Sophie s snap decision to join dairy industry pays off
11 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Southland-Otago Dairy Trainee of the Year Sophie White has no regrets leaving school to work in the dairy industry. Photo / Shawn McAvinue
Southland-Otago Dairy Trainee of the Year Sophie White has no regrets leaving school to work in the dairy industry. Photo / Shawn McAvinue
Otago Daily Times
By: Shawn McAvinue
Southlander Sophie White has never looked back after making a snap decision to leave school to enter the dairy industry, and she has a tattoo to show it.
White (19) has been crowned the Southland-Otago Dairy Trainee of the Year and will represent the South at the Dairy Industry Awards in Hamilton on May 15.
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