Tag: community
Tee-riffic time at golf events
A group of farmers and growers recently got into the swing of things at a series of golf events that got them off the farm,…
Doing what matters for rural wellbeing
An online workshop supporting people in the rural community to navigate uncertainty and change is having a positive impact on its participants. Now in its…
How Farmstrong works
“I know through the work I do for Farmstrong, how important it is to keep talking and check on those who might have ‘dropped off…
Sticking at it
Kelly Morrison runs a small dairy farm in the far north milking 90 cows. She’s been on the property for eight years and has gone…
Making it happen
After three years of Covid disruption and other challenges, rural communities are organising events to reconnect. Erin Harvie and Wendy Main, organisers of a recent…
Wellness to the Fore
Jonathon Hoets is a Farm Manager at Kairoa Dairies Limited, which is part of the Rylib Group farming portfolio located in Mid Canterbury. He oversees…
Calmer Farming
A new online programme – Know your Mindset. Do what Matters – is boosting the ability of rural communities to handle pressure and change. Dairy…
A Catch-up Over Cricket
Tim Bond recently pulled on the pads for the dairy farmers team in Te Puke’s annual farmers versus growers cricket game. He shared his thoughts…
Farmstrong encourages farmers to ‘stay connected’
When life gets busy or stressful on the farm, having a decent support network of friends and neighbours is an essential part of keeping well.…
Getting off farm’s important
Dairy farmer Graham Berry milks 240 cows on a 145-hectare West Coast farm near Franz Josef. Farmstrong caught up with him to get his thoughts…
