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Chilled export venison schedules up 25 per cent and velvet demand stable Spring venison schedules for chilled exports are 25 per cent above last year, currently up to $8.85 per kilogram. While this does not match lamb and beef values, exporters are optimistic about venison’s outlook. Cooler...

bidr sale showcasing rams with highest level facial eczema tolerance An online sale of elite FE tolerant East Coast rams is scheduled on bidr for 4 November. On behalf of St Leger Superior Genetics up to a dozen top Romney rams are on offer, all having tested to the highest level for facial eczema...

High clearance rates and firm pricing as buyers chase specific characteristics to suit breeding programmes Prices were strong and clearances high at more than 60 yearling bull sales around the country through the six weeks to mid-October. Purchasers have been buying to fulfil the needs of specific...

Lambing percentages good, though warm days late arriving In the South Island the main recent focus for the livestock market has been moving on last year’s lambs, and processing spring cattle sales. On the positive, it has been a good lambing season, featuring strong percentages on most farms and...

Solid schedules sustain positive values for cattle and sheep Wet weather resulting in slower spring grass growth has delayed the normal motivation to re-stock after winter, setting back the flow of cattle through the saleyards. However, demand for good well-bred cattle with weight on has remained...

Both agreed it's been a busy month with wet weather on top of lambing and calving. The first topic on the table is the continued interest in sheep and beef properties. Peter says the market remains strong with interest from all sectors. Forestry is still underpinning it all but Peter senses that...

Gavin Mutch, of Dannevirke, won the open shearing finals at the Waimate Shears New Zealand Spring Shearing Competition. Photo / Aiman Amerul Maner , Stuff. The weekend’s 2022 Waimate Spring Shears competition was well attended by spectators, with people also watching a live stream of the event from...

Currently working out of Alexandra where McKay asks Duffy if he managed to find an inside job amongst the snowfall yesterday - Duffy confirmed and said he had to locate his merino clothing for both days. Fortunately, they had finished the Spring Cattle Sale on Tuesday as the Old Man Range, seen from...

Jamie starts the conversation off by talking about the shearing months coming up through October, November and December and mentions that Grant is down in Wanaka ahead of the NZ Merino Shears event happening in Alexandra which Grant will pop across to and see how it's going. Jamie and Grant discuss...

Waimate Spring Shears president Warren White preparing for the competition taking place in the town on Friday and Saturday. Photo / John Bisset, Stuff Top shearers from throughout New Zealand will compete for national titles at the 2022 Waimate Shears New Zealand Spring Shearing Competition. The...

Pictured: Daniel McIntyre, New Zealand Mernio Championships Open shearing champion, and Cushla Abraham, New Zealand Merino Championships Open woolhandling champion. Masterton woolhandler Cushla Abraham brought both form and a major surprise to Central Otago town Alexandra as she won the New Zealand...

Samson Te Whata in action at the Golden Shears. Photo / Pete Nikolaison Australia-based Kiwi shearing legend Samson Te Whata returns to the New Zealand Merino Shears in Alexandra later this month, on a journey of both nostalgia and future hope. A four-time 1980s winner of the New Zealand fine wool...

Joel Henare, of Gisborne, after winning the 2021 New Zealand Merino Shears Open woolhandling title. He's unavailable for the upcoming transtasman series, and two positions in the team will be on the line at the 2022 Merino Shears. Photo/Barbara Newton. Both the winner and runner-up in the New...

PGW’s eight strategic priorities include ‘Our Differentiated Offering’, which is a competitive advantage for the company. One aspect of PGW’s differentiated offering is the leveraging of its Technical Team, who are dedicated to growing technical knowledge and ability across the company, our clients...

Merchiston Estate, northeast of Marton in Manawatū, was settled in the 1880s and has been in the Rowe family for four generations. Merchiston Angus was established by the late Lloyd Rowe in 1955 on 1,000 hectares of prime flat land, previously predominantly sheep and beef. After Lloyd’s sons...

The PGW Academy is one of our many ‘Invest in our People’ strategic priority initiatives. The PGW Academy, established in 2006, focuses on developing talent within the company. Since its inception more than 270 employees have completed the programme and have proceeded to enrich PGW, our clients’...

Rowena Duncum from The Country touched base with Steve Wilkinson, the Lower North Island Regional Manager for PGG Wrightson Livestock, based in Wairarapa. With spring finally here, has there been any change in livestock pricing coming through? Steven agrees - the covers are coming off, weather's...

Palle Petersen and Senior Wool Buyer, Dave Hudson, with a consignment of Wool Integrity scoured wool – ready for export. Now a subsidiary of PGG Wrightson, the Bloch and Behrens Wool Company dates back to 1856 when it was formed by Ludwig Behrens and Julius Bloch in Copenhagen. General Manager...