Displaying items by tag: Rural Support Trust

Rural Support Trusts around the country are having to significantly increase their staff to deal with growing stress in rural areas in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle and other adverse weather events.

Students of Kiwitahi School near Morrinsville pulled on their gumboots and overalls to learn new rural skills in a fun Young Farmer Competition on May 2.

The inaugural general manager of Rural Support Trust, Maria Shanks is no stranger to helping rural communities.

The Mycoplasma bovis eradication programme has reached a big milestone with the depopulation of all confirmed infected properties in the stubborn pocket of infection in mid-Canterbury.

Farmers and their families from cyclone ravaged Hawke's Bay may get the chance for some rest and relaxation thanks to a group of golfers and the Rural Support Trust.

Rural Support Trusts from regions badly hit by the recent disastrous storms and cyclones are getting much needed assistance from other parts of the country, says the chair of the National Council of Rural Support Trusts, Neil Bateup.

Fertiliser co-op Ballance and its farmer shareholders are throwing their support behind the recovery effort in floodravaged regions.

The recent presentation of a cheque for $4,500 to the Rural Support Trust, was the result of the Fieldays’ inaugural Tractor Racing Experience that replaced the usual tractor pulling competition.

Look after your wellbeing and take a moment to check on your neighbours.

Matt Chisholm is alarmingly honest. It's no great revelation and, by his own admission, has caused more than just a few small problems, but with that frankness comes a man who isn't afraid to own his words, and more than happy if it can help others.