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Farmstrong’s Live Well Farm Well Podcasts
What does it take to get through a challenging time on farm or orchard? Check out Farmstrong’s popular ‘Live Well, Farm Well’ podcasts hosted by…
Making Farmstrong A Verb
Last year, 14,000 farmers and growers reported an increase in their wellbeing thanks to Farmstrong. This shows the benefits of focusing on daily habits when…
Live Well, Farm Well Podcast – Corrigan Sowman
The Country’s Rowena Duncum is joined by Nuffield Scholar and Golden Bay dairy farmer Corrigan Sowman, to look at coping with change and uncertainty. The…
Live Well, Farm Well Podcast – Slade McDonald
The Country’s Rowena Duncum talks to Slade McDonald, who in just 24 years has dealt with more challenges than most people do in a lifetime.…
Live Well, Farm Well Podcast – Abbi Ayre
The Country’s Rowena Duncum talks to dairy farmer Abbi Ayre, who shares her tips on juggling farming, family, and voluntary roles in the agriculture industry.…
Live Well, Farm Well Podcast – Junior Taulago
The Country’s Rowena Duncum talks to Junior Taulago – an inspirational convert to the primary sector, who’s gone from hip-hop dance instructor to Hawke’s Bay…
Keeping well on farm
Farmstrong caught up with Laura Murdoch, the ‘cow whispering’, Southland/Otago dairy manager of year in 2022. She shares how she manages the challenges of a…
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…
The power of small daily habits
Focusing on daily habits helps manage pressure when the going gets tough says Farmstrong Ambassador Sam Whitelock. “Farmstrong was set up in 2015 to help…
Likeminded People
Ngatai Luke’s on a mission to put the ‘lifestyle’ back into farming for those involved in his cattle rearing business. Ngatai runs a successful liveweight…
Challenge and Response
Extreme weather has left many farmers and growers with major clean-up and repair work ahead. Farmstrong ambassador Sam Whitelock discusses what it takes to get…
Building Resilience
How you react to challenges has a huge impact on how well you manage the ups and downs of farming, says Taranaki dairy farmer Kane…