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…
Farmstrong Fliers take on the world What do you do to get off the farm? Connect with mates? Meet new people? Get a sweat up and get the heart pumping? Challenge…
Shear Inspiration Rowland Smith is one of New Zealand’s best known shearers. He’s set world records and won both the NZ Shears and Golden Shears numerous times.…
Raising our game in the woolshed Farmstrong is partnering with wool harvesting injury prevention initiative Tahi Ngātahi to help shearers and wool handlers look after themselves in the shed. Declining sheep…
The making of a world record Gore shearer Megan Whitehead recently set a new women’s world shearing record clipping 661 lambs in nine hours. A remarkable achievement for a 24-year-old who…
Focusing on the positive during the drought The recent drought was super stressful for central Hawke’s Bay farmers Megan and Howard Petersen, but their diversified farming business helped cushion the economic blow.…
Plenty of positives to go with the negative Wairarapa sheep and beef farmer James Bruce reckons farmers are better placed than most to cope with the Covid-19 lockdown but still need to look…
Raising our game in the woolshed The number one asset in any business are the people who work in it. That’s why Farmstrong is a supporter of the NZ Shearing Contractor’…
Farmer to farmer videos with Cheyenne and Tangaroa Farming is in Southlander Cheyenne Wilson’s blood. In a new video Cheyenne talks about farming, its challenges and how she looks after herself. Brought up…
A video series – prevention and recovery from common on-farm injuries. Farmstrong has teamed up with VetSouth to produce a video series on prevention and recovery from common on-farm injuries. Winton physiotherapist Dennis Kelly and local…
Oxman fundraiser for Farmstrong Entrants into the Oxman triathlon in Canterbury this December are raising funds for rural wellbeing initiative Farmstrong. The event has another rural theme – it’s…
Farmer to farmer with Tangaroa Walker Tangaroa Walker was the inaugural winner of the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award in 2012 and has gone on to a successful career as a…