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.

2023 | FMG Young Farmer of the Year | Lisa Kendal

There’s plenty of challenges across our sector right now, but there’s also many opportunities. That’s why Farmers Weekly is taking the conversation to the heart of the primary sector to Take 5 with farmers at various industry events to hear about everything from what's front of mind, to what gets them up in the morning to do one of the most rewarding jobs in the world. So join our team as we head to some of the major events on the farming calendar to get 5 different perspectives from 5 different farmers in 5 minutes.This series is made possible thanks to the support of FMG. Here, for the good of the country.