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Pork farming is a relatively small industry in New Zealand – but with consumption growing dramatically in the country, it’s a significant one.

At DairyNZ, the 2020 year is off to a busy start, as we continue to work on a range of activities and projects to support farmers.

The Rakaia Gorge can be an unforgiving place to be a cropping farmer, with its howling nor’westerlies and inevitable weather challenges. But the Marr family have spent five generations carving a place for themselves in the dryland country.

What started out as a fleeting comment has grown into fledgling business for a Selwyn couple determined to enlighten others to the wonders of alpaca farming.

Energy consumers have the opportunity for more choice of energy companies, thanks to the recent decision by the Electricity Authority to ban the retailer based win-backs for 180 days after a customer has decided to switch to another retailer.

For the Currie family of Methven, the capacity for hard work, the love of family and the mental discipline to stay positive is paying off on the farm, in the gym and on the world multi-sport and triathlon stages.

New Zealand’s primary sector prospects enjoyed an upbeat march for the first half of the farming year and appear to be holding their own for what remains of the second half of the season.

There is a minefield of information out there around wellbeing in the workplace, strategies for this, policies for that, but as a business how far do you take it?

Introducing Real Farmer Fitness Contributor, Sommer O’Shea, Personal Trainer Garage Gym, Methven.

Ruralco is proud to launch a partnership with business development company Stile Inc Ltd. Based in Gore and delivering their highly successful programme across the South Island, Stile founders Sheree and Dylan Ditchfield developed the programme to flip the traditional leadership model on its head.