Taupō relay fundraiser for Farmstrong

John Gibson and his colleagues at farm accounting software firm Figured have entered a relay team in this year’s Taupo ultramarathon to raise funds for …

Tips to help you get through the busy season

Calving season is a very demanding time for farming women. Here are a few tips from Farmstrong on how to get through. Put the right …

Getting Fit for Calving

A series of videos designed to help women prepare for calving season is being promoted again this year by Farmstrong. The videos aim is to help …

Fit for Calving exercise programme

The Fit for Calving programme will help you prevent strains and injuries as you come into the  physically-intensive calving season.  The stretches and warm-ups are …

Take some time out for yourself

Can you find one hour a day for yourself? As with many great ideas decided over a few wines with friends—or seemingly great at the …

Farmstrong’s Turn on Your Core Challenge

Welcome to the Farmstrong “Turn on Your Core”  four week challenge If you spend just ten minutes a day, four days a week doing this …

Women on wellbeing

Clinical psychologist Sarah Donaldson and a range of farming women, share advice about how to deal with the many challenges in farming. Topics include socialising, exercising, …

Farmer to farmer with Joe and Donna Hintz

Joe and Donna Hintz are sheep and beef farmers who love the freedom of farming. They try to get a good balance in life and …

Farmer to farmer with Lisa Kendall

FMG Young Farmer of the Year finalist Lisa Kendall runs a busy hire-a-farmer business in Karaka. Here are the proactive steps she takes to keep …

Getting the balance right

Achieving a better balance between work and life off the farm, helped King Country sheep and beef farmer Wendy Coup beat burn out. “What I learnt …

Farmer to farmer with Tony Coltman

Tony Coltman is a dairy farmer in Dunsandel, Canterbury. In this clip, he explains why keeping well is absolutely crucial to the success of his …

Fitness on the farm

This clip shows the importance of keeping fit and active to cope with the challenges of farming.  It features practical tips from farmers on how …