Tag: wellbeing
On your bike: Cycling fundraiser huge success
Good mates Bruce Cotterill and Paul Muir were so inspired cycling the length of New Zealand and raising more than $200,000 for their Bike for…
Doing what matters for rural wellbeing
An online workshop supporting people in the rural community to navigate uncertainty and change is having a positive impact on its participants. Now in its…
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…
Doing Things Differently
Leighton Oats is a veteran of the Kiwifruit industry – 20 years plus. Now he runs his own four and half hectare kiwifruit and avocado…
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…
Making it happen
After three years of Covid disruption and other challenges, rural communities are organising events to reconnect. Erin Harvie and Wendy Main, organisers of a recent…
Online chat with Sam Whitelock – New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers
In this online chat with Sam Whitelock in partnership with New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers, Sam talks through why he became Farmstrong’s ambassador and shares tips…
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…
Calmer Farming
A new online programme – Know your Mindset. Do what Matters – is boosting the ability of rural communities to handle pressure and change. Dairy…
Managing Difficult Conversations
Working with people under stress can be challenging. That’s why Catie Avery signed up for a new programme – The Know Your Mindset, Grow Your…
