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 – 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 – Troy Hall

The Country’s Rowena Duncum talks to Troy Hall – an inspirational horticulturalist who turned his life around, only to be electrocuted. Twice. The first shock…

Webinar for beekeepers creates buzz

A webinar hosted by Farmstrong Ambassador Sam Whitelock for members of Apiculture NZ created quite the buzz.  Feedback from members who attended was overwhelmingly positive,…

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…

Up for the challenge

Junior Taulago manages a sheep and beef farm in Patoka near the Kaweka ranges in the Hawkes Bay.  His year was going smoothly until Cyclone…

Building Resilience

As part of this year’s conference, New Zealand Shearing Contractors’ Association (NZSCA) chief executive Phil Holden interviewed Farmstrong content expert Hugh Norriss on the theme…

A Long Winter

It’s a challenging time to be working in the shearing industry. The theme of this year’s annual conference was Building Resilience. Farmstrong caught up with…

Getting through tough times

Extreme weather has left many farmers and growers with major clean-up and repair work ahead. Farmstrong ambassador Sam Whitelock shares some insights about getting through…

Making time to keep well

Accessing health and wellbeing services can be tricky for people working rurally. That’s why Farmstrong’s teamed up with Taranaki Catchment Communities, Melanoma NZ, Stay Well…

Enjoying the here and now

A sense of purpose and having a positive impact on the people around them has been the key to farming fulfillment for Dylan and Sheree…