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Being honest about tough times
For many years Hugh Jackson set his sights on winning the FMG Young Farmer of the Year Award, one of the most prestigious farming awards…
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…
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…
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…
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…
The Gumboot Cup
The Gumboot Cup is a great example of rural communities coming together to take a breather, connect, and have some fun off farm. This locally…
Shearing Event Brings Farm Community Together
The fastest shearer could earn $3,000 in under 20 seconds at the upcoming Speed Shears in Martinborough on Tuesday 3 March. The event, which is…
Motorbiking event raises $10K for Farmstrong
A two-day motorbiking fundraising event brought a local biking community together and raised $10,000 for Farmstrong. The Adventure Charity Ride was organised by Liam Ellis,…
Young Farmers gather for wellbeing talk
A large group of young farmers packed out the iconic Tui Brewery in Mangatainoka to listen to Farmstrong Champion Kane Brisco give a talk on… 
