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Mokoreta Genetics achieves near complete clearance as buyers respond to Suftex, Romney-Texel and Coopworth-Texel offering with enthusiasm. The inaugural on-farm ram sale for Eastern Southland stud Mokoreta Genetics was greeted by an enthusiastic gallery of buyers in mid-December. Owner Matt McRae...

Demand prevails for spring lambs, rams and dairy beef weaner calves as farmers seek to re-invest recent red meat profits. Livestock markets throughout the country have eased into their busy late spring-early summer mode. Strong demand for all types of livestock prevails, supporting elevated values...

Leading western Waikato and King Country studs set the scene with encouraging clearances and average prices well in excess of last year. Indications from the season’s first few ram sales confirm the sheep and beef sector’s current positive outlook. Sales held by three leading western Waikato and...

Vendors maintaining control and purchaser convenience driving increasing popularity of bidr sale. A fully online auction of approximately 1200 South Island cattle in late November attracted firm values to achieve a strong clearance. Mainly comprising steers and heifers across various breeds, plus a...

December Temuka sale likely to transact 4000 100-kilogram calves, also doubling as an IHC fund-raiser. Traditionally one of the South Island’s biggest calf sales, at Temuka Saleyards on 3 and 4 December approximately 4000 dairy beef calves are set to transact, with a proportion of the sale...

Recent addition from Takaka to Mid and South Canterbury, stopping in Chile on the way. Originally out of Golden Bay, Simon Harwood recently joined PGG Wrightson as a dairy livestock representative, taking in a seven-year spell in Chile along the way. Most recently working in a similar role for...

Edendale Station, renowned Mid-Canterbury venison stud, presents terminal sires that will attract nationwide attention. At the Edendale Deer Terminal Sire Sale on 9 January, a handful of dual-purpose elk and wapiti are likely to catch the eye among Edendale’s renowned venison genetics. On-farm at...

PGG Wrightson’s most accomplished young rural professionals test their skills against the best of the rest. Pictured is: Cam Gray, Peter Newbold (Livestock GM) & Lars Hardy (runner up) after last years competition. Four young PGG Wrightson livestock representatives are up for the challenge of taking...

Strong markets and favourable processor schedules spell good news for farmers, though some regions challenged by adverse climatic conditions. Strong demand for all types of livestock continues to support elevated values throughout the country. In a period where the last of the old season’s lambs...

After nine years as PGG Wrightson Livestock National Genetics Manager, he’s pulling on his boots and rolling up his sleeves. Callum Stewart has been a member of the PGG Wrightson Livestock National Genetics team since 2008, and its manager since 2016. Deciding it’s time for a refresh, both for...

Sixteen two tooth rams out of an innovative embryo transplant programme present improved shedding characteristics and better carcasses. Genetics to take shedding sheep to a new level in New Zealand, the result of a highly focused three-year embryo import programme, are available for the first time...

What makes a Forester stag ideal to breed replacement hinds? – and the easy cashflow option for farmers to defer payment on stag acquisitions. Looming large on the deer industry calendar, Peel Forest Estate’s upcoming on-farm Forrester Sire Sale, scheduled for 12 December, should test the strength...

Hawke’s Bay Hereford achieved New Zealand yearling record, while Bay of Plenty stud sends bulls nationwide. Two recent yearling bull sales left vendors and purchasers smiling, none with wider grins than the buyer and seller of a Hawke’s Bay Hereford bull that achieved a New Zealand record of $29,500...

From last season’s lambs to beef and dairy beef feeder calves, plus dairy cows and heifers – all types and all breeds selling well. Supply and demand factors ensured values across all livestock types remained solid through September. As always, weather conditions influenced decisions. Fewer than...

From turning his rugby talent into a visa to see the world, to learning his craft back at home base in his Wairarapa heartland. When Rihi Brown graduated from Lincoln University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Agriculture) in 2012, the opportunity arose to play rugby overseas. A talented open side...

Exceptional clearances and doubling values as yearlings continue momentum set by record breaking two-year-old bull sales. This year’s yearling bull sales are following the trends of the record breaking two-year-old bull sales that went so well early in the winter. Most of the North Island yearling...

Fairs start in Waikato in mid-October, set to run through Christmas and into January. Regular fairs in Waikato from mid-October will signal the start of the dairy beef weaner season, which will also commence in Bay of Plenty, Taranaki and Manawatu by the end of the month. With so many livestock...

Top herd nationwide, with cows averaging 800 kilograms of milk solids per annum, offered at on-farm and online auction. Update: Herd sold ahead of schedule! Since the release of this article, there has been an exceptional level on interest in the herd. As a result, the vendor was offered a deal on...