Sam stars in Farmstrong webinars

Farmstrong Ambassador Sam Whitelock recently jumped online to share his thoughts about how to manage stress and pressure in two, popular webinars for farmers and …

Running for wellbeing is no sweat

The physical and mental health benefits of running have been a game-changer for Canterbury dairy support farmer Emma Sampson. “I’m a better person and a …

Stepping out for rural wellbeing

North Canterbury sheep scanner and crutcher Ben O’Carroll opens up about why he recently ran 112km from the Cheviot Hotel to the Carlton pub in …

Start the ball rolling

Sheep scanner and crutcher Ben O’Carroll recently ran 112k from the Cheviot Hotel to the Carlton pub in Christchurch to raise awareness about mental health …

Don’t sweat what you can’t control

With 40 years’ experience in the kiwifruit industry, Sean Carnachan has some clear ideas about what it takes to last the distance. Sean Carnachan wears …

Live for the day

Simon Cook leads a busy life in the booming Kiwifruit industry. He owns a 5-hectare Kiwifruit orchard in the Bay of Plenty, runs a contracting …

Falling Off The Perch

Jason Halford’s thriving sharemilking career was brought to an abrupt halt by burn out. Now he’s sharing his story to help others avoid a similar …

Daily chats improve blueberry workers’ wellbeing

Getting together for regular breaks and chats throughout the day has had a noticeable impact on a group of blueberry workers’ wellbeing, says their boss. …

Footgolf, timeout and compliments help young farmer

When young Morrinsville farmer Jaiden Evans gets home from work each night, he kicks off his boots and thinks about a couple of things that …

Team effort

High country sheep and beef farmer Hamish Murray spent a year on a Nuffield scholarship studying businesses with high-performance team cultures. What he discovered was …

Getting the balance right

Amber Carpenter swapped the world of fashion for dairy farming. In 2017, she and her husband won Auckland Hauraki Share Farmer of the Year. Here’s …

Getting through dark times and bouncing back

Six years ago a motocross accident left dairy farmer Gary Sunshine-Tervit barely able to work and badly depressed. Now he’s Otago-Southland’s dairy farm manager of …