Category: Five ways to wellbeing
Do The Things That Keep You Well
A lot of farmers and growers support Farmstrong, but sheep and beef farmer Jack Cocks has gone a step further and incorporated many of its…
Grow People to Grow Crops
Craigmore Sustainables was recently named Regional Supreme Winners at the NZ Farm Environment Trust Awards. Kiwifruit Business Manager Alan Dobbie talks about some of the…
Looking after growers is vital to a sustainable sector
Kiwifruit grower Steve Shirley hopes Farmstrong’s new Live Well, Grow Well book will encourage growers to look after their most important asset: themselves. The new…
Power Up for Calving season
Calving can be a busy and demanding time, even for the most experienced farmers. Preparing well, managing your workload and prioritising rest and recovery can…
Making Room to Talk
How one Gisborne farming group brought mental wellbeing into the open – and strengthened the support its members offer each other. When Gisborne farmer Sam…
Rugby trip gives Wairarapa farmers a chance to reset
After weeks of severe weather, a trip to Wellington gave a group of Wairarapa farmers and rural families something they badly needed – a change…
Fuel that stoke
Farmstrong is getting behind this year’s ‘Cut The Bull’ campaign to reach a new generation of farmers and growers. Leading the charge is Jack Jensen…
Ewe beauty! New speed shearing event big hit
A new speed shearing competition held in Martinborough brought the community together, showcased some of the world’s best shearers in action and raised some much-needed…
Cricket games unite communities
Farmers and growers around the country got the chance to down their tools and showcase their bat and ball skills in a range of cricket…
Golf tournament provides much needed break
The Gobbler Golf Course located on a farm in the Wairarapa played host to a golf tournament that got locals off the farm and enjoying…
