Helping grow the country

Land Search and Rescue is reminding everyone to explore safe this summer as we embrace the holiday season. Follow the five essential steps below to stay safe and reduce risks for you and your loved ones while out on your summer adventures. The Land Safety Code: Five Essential Steps to Stay Safe...

Andrew ‘Gibbo’ Gibson’s professional skills making a huge difference for the Taranaki community . Andrew Gibson has been PGG Wrightson Taranaki Area Livestock Manager and Auctioneer since 2020, and in the livestock industry for nearly two decades. Through most of that time he’s put his auctioneering...

Paparata Station achieves full clearances and improved average prices at two large on-farm sales. King Country farm Paparata Station ticked off two significant livestock sales in November. Located at Ohura 50 kilometres west of Taumarunui on the Forgotten World Highway, and carrying 65,000 stock...

Falling ewe numbers places greater emphasis on quality genetics at this season’s ram sales. Although reducing ewe numbers are influencing this year’s ram sales, prices remain approximately equivalent to those paid in recent years. Breeders focused on the high-quality genetics that the market is...

North and South Island livestock market benefiting from abundant grass growth, while processor demand also a positive factor. As most districts benefit from favourable spring weather, sheep and cattle values throughout the country are responding accordingly. In North Island livestock markets, beef...

Reinvigoration of dairy beef improves prospects for calf rearers nationwide. Dairy beef weaner calves are selling strongly throughout the country, with demand exceeding where it has been in recent years. After commencing in Waikato in late October, the sales season in the upper half of the North...