AUCKLAND, Today: Good advice is meant to be shared, and that’s exactly the idea behind a new video series for Kiwi farmers called Tips for Good, which launched in June.
The series features past Ballance Farm Environment Award winners sharing what they’ve learned from their own farming journeys.
Created by Ballance Agri-Nutrients, the first video spotlights brothers Hamish and Simon Guild—ambassadors and farmers at High Peak Station in Canterbury.
You might’ve also caught the Guilds on A New Zealand Food Story with Ben Bayly on TVNZ 1. Ballance GM Customer Jason Minkhorst says the series was about passing on lessons from those who’ve “trodden the path” of sustainable, profitable farming.
“This was another way for us to bring that advice out to a wider audience.” – Jason Minkhorst
“This year marks 30 years since we became part of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards. We recognised that the previous winners have a huge amount of knowledge to share with the rest of the farming community; what’s worked for them, what to watch out for,” he says.
“This was another way for us to bring that advice out to a wider audience.” The videos will roll out over the next few weeks across social media and online—showcasing farmer advice set against some of New Zealand’s most beautiful rural backdrops.
Jason says the series also reflects the spirit of the co-op and its 16,000-plus shareholders.
“We’re all in this together, and if our farmers and growers are winning, then so are we. We’re much stronger as a collective than we are apart, so why not share what we’ve learned along the way,” he says.
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