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Sarah Mears is now our permanent General Manager People & Safety, as announced in August following a stint as Acting General Manager People & Safety. Though our customers may not meet Sarah directly in their interactions with PGG Wrightson (PGW), her leadership and expertise empowers our team...

The world’s biggest, and possibly only, merino shearing and woolhandling championships are expected to attract more than 150 competitors to Alexandra in Central Otago on Friday and Saturday. With many seasonally based in the area, it will be the first outing in a Shearing Sports New Zealand season...

This month’s wool market update with Rachel Shearer, GM for Wool at PGG Wrightson, revealed some exciting news in the fine wool space. Speaking with Rowena Duncum from The Country, Rachel shared insights into how the South Island market is showing positive trends, along with developments in the...

Despite a GDP drop for New Zealand this week, news of the US Federal Reserve’s first cut in interest rates in four years has led to positivity in the New Zealand rural real estate sector. Speaking to The Country’s Jamie Mackay, PGG Wrightson’s General Manager for Real Estate, Peter Newbold welcomed...

Ngāi Tahu Farming and PGG Wrightson were able to see first-hand the fruits of their continued support of IHC on Thursday when members of IHC’s Christchurch/North Canterbury Kapa Haka rōpū performed at Kōkōmuka Lodge on Ngāi Tahu Farming’s Te Whenua Hou farm in North Canterbury. PGG Wrightson has...

PGW is committed to its Sustainability Strategic Priority which addresses sustainability across the three pillars of environment, social and governance. As one of the largest and oldest agricultural supplies businesses in New Zealand we have an important role to play to influence our suppliers and...

Launched in July with funding from Rabobank, ANZCO, LIC, Craigmore Sustainables and PGG Wrightson (PGW), the Safer Rides initiative from Farm Without Harm was oversubscribed within 36 hours of launch, with all 110 $400 vouchers for Crush Protection Devices (CPDs) allocated to New Zealand farmers...

Times can be tough for farmers, but luckily PGG Wrightson has an innovative solution, called Go-Stock, to help them free up capital. Jamie Molloy, PGG Wrightson’s National Go-Stock Manager, said the service was established in 2016. PGG Wrightson buys and owns the livestock, and farmers get the...

The wool market has experienced a mix of results across both islands over the past few weeks, with some sales showing strong competition and others settling in buyers' favour. Here’s a look at the latest trends and highlights from the wool auctions. Last week, the Napier wool sale wrapped up with a...

Along the Leslie Hills Road in North Canterbury is Barcaldine farm. As the crow flies, you’d be able to pinpoint it pretty much directly between Waiau and Hanmer, and it’s this ideal ‘location, location, location’ that has enabled the farm to form an incredible partnership with Devold of Norway - a...

While Rachel Shearer’s career may not have taken the most conventional path to becoming the General Manager of Wool for PGW, one thing is for certain, everything she’s done has led her to where she is today. And it almost feels as though Rachel was born for this role. “I grew up on a sheep and beef...

If you ever want to find out all there is to know about wool, then Doug McKay is definitely your guy. At high school he was already running his own flock of 35 ewes on the family farm in Kaiapoi, second shearing them to keep the workload to a minimum. “When the time came around for the sheep to be...

In December, our GM of Export, Palle Petersen — who also serves as the Honorary Consul for Denmark—had the honour of meeting the Danish Royal Family during their private visit to New Zealand. During their encounter, Palle presented the royals with something uniquely Kiwi: one of our premium Wool...

Strong prospects for purchasers to meet breeding plan criteria at more than 50 yearling bull sales throughout the country, with a look ahead to ram sales coming up. With the first of the 2024 yearling bull sales underway, purchasers can look forward to some high-quality genetics on offer and good...

As processing companies make every effort to draw out remaining stock, prices likely to at least hold steady, if not to rise. Solid tallies of commercial stock through late June and July continued during August in North Island saleyards, particularly for cattle. Driven by a similar imbalance between...

Commencing late September, Southland Jersey Dairy Service Bull Auction Week features offerings from some of the province’s top dairy studs. A series of Southland Jersey service bull sales later this and early next month will provide dairy farmers with the opportunity to add some highly regarded...

Farmers donate animals for annual local fundraisers, providing much needed support for predominantly rural charitable cause. Held each year in conjunction with the Cancer Society’s nationwide fundraiser, the Annual Matawhero Daffodil Day Stock Drive raised a total of $53,625.19 this year, with all...

Waipukurau local returning to his Central Hawke’s Bay roots. Tama Cahill started as a livestock representative in June 2022 in Taihape. Immediately prior to that he was a shearer for five years: while it was a change, Tama brought the same attitude to both careers. “Although shearing is more...