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PGG Wrightson Livestock Roundup - February 1 2019
Mark Leishman interviews PGW Livestock GM, Peter Moore in the latest Livestock Update.
Peter acknowledges the great contribution that John Wilson, Fonterra’s former Chair made to agriculture following his recent death. He then goes on to talk about the heatwave across New Zealand and how it is affecting the amount of stock coming out - especially in the North Island. Then onto the new online trading platform ‘bidr’ which will be holding its first closed auction of sheep & lambs in late February 2019.
Interview supplied by Country TV
Inteview date 1st Feb 2019
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