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Successful rural resilience programmes receive MPI funding boost

May 12, 2022 by Cameron MacDuff

Ministry for Primary Industries – media release The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has renewed funding for two successful programmes training farmers, growers and other rural people to manage pressure and adapt to change.  The Agri-Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) has been allocated $339,000 to expand its popular ‘Know Your Mindset. Do What Matters’ and ‘Our Resilient […]

Lamb event serves up healthy bonus for Lawrence clubs

April 28, 2022 by Simon Edwards

The annual Lawrence Lamb Competition is one of those quintessential rural Kiwi events – a chance for farmers to demonstrate what they do best, raise some money for community causes, catch up and quaff a beer at the end of the day. Russell Robertson started it.  Local farmer and a volunteer at the event for […]

Federated Farmers Provincial AGM Dates 2022

April 1, 2022 by Bronwyn Wilson

The provisional dates are being set for the AGM in your province

Finalists for Canterbury’s supernode accelerator named

March 30, 2022 by Simon Edwards

Two dozen innovative projects have been named to join an Accelerator programme as part of The Food, Fibre & Agritech (FFA) Supernode Challenge. ChristchurchNZ (CNZ) and the University of Canterbury Centre for Entrepreneurship (UCE) are collaborating to present the 2022 Challenge, supporting participants as they bring their innovative ideas on boosting production efficiency and looking after the environment […]

PINZ winner, now judge, recommends ‘having a go’

March 21, 2022 by Simon Edwards

New Zealanders’ self-effacing character trait is endearing but there’s a risk sometimes that we’re “too humble for our own good,” Emma Boase reckons. “We don’t tend to highlight our wins enough, nor do we talk about our mistakes.  And if we keep doing that, we won’t be able to share and learn from each other, […]

Guide released to assist management of red deer

March 17, 2022 by Bronwyn Wilson

The Game Animal Council (GAC) has released a guide for hunters to help them better manage New Zealand’s red deer the upcoming Roar period and beyond. “The New Zealand Red Stag Ageing Guide has been developed, with input developed, with input from professional hunters Chris McCarthy and Willie Duley, to provide hunters with easy-to-understand information […]

Free lunchtime chats to boost farmer resilience

January 17, 2022 by Simon Edwards

Three of New Zealand’s foremost motivational speakers on resilience and mental wellbeing will offer tips for farmers and growers in a series of free online lunchtime talks. Isolation and the sometimes stressful nature of agriculture, with severe weather and volatile trading conditions out of their control, puts pressure on rural families.  “The added restrictions, health […]

East Coast Expo panel will focus on youth in farming

December 13, 2021 by Simon Edwards

The world is the oyster of those who choose to be part of an industry that contributes to the most important thing in the world – sustainably produced food. Lincoln University Adjunct Professor Dr Jacqueline Rowarth, Growing Future Farmers general manager Cyn Smith and Napier Boys’ High School head of agriculture Rex Newman all say […]

Farmers invited to hit the waves and Hang 10

November 22, 2021 by Simon Edwards

The award-winning farmer mental health and recreation programme Surfing for Farmers is about to paddle out for a fourth season. Founder Stephen Thomson says everyone involved is excited to be back again “bigger and better than last year”. Surfing for Farmers is an ocean therapy initiative that is helping improve mental health and wellbeing in […]

Farmers helping feed Auckland families this Christmas

November 18, 2021 by Rebecca Flannery

Farmers Feed Families aims to feed families adversely affected by continued financial pressure they are faced with as a result of COVID 19 forcing Auckland into a prolonged lock down. This has meant many families have been without work – income and therefore food.

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