Launching this August, Know your Mindset. Grow your Influence is an online workshop supporting farmers to respond to uncertainty and change with meaningful action that bolsters
wellbeing and self-value. Presented by Beef + Lamb New Zealand and AWDT, with support from Farmstrong and Ravensdown, the online workshop brings to life the science of psychology as it relates to farming businesses.
Since 2010, the Agri-Women’s Development Trust has helped more than 4,000 women lead change in their farms, communities, careers and businesses. And that focus has only accelerated during the COVID-19 challenges for New Zealand and globally.
Desire from women involved in the primary sector to lead and contribute in their industries, businesses and communities has seen a new leadership and governance programme offered in 2020.
A programme to help sheep and beef farming partners plan for their future and adapt to changes in their sector will be extended next year to 20 rural centres throughout New Zealand.
Programmes to help strengthen farming businesses extending to more than 750 farming women next year, at a time when farmers are responding to climate change and the need to operate in an environmentally sustainable way.
Agri-Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) has announced the appointment of Linda Cooper to the role
of chair.
Today as the Government delivers its Well-being Budget, Agri-Women’s Development Trust Founder, Lindy Nelson, reflects on what AWDT has been doing for nine years to improve the well-being of women and New Zealand’s primary industries and rural communities. Well-being is defined as experiencing health, happiness and prosperity. It includes having good mental health, high life-satisfaction, […]
Leadership and governance development of women involved in the primary sector was celebrated
last week as the Agri-Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) marked the 100th graduate from its
Escalator programme.
The Agri-Women’s Development Trust (AWDT) has a new general manager with the appointment of Lisa Sims to the role.
Leading primary sector women’s development organisation, AWDT, has announced a new interim chair and three new trustees, following its annual general meeting on 21 May 2018.
Here’s Binks’ post-programme office whirlwind story - our first in a week of community stories.
“I came home all gung-ho and used what I’d learned to completely clean out and rearrange the office. We’re now absolutely seeing the benefit of our new system while working with our accountant”.
We love this one! It perfectly sums up the realness of the Understanding Your Farming Business (UYFB) programme.
It’s about making immediate impact in your day-to-day farm routine - like better conversations with advisers, lifting farm performance and setting new goals alongside your farming partner.
UYFB 2021 runs through February-March in 4 locations and across a new online version to work around life on the farm.
Read Bink's story and learn more at bit.ly/38Q1Vlt
Help our next Binks join the other 2,200 UYFB graduates - send her story to someone who needs a whirlwind of their own!
Thanks to The Red Meat Profit Partnership Red Meat NZ for subsidising the Understanding Your Farming Business programme.
Understanding Your Farming Business (UYFB) | Agri-Women's Development Trust
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Understanding Your Farming Business (UYFB) by Dan B | Sep 20, 2018 | Programmes Understanding Your Farming Business (UYFB) Engaging women as critical farming partners There's a place for you in your farming business. A place where you feel confident, where your passion inspires you to learn and...Nice one Binks McCurdy, great article.
How did your life change after an AWDT programme?
With 3 programmes starting soon, there are primary sector woman out there wondering if positive change can happen in their lives too.
To help us empower more women with #supportedgrowth, share your story in the comments below.
We’ll pass it on to those who need to hear it.
And to spread the word, we’ll be shining a light on your stories of #supportedgrowth across our programmes all next week.
I love what Marie Burke said. She’s exactly right. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing the many forms of farming situations in our class. My farming style has only changed a little but my confidence has grown. It is about finding “my tribe”. With the variety of ages and farming situations there was something to offer and learn all round. All course presenters were brilliant.
How did my life change? Well where do I start?? Through AWDT programmes I found my ‘tribe’ as they say. I found rural women like me, I found connection, support, encouragement, self confidence, new knowledge and friendship. The programmes I’ve done have provided some of the best personal and professional development I’ve had the good fortune to be involved in. Spending quality time focusing on our farming business, and myself as a person has literally changed my life, and I couldn’t be more grateful to Lindy and the AWDT team. My advice to others? If you’re thinking of doing one of the programmes, don’t hesitate just do it, it will definitely be well worth your while.
A huge congratulations to Gore shearer Megan Whitehead - the new solo women’s nine-hours strongwool lamb shearing world-record holder!
Megan broke the record yesterday with 661 sheep!
www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/shearing-gores-megan-whitehead-breaks-world-record/R2JIROUAE2...
Shearing: Gore's Megan Whitehead breaks world record - NZ Herald
www.nzherald.co.nz
The 24-year-old Gore shearer began her attempt early Thursday morning.Seeking a women’s perspective on a new biodiversity project!
Te Uru Rākau (Forestry NZ) are designing a new website to help landowners, iwi and farmers learn how to invest in trees on their land and generate the best outcomes.
The Ministry for Primary Industries project team are looking for volunteers to help vet their new online resource – ensuring its useful and meets landowners’ needs.
Feedback will be sought in an interview over zoom or face to face. If you are interested in knowing more about the project, please contact Kirstie by email Kirstie.lester@mpi.govt.nz.
Here’s to another great resource for the sector and thanks for your support to make it happen!
❤️🌲 Coronation Forest is my favourite day of the year. I haven’t seen this pic before 🙂
Caroline Amyes
We don’t buy-in to the idea of an urban-rural divide. There’s just us Kiwis.
As a food & fibre nation, AWDT believe that all of us deserve the chance to genuinely experience farming first-hand.
That’s why we’re proud to support Open Farms – our nationwide open farm day on Sunday February 21.
It’s about reconnecting people with our land & farmers and sharing our love of farming in Aotearoa New Zealand.
But it doesn’t happen without farmer hosts - like AWDT graduate Kate Tosswill from Bagshot farm, Wairarapa.
If you’re ready to share your farming story with a few urban families, Open Farms will support you with the planning & marketing to make it happen.
Read their comprehensive hosting guide and register your event at bit.ly/3bzQuAc.
Reconnecting Kiwis with our land & farmers won’t happen overnight, but it will happen – one farm and family at a time.
Hamish Cameron Wilson
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