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Young Country tells the story of the breadth of different career opportunities, training and professional development possibilities, asset and business growth, networking and career development through the eyes of young people who are in the sector working, growing and having fun.
LATEST ARTICLES
Applications open for 2024 Zanda McDonald Award programme
The search is on for the next generation of game-changers who are making a difference in agriculture, with applications now open for the 2024 Zanda McDonald Award.
Excited by the technology
Sarah Powell - Manawatu Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
Following in family footsteps
Ireland Cain - West Coast/Top of the South Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
Out of the kumara patch
Ann-Kristin Loferski - Southland/Otago Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
Developing confidence
Nicola Bosch - Hawke's Bay/Wairarapa Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
Motivated to succeed
Brayden Johnston - Canterbury/North Otago Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Anne Lee.
Never mind the wet
Rita Jeffrey - Auckland/Hauraki Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
Dairying with toddler in tow
Jacinta Kete - Taranaki Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
Farming makes a perfect fit
Natasha Price - Waikato Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
From the steppes of Mongolia
Caleb Spence - Bay of Plenty Dairy Trainee of the Year. Be Elaine Fisher.
Travel to Oz beckons
Jasmine Hall - Central Plateau Dairy Trainee of the Year. By Elaine Fisher.
Wanganui shepherd wins inaugural award in all-female final round
It was an all-female group who contested the finalist stage of the inaugural Shepherd of the Year Award earlier this month.
Young Southland leader takes out Zanda McDonald Award
Two future leaders in agriculture have been crowned as the 2023 winners of Australasia’s coveted agricultural award, the Zanda McDonald Award.
PODCASTS
S2 Ep6: Greg and Dansy Coppell – Repost
When Greg and Dansy Coppell purchased their sheep and beef farm near Nelson they needed to do 30km of fencing on a shoestring budget – recycled vineyard posts were the ideal solution.
S2 Ep2: Kate Cullwick and Prue Watson, Foxtrot Home
Linen loving sisters, Kate Cullwick and Prue Watson, hit on a winner with their online homeware business, Foxtrot Home, which has gained a huge fan following.
S2 Ep1: Rob Auld, Auld Farm Distillery
A seed-to-sip philosophy is the approach at Auld Farm Distillery, where the Auld family harvest the grain from their Southland farm and take a fresh new approach to bottling the essence of their land, their history and their story.
Succession Series Preview
Welcome to the ASB Rural Insights - Succession Series podcast, where we examine farm ownership transition from all sides.
Each week we will profile farming families, talk to experts from the advisory sector and investigate new opportunities in front of farmers trying to diversify their farming business.
Succession Series Episode 1
Welcome to the first in our four-part podcast series looking at farm succession from all sides.
