A flexible farm is a more resilient farm

Drought followed by a record wet season pushed Kererū Station, a Hawke's Bay sheep and beef property whose profits support local charities, to build a more flexible farming system. This case study follows the station as it shifted from breeding stock towards trading and finishing livestock, built a new irrigation dam, and adopted a four-pillar plan of people, planet, progress and profit to guide its decisions.

The changes delivered steadier profits alongside a 17 percent cut in biological emissions, and the station is now weighing forestry and native plantings for the decades ahead.