Welcome to Take 5 with Farmers Weekly, where we spend five minutes catching up with hardworking Kiwi farmers to get to know them and their take on the current climate of the food and fibre sector.In the latest series of episodes, Farmers Weekly cadet Emma Blom catches up with the seven FMG Young Farmer of the Year Competition grand finalists, to get to know who they are before they battle it out for the title in July.This series is made possible thanks to the support of FMG. Here, for the good of the country.
Jun 22, 2023
36 min
Emma chats to East Coast representative Pat Crawshaw, who at the age of 28 owns and operates a prime beef and lamb finishing business with his wife Issabelle in Pātoka, Hawke’s Bay, where they finish around 2500 lambs and 400 head of cattle.
Jun 22, 2023
6 min
Hailing from the West Coast, Nick O’Connor is representing the Tasman region as he battles it out with his brother Peter. Nick is currently in his third year studying agriculture at Lincoln University, and hopes the spare time aspect of being a student along with his competitive nature will give him an edge in the grand finals.
Jun 22, 2023
5 min
Lisa Kendall, representing the Northland region, is a master of juggling – along with raising two young kids she’s regional coordinator for the farm environment awards, runs a small farm and a business doing odd jobs like shearing, vaccinating, repairs and maintenance for lifestyle block owners.
Jun 22, 2023
5 min
Growing up on his family’s west coast dairy farm, Aorangi representative Peter O’Connor always knew he wanted to be a dairy farmer. Now, only a few years out of university, he has risen up to a management position on a 400-cow dairy farm near Lauriston.
Jun 22, 2023
7 min
Representing the Taranaki-Manawatū region, Mac Williams is currently studying veterinary science, with his passion for the industry stemming from his upbringing on a small sheep and beef farm and subsequent dairy farming jobs on the West Coast.
Jun 22, 2023
4 min
Waikato Bay of Plenty representative, Emma Poole says although time may not be on her side this year, while she juggles between her one-year-old son, the dairy farm she runs with her husband and work as a veterinarian, having competed back in 2019, she is confident she has a few tricks up her sleeve.
Jun 22, 2023
7 min
Representing the Southland region, Hugh Jackson brings with him experience in two of our key industries having grown up on his family sheep and beef farm in Te Akau, spending time in a graduate role at DairyNZ and having now completed a season as a dairy herd manager in Southland.
Jun 22, 2023
7 min
As part of the Take 5 with Farmers Weekly series, we caught up with farmers at South Island Agricultural Field Days (Kirwee Field Days), which, despite the rain and mud, was bustling with farmers and punters eager to connect with like-minded food producers and see what was on offer. Join our team as we speak with five farmers to get their views on the challenges the industry is facing. Brought to you by Ravensdown.
Apr 17, 2023
3 min
As part of the Take 5 with Farmers Weekly series, we caught up with farmers at South Island Agricultural Field Days (Kirwee Field Days), which, despite the rain and mud, was bustling with farmers and punters eager to connect with like-minded food producers and see what was on offer. Join our team as we speak with five farmers to get their views on the challenges the industry is facing. Brought to you by Ravensdown.
Apr 17, 2023
5 min
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