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Exclusive to PGG Wrightson, Defer-a-Stag provides easy deferred payment option for farmers awaiting delayed payment for annual velvet harvest. Deer farmers facing a cash flow crunch now have a ready solution: PGG Wrightson’s Defer-a-Stag. With the stag sale season under way, many have not yet...

Playing our part to make a true difference for some of the people and families who most need our help. Proudly supported by PGG Wrightson, the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme is set to break the $1 million mark this season. With just two late January sales left, IHC Calf & Rural Scheme national coordinator...

This month, our Academy cohort met for the final time in the 2024 programme, concluding a jam-packed year of personal growth, learning and experiences in the field for all participants. The PGG Wrightson Academy is a learning and development course for our team members, aimed at expanding their...

The two income streams of the deer industry seem to be heading in opposite directions, according to PGG Wrightson national deer and velvet manager Tony Cochrane. The velvet market is looking a bit soft at the moment, while venison is looking “pretty positive,” Cochrane told The Country’s Jamie...

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...