Results delivered by the pasture and profit programmes : optimistic, spirited farmers sharing knowledge and vision in farming

Key results

The mentoring programme resulted in a statistically significant shift in wellbeing amongst the farmers who were involved.

From a participant

You can't just try and farm your way out of this. You've got to think about it. But it's hard because people's identity has been tied to how they farmed and the type of stock that they farm and what they sell normally and what their parents did and grandparents. I think they're so embroiled in what they do and work so hard, that they're just like a duck basically trying to keep above the water.

Key results

By the end of the programme, around 70% of mentees made changes to farming practices because of their participation, with another 20% who were either just starting or planning to make changes soon.