For the busy farmer, winter is a time to catch up with a multitude of maintenance, infrastructure and office jobs. Things that get put off during the busy season and jobs to prepare for the next.

We are right there with you.

Today on our farm, fences are being built and...

Rhys and Kiri Roberts are part of the Align Farming group based in Mid Canterbury, Rhys is the General Manager and Kiri manages one of the dairy farms. Aligns farms milk circa 4000 cows over 1700 hectares, fully self-contained. Kiri is passionate about cows and tidy fa...

Liam and Lauren Kelly are in their second season 50/50 share-milking 680 cows and contract milking a 520 cow farm, located between Rakaia and Leeston in Canterbury. Both farms are owned by Lauren's parents Marv and Jane Pangborn. 

The Kellys were nominated by a fellow M...

After an epic adventure around the world, Rob Barry returned to the Central Hawkes Bay four years ago and settled his new family. He is currently working as a Managers Assistant on a 1220 cow dairy farm.

The farm is part of BEL Group, a Family Corporate farming business...

This January we were able to take 5 minutes to chat with our January Millennium Farming Ambassador, Nick Bailey. 

Nick manages a 700 cow dairy farm near Woodville for Ben and Nicky Allomes. They have a team of twelve over the course of the season with some full time and...

Last week we caught up with Foxton Dairy Farmer, Tony Eade. This local volunteer firefighter was recently featured on Farmers Weekly #OnFarmStory, we took 5 minutes to talk about farming, development and leadership.

Tony, describe your current farming position. 

I w...

Five questions with Millennium Farmers of New Zealand

History lessons can hide in unusual places. 

We remember pirates as bloodthirsty looters who terrorized the trade routes of empires in the 17th and 18th centuries. Popular history recalls pirate captains as ruthless leaders, holding their men together with an autocratic...

Are you being bullied or fear you may be one?

Recently Stu Taylor shared a fictional story showcasing how easy it can be to become "An Accidental Bully". In response, we shared some critical definitions to answer the questions, "wait, so what is bullying and what is 'ju...

As the season is settling in and stress levels may be increasing, the team honeymoon period maybe coming to an end. Before this happens, we wanted to address the hot topic of bullying and share a fictional story showcasing how easily it can happen on-farm.

Reading "An A...