Louise Gibson
Louise Gibson and Myfanwy Alexander founded The Sharefarming Consultants because they realised the importance of communication and a team focussed approach to sharemilking and contract milking.
Jessica & Courtney
Jessica Chamberlain and her sister Courtney (Ngāi Tahu) are the sixth generation of their family at Hadstock Farm in Selwyn and the third generation to have attended St Margaret’s College in Ōtautahi, Christchurch.
Regina Bernbeck
One of the perks of having a pet calf, lamb or goat was that we were excused from homework. So, instead of saying my times tables on repeat at the dinner table each night, this was replaced with feeding, brushing, leading and taking good care of my new friend.
Here for the Long Run
Disheartened by a declining wool industry, Meredith Carpenter decided to take matters into her own hands, turning their Romney lambswool into products wholly made in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Sheree and Sparkles
One of the perks of having a pet calf, lamb or goat was that we were excused from homework. So, instead of saying my times tables on repeat at the dinner table each night, this was replaced with feeding, brushing, leading and taking good care of my new friend.
Beyond the Textbook
Over a career spanning more than three decades, the veterinary nutritionist at PGG Wrightson Seeds has always been a passionate educator. Now, Caroline Westwood shares her knowledge through her Facebook page and podcast, The Rumen Room.
Community Driven
Selfless service runs in the family for daffodil farmer and Ellesmere Community Care Organisation chairperson June McLachlan, 53. It’s something this dairy farmer’s daughter learnt from her mother and is keen to pass on to a new generation of community carers.
A Dream & Hard Graft
A way of life with a love of horses at its core, encompassed by a strong belief that horses can heal.
“The Region-off is so great because it allows kids to get a foot in the door”
This year, Emma Poole, 28, became the first woman to win the prestigious FMG Young Farmer of the Year Competition in its fifty-five-year history.
“I had to innovate or die.”
Laura Koot, 36, founded agritourism business Real Country to share a taste of “real, rural New Zealand” with her guests.
Cecelia & Jessica
Jessica and Cecelia are best friends and bull beef finishing specialists on Rangitaiki Station, a Pāmu farm, about fifty kilometres southeast of Taupō.
“I’ve found the farmers always have the answers”
Jessica and Cecelia are best friends and bull beef finishing specialists on Rangitaiki Station, a Pāmu farm, about fifty kilometres southeast of Taupō.
Māpiu
Kim lives with her husband David on his family farm in Māpiu, where she has planted roots and been enveloped by the town’s tight-knit community.
A Peaceful Place
From her home in Geraldine, Renee (Rangitāne, Ngāti Kahungunu) reflects on how her upbringing has influenced how she is committed to raising her two children with gentleness.
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