Sometimes you need to chat with someone who gets your issues, someone who’s been there before.

Rural Support Trusts have local, rural people who know from experience that pressures can mount up. Our networks and training can help with all kinds of situations, and help you get through your current challenges.

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Adverse Weather Conditions

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Dry Coniditons/Drought click here

For more details click on the the resources listed to the right.

 

Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)

Farmers are being reminded to be particularly stringent with their on-farm biosecurity as foot and mouth disease spreads through popular tourist destinations such as Bali and other parts of Indonesia.

  • Foot and mouth disease is spreading through popular Indonesian tourist destinations including Bali.
  • Don’t allow overseas visitors who have been in contact with animals onto farms for a least a week after their arrival.
  • Ensure stringent on-farm biosecurity protocols are in place and adhered to.
  • Do not feed uncooked food waste to pigs.
  • Become familiar with the symptoms of foot and mouth disease and do not hesitate to call a vet or 0800 80 99 66.

For more information check out -  Beef + Lamb NZ  and  DairyNZ

 

MPI Foot-and-mouth disease response plans

If New Zealand ever had an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), it would have a serious impact on our primary industries and economy. Find out about FMD and preparing for an outbreak. Clilck on the different links below for more information from MPI:

- Foot-and-mouth disease readiness

- Advice to farmers and livestock owners about FMD

- Signs of foot-and-mouth disease: information for vets

- Foot-and-mouth information for meat, livestock, and dairy workers

- Foot-and-mouth: consuming meat and dairy

- Potential effects of a foot-and-mouth outbreak

- About foot-and-mouth disease

- Keeping foot-and-mouth disease out of New Zealand

- Response to foot-and-mouth disease

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Registrations open middle of October 2022

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Time Out Tour - Hāwera, Taranaki

Time Out Tour - Hāwera, Taranaki

The Rural Support Trust, in proud partnership with ANZ, Bayleys, BDO, Datamars Livestock, Fonterra, and Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), are excited to bring the Time Out Tour to Hāwera in November!
11/10/2022 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM 0 Comments
Time Out Tour - Ashburton, Canterbury

Time Out Tour - Ashburton, Canterbury

The Rural Support Trust, in proud partnership with ANZ, Bayleys, BDO, Datamars Livestock, Fonterra, and Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), are excited to bring the Time Out Tour to Ashburton this October!

10/20/2022 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM 0 Comments
Fonterra and Rural Support Trust join forces to improve wellbeing support for rural families

Fonterra and Rural Support Trust join forces to improve wellbeing support for rural families

Fonterra and the Rural Support Trust announced a three year partnership to improve access to wellbeing and resilience services for farming families who are doing it tough. The first priority is to develop a rural specific national strategy, which is expected to be in place early next year.

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