Helping grow the country

Compliments of the season to everyone and wishing you all a happy and prosperous new year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support over the past year as without this we don’t have a business and this support is much recognised and appreciated. Wool values during the...

The PGG Wrightson website received a notable refresh last month. With a new simplified design and clearer layout, it’s now quicker and easier to find who, or what, you’re looking for. New visitors to the site can find a wealth of industry news on the home page, and a quick click leads to contact...

Livestock Report: Venison and Velvet. 20.01.2022 Rowena Duncum from The Country talks with Tony Cochrane, National Deer and Velvet Manager for PGG Wrightson, about the big prices being paid for premium stags and bulls. Cochrane agrees that most prices paid are up at least 10 percent on last year’s...

We wish to remind all woolgrowers to please provide their NZFAP (NZ Farm Assurance Programme) number on your Wool Specification Sheet when sending your wool into our stores. Demand for NZFAP certified wool is increasing, and growers must specify their number on the specification sheet to enable PGG...

PGG Wrightson is delighted to sponsor the Otago Merino Association’s annual Monaro Scholarship. Selected annually, scholars visit a variety of Merino properties in Monaro, NSW, gaining a better understanding of breeding principles, bloodlines, and farm management across the Tasman. PGG Wrightson...

Most farmers understand that a great story adds marketing appeal, giving premium value to previously primary produce. A long-established Southland farming family achieves exceptional results by putting that theory into practice. Rob Auld is the third generation of his family to farm 200 hectare...