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Compared to many of us who hope to manage a team or run our own farm businesses, Ainslie Speedy from King Country-based yoga studio I AM Yoga never dreamed about running her own company despite living by her own rules. But following a degree in Veterinary Technology and a career working for someone else, Ainslie […]

If we pause and reflect on what the past 18 months has taught us all, it’s that we should stick to our purpose, remember our roots, and support our people. While we appreciate the challenges that we have faced as an industry as a result of Covid, we are collectively looking forward and finding solutions

Have you seen any of these familiar faces on TV or Youtube lately? Click on the below images to check out their videos! Beach Haven Primary School Bruce McLaren Intermediate Motueka High School It’s great to hear from the schools and the pupils themselves about what they think of KickStart Breakfast, so, here’s what three

In many countries, New Zealand included, women are often the backbone of the family and farm business. They raise animals and families. Grow crops to feed stock and children. Wake early to milk and get the kids off to school. And if they’re not out on farm every day they are calf rearers and relief

Once upon a time, winter was a time to catch your breath and reflect on the season past, put plans in place for the next and attend to the lingering R&M to-do list. I use the word ‘was’ as you have to be on the ball to make use of that small window of time.

Ask Donna Griggs why she volunteers as a Dairy Women’s Network Regional Leader, and you’ll see her passion for connecting rural communities shine through. Her journey with us started over a decade ago when she came along to events in South Whangarei and she loved the opportunities for knowledge building and supporting other women. When

As an expat from Australia, one of the first things Sally Guy wanted to do when she and her husband Chris settled on his family farm in Karaka was find a community to call her own. She grew up on a 4000ha sheep and beef station in New South Wales before moving to New Zealand

Usually a behind-the-scenes volunteer, Nicola Bryant – a community-focused mother of two and a contract milker from Taranaki – showed just how much confidence volunteering can give you when she stepped up into the Regional Chair role for the Allflex and DWN2021 Taupo Conference in April. While passionate about event organising, Nicola’s preference for background