Helping Grow the Country for 175 Years

FarmRight was established in 2000 to fill a service gap in the dairy sector and expanded into viticulture and horticulture in 2017. Today, FarmRight’s pipfruit portfolio spans multiple regions, with nearly 530 hectares of orchards either in production or development. A key part of this growth is...

A new season of the PGG Wrightson / Vetmed National Shearing Circuit gets underway in October, setting some of New Zealand’s best shearers on a five-round journey that will test their skill across the country and across five different wool types. The first points of the 2026/27 PGG Wrightson /...

From a partnership spanning 85 years to a milestone 175th anniversary, Stern Angus provides the perfect backdrop for a special live broadcast of The Country. On 7 October, PGG Wrightson will mark a significant milestone, celebrating 175 years of supporting New Zealand farmers and rural communities...

With traits to counter FE and worms, Marlow Genetics is preparing a sale catalogue with 30 Romworths and 50 Coopworth rams After 57 years, a prominent Central Hawke’s Bay stud is holding its first ever on farm ram sale. Along with his wife Rosa, in 2023 Jason Wyn-Harris took over Marlow Genetics...

Yearling bulls, calves, lambs and hoggets all meeting demand at North Island saleyards, while prolonged cold and wet delays the growing season in the South Variable weather conditions throughout the country have impacted throughput at the saleyards and the mood among farmers, with positive or...

Canterbury based trainee livestock rep Aston Fitzgerald is proving you don’t need to grow up on a farm to build a successful career in agriculture. For Aston Fitzgerald, a career in agriculture was never going to be spent behind a desk. Now 16 months into his role as a Trainee Sheep & Beef Livestock...