Health and Wellbeing
Farmer’s path from darkness to leading light
Today is the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. Jason Herrick's journey highlights the importance of mental health support in farming communities, as he shares how he broke under the overwhelming pressure before getting the help he needed.
Rural Women NZ backs mental health plea
ACT MP’s heart-rending call for more support for rural communities echoed by group.
Patoa Farms makes pig pledge to Meat the Need
Family business will donate a pig a week to farmer-led charity’s food banks.
Spiralling up to health in life and on farm
Charlotte and Russell Heald began their regenerative and organic farming journey when she became ill.
Rural Support Trust takes on wellbeing programme
Will to Live resources and funds to be folded into trust.
Sutton ready to go the distance for Farmstrong
Dunedin athlete Glenn Sutton takes on a daunting 617km run for a cause close to his heart.
Covid has stark lessons for rural healthcare
Academics argue for new way of approaching health initiatives in isolated areas.
Farmers back Bluff to Cape charity row
Farmers grab their oars to raise funds for Lions Cancer Trust mobile ‘skin check’ clinics.
Concern over rural NZ’s low hospitalisation rate
Regions have lowest admissions and use of emergency departments and specialist clinics.
Fonterra-backed whey protein product launched
Dutch alternative protein company, Vivici, brings fermentation product to market.
The rural-urban healthcare divide
There has been enough talk about addressing the situation – it’s time for action, writes Craig Page.
Covid study shows up urban-rural gaps
Study analyses vaccination uptake during peak vaccination rollout in 2021.
Farmstrong comedy shows lighten the mood
Comedy nights planned for flood-hit Pukekohe and Te Aroha.
On the road again: wellness van coming your way
Free health checks for remote agricultural communities from touring facility.
When the Big C stands for community
Lincoln cropping and sheep farmer Liz Morrish has taken everything cancer can throw at her and still come up determined to do as much as she can for others.
Passion for rural health has roots in field trip
Medical graduate can trace her journey back to Grassroots Rural Health Club.
Building support from the ground up
It was heartening to see the new minister for mental health out in the field last week, Craig Page writes.
Brisk uptake of new telehealth service
Holiday makers visiting rural NZ a fair proportion of users of after-hours health referral and advice facility.
Mental health minister meets southern trusts
Matt Doocey hopes to partner with local groups to meet the mental health support need, as rural support trusts highlight "funding is not keeping pace with demand".
Study to probe human cost of land use change
Loss of community when livestock farms converted to forestry at the heart of the matter.
Rural mental health cases spike in Southland
Rural Support Trust’s nationwide statistics show that, of all new cases in August to November, the highest proportion was from the Southern region.
Happiness may lie in milk’s matrix
Work at Fonterra raises the prospect of milk-sourced probiotics crossing the gut-brain axis to help improve people’s mental health.
Hanging ten while you’re hanging tough
The healing power of the ocean on the body and mind were the inspiration for Surfing for Farmers, an initiative that has NZ farmers taking regular saltwater therapy.
Native mushroom found to contain brainy compound
Potentially lucrative entry into global bioactive market identified.
Medical testing goes AI for analysis
Techion deal will employ its ag testing tech for remote analysis of human tests from regional hospitals.
93% of Kiwi adults eat red meat, new study finds
The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of vegetarians, vegans and other dietary patterns that exclude some animal-source foods in Kiwi adults.
Meat and milk a must for highest quality diets
Critically, protein levels are lacking in the diets of 1 billion people on the planet, and more than 5 billion people lack sufficient calcium, iron, and vitamin E in their diets.
Summer’s the time for Checking-in
Agri-Women’s Development Trust and partners present a programme of events and tools to boost rural wellbeing.
New rural after-hours telehealth service launched
Dedicated number provides access to diagnosis, advice and referral.
Study looks into infant agri-chem food exposure
Draft plan for the Total Diet Study released for consultation.
Boost for healthcare in North Canterbury
Health and wellness facility planned for a vacant site next to Amberley shopping centre.
Agri think tank on how to thrive on farm
Safer Farms will explore ways to protect farm workers from psychosocial harm.
Rural heart-attack patients get worse care than urban: study
Patients at rural hospitals experienced delays in receiving an angiography, national study of 26,000 cases found.
Hawke’s Bay farmers getting ready for a laugh
Farmstrong organises night of comedy for region that’s done it tough this year.
Walk on the rewild side with a Topp angler
Dame Lynda teams up with Fish & Game to get Kiwis hunting and fishing.
Farmstrong tagged for Farmlands fundraiser
Rural wellbeing programme chosen for co-op’s annual drive.
Global science park leader eyes NZ opportunity
China’s Tus-Holdings signs memorandum of understanding.
‘Putting the gin back in the bottle’ and saying goodbye to alcohol
A rural professional shares why she decided to quit drinking and how it changed her life.
Harnessing the power of small habits
Focusing on daily habits helps manage pressure when the going gets tough, says Farmstrong ambassador Sam Whitelock.
No sweat converting woolshed into a gym
Nutritionist, personal trainer and farmer makes room for wellness.
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