Tag: healthy thinking and mindsets
Grow People to Grow Crops
Craigmore Sustainables was recently named Regional Supreme Winners at the NZ Farm Environment Trust Awards. Kiwifruit Business Manager Alan Dobbie talks about some of the…
Power Up for Calving season
Calving can be a busy and demanding time, even for the most experienced farmers. Preparing well, managing your workload and prioritising rest and recovery can…
Strong businesses put people first
Looking after people is not separate from running a successful farming business, but can help people manage pressure, make good decisions and perform at their…
Braving The Cold
Former dairy farmer Kevin Hopkins dropped in at Fieldays to share the benefits of ice water swimming for mental wellbeing. Kevin was born and bred…
Powering Up Mental Fitness in the Woolshed
The NZ Shearing Contractors Association (NZSCA) is teaming up with wellbeing programme Farmstrong on a new initiative designed to pass on mental fitness skills to…
Five Ways to Wellbeing reboot
Created 20 years ago in the UK, the Five Ways to Wellbeing has had a suggested reboot to reflect the latest scientific research and changing…
Skiing for Farmers expands to Ōhau
An initiative that gets farmers off the farm and hitting South Island slopes is snowballing in popularity, with a second location added this year. Skiing…
Farmstrong champions connect in capital
Hawke’s Bay deer farmer and Farmstrong champion Harry Gaddum came away from a recent get together with other like-minded farmers feeling rejuvenated and positive about…
Making time for the things you enjoy
Farmstrong caught up with Jessica Rathgen, one of two Ridestrong winners in the Southland/Otago ‘Gravel in Paradise’ cycle series. Jess and her partner Ryan live…
Sharing the Farmstrong message
Talking about your own personal wellbeing journey to a roomful of strangers may seem like a daunting prospect to a lot of people, but not…
