Pepin Island near Nelson was bought by a German business woman in 1996 for two million dollars. She employed local farmers Andrew and Nicki Newton to manage the scenic 521 hectare sheep and beef property and they've been there ever since.

Henk Smit is hurting. M Bovis has been found in his herd and that means culling 800 calves and cows from two farms. He's finding attending to the paperwork and dealing with agencies managing the response to the disease exhausting and frustrating.

MPI Director of Response Geoff Gwyn says MPI is working closely with Henk Smith to address his concerns.

It's empowering for farmers to be realistic about how many good working years might be ahead of them, says 72-year-old farm business consultant Don Fraser.

Organic garlic growers Lon and Gilly eke out a living in Central Otago. To make ends meet, Lon has sometimes chopped wood and washed dishes, while Gilly has shifted cattle breaks and painted t-shirts.

Canterbury dairy farmers Wendy and Lance Main are former 'townies'. After working their way up the share-milking ladder, the couple now produce premium milk on their own 250 hectares near Oxford.

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Farm business consultant Don Fraser helps farming families with succession planning. He's seeing farmers return to their farms after retiring off them.

Canterbury dairy farmers Wendy and Lance Main are proof that setting goals and never losing sight of them can lead to farm ownership.The couple are both 'townies' who worked their way up the sharemilking ladder and now farm on their own 250 hectares near Oxford.

Federated Farmers new national board member, Karen Williams, would like to see more New Zealand grown grains used in our food.