Displaying items by tag: Rural Support Trust

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.

Blueberries New Zealand is working with the Rural Support Trust to reach out to the growers most impacted by the devastating unseasonable frosts in the Waikato in early October.

Fonterra and the Rural Support Trust (RST) have announced a three-year partnership to support rural New Zealanders by improving access to wellbeing and resilience services for farming families who are doing it tough.

Fonterra has announced a three-year partnership with the Rural Support Trust (RST).

Rural Support Trust chair Neil Bateup says there is a lot of apprehension among farmers about the future as they follow and experience the disruptions caused by Covid and also by the war in Ukraine.

Animal welfare remains the biggest concern as the Rural Support Trust activates Covid contingency plans for the farming sector.

A Waikato and South Auckland agricultural industry group says vaccination and planning are the best defences against Covid-19 causing disruptions on farm.

Keep connecting. That's the message to farmers from the chair of the Rural Support Trust, Neil Bateup.

A Paeroa man is training to run the Auckland Marathon in gumboots.