People

Recruiting and keeping great employees is always relevant in the success of farm businesses, and is the focus of the special report in Country-Wide Summer. In this episode find out more about fair remuneration and what employees are looking for when it comes to work contracts from Federated Farmers Employment Spokesperson Richard McIntyre, and how you can attract good employees through your recruitment process from Rural Directions Manager Gretchen Parkes.

Keeping young people engaged in the farming industry is vital to the long term success of our sector. Nurturing and growing the next generation of farmers is something we should all care about. In this episode we look at the programmes that exist to upskill our future farmers, and give them the tools to have a long and rewarding career, such as Growing Future Farmers and the Trades Academy. We also dive into the current property markets around farmland prices, and whether it’s a sellers market yet.

Are we leading from the front when it comes to our teams? Strong leadership is the common denominator when it comes to high-performing teams in our industry – and there’s a difference between management and leadership. Rebecca Greaves reports.