Prioritising People Award-winning Hawke’s Bay farmer Hugh Abbiss says a focus on people has driven the farm’s growth and success during some challenging times in recent years.…
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…
Turning the knowing into doing Nadine Hickman helps to run an Angus stud farm near Blenheim. In 2020, she launched PepTalk – a magazine designed to raise awareness about mental…
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,…
Prospering through change Golden Bay dairy farmer Corrigan Sowman spent several years studying how farmers can best tackle the changes underway in agriculture. Now he’s applying what he…
At home with Sam Whitelock – Eating well Sam Whitelock shares great advice on eating well. Find out what works for you and lock it in.
Making Farming Easier Southland dairy farmer Brooke Flett shares how a new programme designed to boost the resilience of rural communities helps her navigate the challenges of farming.…
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…
Thunderstruck Stu Weston, CEO of post-harvest business Apata, has been part of the kiwifruit industry since 1991. An episode of burnout years ago still informs how…
Taking Off The Blinkers Paul Walker runs a 300-cow, 90-hectare dairy farm in Pongakawa, just south of Te Puke, in the Bay of Plenty. He discusses the difference Farmstrong…
Get a copy of Farmstrong’s new book Farmstrong has steadily collected stories about how different farmers handle the pressures of farming. Now the best of these feature in a new book –…