This winter is going to be tough, farmers are going to be under immense pressure, which will test their resilience and effect their mental health. We’ve been working with Doug Avery on running resilience workshops and with farming organisations like Beef and Lamb to provide animal feed or pay freight costs. We are hoping that people from across NZ will help us raise more money to extend the number of farmers we can reach, so we have set up a Pledge Me page.
The Ballance East Coast Regional sales team have seen first-hand the depths of despair being experienced by members of their community. They wanted to do something for farmers through-out NZ to raise awareness of the impact of a drought. They came up with a few ideas, a free virtual comedy night titled the Online Drought Shout that happened in May, two Facebook competitions to win travel prizes (winners below) and fundraising to help pay to send farmers to a resilience workshop.
Farmer Facebook competitions
Rob McNabb - Lighting the way yourself
The winning photo stood out because of the sense of pride Rob had in teaching his daughters how to shear. He made the best of a tough situation, taking an opportunity to provide his daughters with a great life skill.
Shaun Andrews - Kiwi ingenuity
The winning photo stood out because of the ingenuity Shaun showed on farm, making feeding out more fun for him and his kids.
Ballance East Coast Sales team hope you enjoy your well-deserved break from the farm. We are still fundraising to help send farmers to a Doug Avery resilience workshop - please pledge your support - Pledge Me page.