A banter over a beer

Paul and Pip Walker run a 300-cow, 90-hectare dairy farm in Pongakawa, just south of Te Puke, in the Bay of Plenty. Pongakawa can get…

The key to unlocking time off the farm

Aspen Farm’s Olivia Doonan has a great trick up her sleeve to ensure her family gets regular breaks off the farm. She books a family…

Learning to roll with it

After eight years farming, with three years sharemilking, Stu Davison has taken on a fresh challenge working as a dairy analyst. He shares what farming…

Farmer to farmer with Tangaroa Walker

Tangaroa Walker was the inaugural winner of the Ahuwhenua Young Māori Farmer Award in 2012 and has gone on to a successful career as a…

Reducing stress and fatigue to avoid accidents

Managing stress and fatigue on the farm is challenging at the best of times, and for some the impact of COVID-19 will increase that challenge.…

Making the same different

For the first part of the year, my family and I are doing something a little different and basing ourselves in Japan while I play…

The buzz of giving back

Get involved in your community Getting involved in your community is a great way of investing in your own wellbeing says Farmstrong Ambassador Sam Whitelock.…

Farmer to farmer with Marc Gascoigne

Dairy farmer Marc Gascoigne talks about the importance of catching up with mates, giving back to your community and getting time off the farm. He…

Quiz nights a hit for northern farmers

Northland farmer Douglas Conn can now add ‘quiz night’ to the list of things he does to get off the farm and have a break.…

Farmer to farmer videos with Cheyenne and Tangaroa

Farming is in Southlander Cheyenne Wilson’s blood. In a new video Cheyenne talks about farming, its challenges and how she looks after herself. Brought up…

Farmer to farmer with Cheyenne Wilson

Cheyenne Wilson a former contract milker in Southland talks about the various challenges that she has faced in farming over the years.  She also explains…

Tuk-tuk racers raise over $10,000 for Farmstrong

The pride of the South tuk-tuk team—Nikki Brown, Natalie Lindsay and Gina McKenzie, have completed their epic 3,000km tuk-tuk race across India. They update us…