Category: Farmers stories
Focus on the Positive
Cambridge dairy farmer Marc Gascoigne recently spoke at the Southland/Otago Dairy Industry Awards about how to reduce stress and increase wellbeing on farm. Speaking on…
New series of Farmstrong podcasts
Farmstrong has just released its second series of Live Well, Farm Well Podcasts, following the phenomenal success of the first series. The five podcasts feature…
Rugby match raises funds for Farmstrong
Despite a few battered and bruised bodies, a charity rugby match held in Manawatu for over-40s was totally worth the pain. The men’s game between…
Farmstrong’s Live Well Farm Well Podcasts
What does it take to get through a challenging time on farm or orchard? Check out Farmstrong’s popular ‘Live Well, Farm Well’ podcasts hosted by…
Big Picture Thinking
Laura Koot runs an agritourism business and is a driving force behind the Fairlight Foundation which trains women farmers. She’s also raising a family. Farmstrong…
Keeping well on farm
Farmstrong caught up with Laura Murdoch, the ‘cow whispering’, Southland/Otago dairy manager of year in 2022. She shares how she manages the challenges of a…
No sweat converting woolshed into gym
Converting a South Canterbury woolshed into a gym for locals to get together and work out was no sweat for farmer and qualified nutritionist and…
New Farmstrong challenge a big help
They say timing is everything and, in the case of the inaugural Be Farmstrong Challenge, it couldn’t have been better for the cyclone-ravaged East Coast…
Flood-affected farmers share tips with Sam
Despite a few nerves, Hawke’s Bay farmer Junior Taulago was absolutely stoked to be interviewed on camera by Farmstrong Ambassador Sam Whitelock, who also happens…
Get on and do
Hawkes Bay sheep and beef farmer Patrick Crawshaw shares how he’s dealt with the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle. Give us a bit of background. Where…
Likeminded People
Ngatai Luke’s on a mission to put the ‘lifestyle’ back into farming for those involved in his cattle rearing business. Ngatai runs a successful liveweight…
Getting back on the horse
Te Anau scrubcutter Slade MacDonald’s had his fair share of challenges in life. Now he’s using that experience to help others doing it tough in… 
