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Young Farmers

Young Farmer series: Follow your dreams

January 11, 2022 by Josh Mangos

In the second of our Young Farmer series, we chatted with Josh Wilkinson, dairy farmer and vice chair of the Dannevirke Young Farmers club. Josh started his dairy farming career in 2019 after finishing his Agricultural Science degree at Massey University. He grew up in town and now he works on a 160ha dairy farm […]

Young Farmer series: Making Connections

December 8, 2021 by Josh Mangos

We’re running a new series where we chat with Young Farmers from around NZ on what it’s like being part of NZ Young Farmers and how the new Feds Young Farmer membership can help build into a career in agriculture. Kicking it off is Tammy Cooper, who’s part of the Fitzherbert Club in Palmy North. […]

Federated Farmers Partners With NZ Young Farmers To Offer Free Memberships

November 10, 2021 by Lauren Hale

New Zealand Young Farmers (NZYF) is excited to announce Federated Farmers has jumped on board as a benefit partner to offer a complimentary NZYF Federated Farmers Membership, exclusive to its members. It’s already had a strong response, with more than 100 NZYF members having signed up within the first day of its launch. With more […]

Feilding student’s dedication to agriculture is rewarded

June 22, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Agricultural scholarship winner Olivia Buick loves all things ag – be it the serenity of driving a tractor in the central high country, the fascination for how soil, science and the economy make up a farm system or helping others at Young Farmers. Born and bred on a sheep and beef farm just out of […]

The job’s always going to be there – getting home safely is the main thing

June 14, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Working with ANZ’s rural lending team, Taranaki/Manawatu 2021 Young Farmer of the Year Jake Jarman sees real value in good health and safety practices. “In my experience, a farm that makes health and safety a priority is a productive and profitable farm,” he says. Jake’s own health and safety focus began with a solid grounding […]

People can make mistakes, so you need those safeguards in place

May 25, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Sam Hodsell, the 2021 Otago-Southland FMG Young Farmer of the Year, says it’s critical to identify and manage workplace risks on their farm – but he and his family are also actively putting tangible measures in place to help protect people if someone does make a mistake. “For instance, we’ve recently purchased and had big […]

It’s about having all the basics covered and communicating well

May 17, 2021 by Lauren Hale

Tasman FMG Young Farmer of the Year grand finalist Roshean Woods comes to the Young Farmer competition from a different background to many of her fellow finalists – but that gives her a range of perspectives, both from having worked on a farm and visiting farms in the course of her work.  Roshean, a farm […]

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EU approves methane-reducing feed additive Bovaer®

February 25, 2022 By Bronwyn Wilson

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