Coles chief executive Steven Cain, News Corp Australasia executive chairman Michael Miller and federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud.

Victorian Nationals leader Peter Walsh at the awards.

Sheep Farmers of the Year Marcus, Cass, Diane and Bill Hooke from East Loddon Merinos at Wanganella in NSW.

The Weekly Times editor James Wagstaff, federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud and News Corp Victoria managing director Peter Zavecz at the awards.

The Weekly Times commercial team (from left) Blake Hillier, Matt Rainsford, Melanie Stephens, Audrey Lucas, Sam Rohayem, Abbi Fletcher and Scott McCullough get in the spirit of the event.