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In the latest The Country radio interview, Rachel Shearer, our General Manager for Wool, provided a detailed update on the wool market, highlighting trends in both the North and South Islands. The North Island wool market has experienced a positive upward trend, with the market indicator rising for...

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...

Central Hawkes Bay deer property, Forest Road Farm offering elite level stags and hinds. As the season’s first significant offering of elite velvet genetics, the Forest Road Farm sale on 16 December will set the tone for what’s to come. This year is the eighth annual on farm sale for the Charteris...

It was all go at the Inglewood sale on Thursday the 14 th of November, with 200 IHC calves up for auction, PGG Wrightson’s livestock regional manager for Taranaki, Andrew Gibson said. “We’ve got our annual big push for the IHC calf sale scheme and there’s good numbers,” he told The Country’s Jamie...

It’s pleasing to share some positive updates in the wool market this month, with record-breaking fine-wool achievements and improved demand across both islands. Here’s a look at the latest developments and broader trends shaping our industry. In the South Island, our Christchurch wool exchange has...

Converting their conventional sheep farm to organic certainly wasn’t the path of least resistance. But for Bronwyn and George Stevenson of Lindhurst Farm in Dacre, a small town in the Southland Plains 20 minutes drive from Invercargill, they haven’t looked back since making the decision more than 15...

With four years spent in the finance team supporting the wool and real estate business units, Dan Nicholls is not new to PGG Wrightson. But after an opportunity to become the Wool Operations and Business Manager presented itself, he knew he was ready to make the next step up in his career. “I had a...

Seven years ago, when Kain Nixon started teaching at Feilding High School (FAHS), around 10 to 20 senior students would sign up for the school’s extra-curricular shearing programme each year. Fast forward to today and they almost can’t keep up with demand. More than 100 students are going through...

Processing wool efficiently is standard daily practice for PGG Wrightson’s Christchurch and Mosgiel Wool Stores, as they worked through the 2024/2025 season peaks for their region. That’s not to say there aren’t challenges which present themselves along the way, because they do. And some of these...

Whether you're new to photography or want to improve your skills, learning the basics of photography can help take your photos to the next level. From capturing lively animals, to the peaceful beauty of landscapes, and fun moments with the kids, rural life offers many great opportunities to snap a...

PGG Wrightson up and comers set to test their skills among the nation’s most accomplished young rural professionals. Pitting their skills against each other, the country’s best young auctioneers will go head to head, gavel to gavel in early November. Part of the NZ Agricultural Show in Christchurch...

Decision to move on presents unique opportunity to obtain highly admired sheep genetics producing fast growth and high yield. A prominent South Otago stud, offering its final annual ram sale, provides farmers a unique opportunity to acquire some of New Zealand’s most admired sheep genetics. Garth...

Last season’s lambs now largely processed, while the first of the new season begin to appear in saleyards. Sustained heavy rain over Labour Weekend provided much needed respite in some regions, where dry conditions had begun to threaten spring growth. North Canterbury in particular welcomed the...