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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.

MPI says it’s looking at increasing its support to Rural Support Trusts and other rural advisory groups.

A new initiative has been launched to provide up to $6000 worth of independent advice to farmers struggling with farm debt.