Farmer Stories

  • Date:
    01/02/2018
  • Name:
    Bruce and Chrissina Donald
  • Location:  
    Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand

In the hilly country around Tararua, drystock farmers have long been in the majority.  But where many are doing things the way they always have, there are some whose smiles are broader these days, and Bruce and Chrissina Donald are among these cheerful souls.

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  • Date:
    11/10/2016
  • Name:
    Duncan and Melissa Bradley
  • Location:  
    Onga Onga, Hawkes Bay

They say women can do anything, and Mel Bradley of Onga Onga in Hawkes Bay is doing an awful lot of it at once! 

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  • Date:
    23/02/2016
  • Name:
    Duncan and Michelle Brown
  • Location:  
    Pongaroa, Tararua, New Zealand

“It was tough going for us just before we joined the Growfarm® team. Now we know where we are going and how to get there. There is no going back!”

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  • Date:
    12/08/2015
  • Name:
    Nick Miller
  • Location:  
    Mandeville, Southland, New Zealand

A lack of physical and mental stress in a tough season has been a revelation for Growfarm® client Nick Miller of Mandeville. “This 2014-15 year has provided some challenges climate-wise,” says Nick, “but I have found I have more pasture cover to feed stock even better, I have more condition on...

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  • Date:
    30/04/2015
  • Name:
    Glenn and Brenda Hall
  • Location:  
    Dannevirke, Tararua, New Zealand

Since taking on the Growfarm® System in 2011, Glenn and Brenda Hall of Dannevirke have injected passion, drive and profit back into their sheep and beef farm business.

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  • Date:
    10/02/2014
  • Name:
    Grant and Bernie Weller
  • Location:  
    Riversdale, Southland, New Zealand

For Grant and Bernie Weller of Riversdale, Southland, forcing themselves outside their comfort zones has allowed them to deliver results they never believed possible. “We really have the Growfarm® System to thank for helping us to push our own boundaries so that we could discover just what we are really capable...

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  • Date:
    07/02/2014
  • Name:
    The Crutchley Family
  • Location:  
    Naseby, Central Otago, New Zealand

In just 4 years, the Crutchley family from Kyeburn, Central Otago, have completely transformed the profitability and sustainability of their 6121 Ha Shortlands Station at the north end of the Maniatoto Plain.

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  • Date:
    05/02/2014
  • Name:
    Mark and Amelia Dale
  • Location:  
    Timaru, South Canterbury, New Zealand

When Mark and Amelia Dale first heard about Growfarm® from some friends, they knew they had to find out more. Up until that point, they had been running a "pretty average operation," as Mark describes it. "We were missing deadlines, not spending much time together or with our kids and we were...

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