Raising Our Game in The Shed The theme of the recent Shearing Contractors’ Conference in Rotorua was improving people and performance. Shearing legend Rowland Smith spoke about the need to introduce…
Settling In Jayson and Gladys Chavez moved to New Zealand from the Philippines and work as contract milkers in Winton, Southland. They shared their insights on what…
Putting your mind to it Shane Ratima, Paerata Abraham and Leon Samuels recently set an eight-hour, three-stand, strong wool shearing world record of 2,073 lambs at Moa Flat in West…
Weathering The Storm Brayden and Nicole Kyle look after 570 cows just north of Invercargill. It’s a family farm where the couple have been contract milking for 14…
Keep Your Cool Dave and Allison King have been farming for 44 years in Riponui in Northland. Dave shares how they’ve managed the ups and downs of a…