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Kate Macdonald wanted to add value to the wool produced by the 6500 Romney, Perendale and Texel cross ewes on her family's Southland farm. In February, after two years of preparation, she launched a new fashion knitwear brand that transforms the farm's clip into high-value garments illustrating the...

Recently we were on-farm at Orari Gorge Station to film a video about their big sale day. Orari Gorge Stn is a 4000 hectare farm in the South Canterbury foothills. Managed by fifth generation owner Robert Peacock, in January Orari Gorge Station ran its annual on-farm lamb sale. Joe Higgins and Rod...

Interview with Grant Edwards Jamie Mackay from The Country spoke with Grant Edwards GM of Wool for PGG Wrightson and started with a topic on everybody’s mind right now: Russia. Now that New Zealand has joined with other western countries in imposing sanctions on Russia, will it make it difficult for...

We are very fortunate Johnny and Geraldine Duncan had us on Craigneuk Station in the Maniototo where they run sheep, beef and deer. Some great footage of a successful ram sale, for those of you who were unable to be there, or for those keen to take a second look. Their annual January on-farm ram...

The McSkimming Memorial Triple Crown is a solid silver crown inlaid with gold and was presented in memory fine wool shearing for the purpose of finding New Zealand’s top shearers over all types of sheep. As such it has been referred to as the “Ironman” event of New Zealand shearing. It was first...

Listen Now. Jamie Mackay from The Country spoke recently with Peter Newbold, General Manager of PGG Wrightson Real Estate. Newbold told Mackay that January was the best January they have had in ten years. It was an incredible month of sales across most property types, except lifestyle, which was...

Listen Now. Jamie Mackay from The Country had a wide-ranging chat with Callum Stewart, National Genetics Manager for PGG Wrightson. First topic raised is ram selling season and the current good returns for sheep meat. While there was a lot of good interest, there were challenges as well, Stewart...

The PGG Wrightson Vetmed National Shearing Circuit is set to be completed despite the cancellation of all other competitions for the rest of the 2021-2022 shearing sports season. Circuit convener Warren White, of Waimate, said it’s planned to have both the lambs and second-shear rounds at the Apiti...

Listen Now. Jamie Mackay from The Country takes his monthly look at the state of the wool market. Good news seems to be in short supply as the wool market remains in the doldrums. He asks Rob Cochrane, PGG Wrightson’s South Island Wool Procurement Manager if this is an accurate perception. Cochrane...

Several desirable Bay of Plenty kiwifruit properties have listed for sale recently and are set to change hands for a combined value that could exceed $100 million. Stan Robb and Dave McLaren of PGG Wrightson Real Estate, Te Puke have listed 10 orchards between them this month. Comprising some 67...

Dorset Downs and Dorset Down/Southdown X rams well received by enthusiastic following at popular annual Central Otago sale One of Central Otago’s most significant annual ram sales, at Craigneuk Farm, Maniototo took place in mid-January. Craigneuk rams comprise Dorset Downs alongside Dorset Down...

Young Waikato dairy, sheep and beef rep looking long term Brook Cushion has quiet confidence. “For a livestock rep, the nature of the job is doing as we promise and as our clients expect, keeping our ducks in a row to make any deal as smooth as possible. Seeing the end results, whether buying or...

Positive trends for velvet and venison evident in recent sire stag and elk wapiti bull sales Challenging conditions over the past two years, particularly for venison returns, seem to have been overcome, leaving deer farmers with an increasingly positive outlook. A series of recent livestock sales...

Acquisition of bulls and lambs made easy at Waihemo Downs, Dunback Go-Stock is PGG Wrightson’s easy solution for on-farm cashflow. For farmers who have other uses for capital, Go-Stock means no need to spend cash up front. Scott Tomlinson, Waihemo Downs, Dunback, East Otago uses Go-Stock to assist...

Favourable weather and encouraging schedules stimulate livestock market activity Late November and early December rain across much of the North Island maintained good feed levels through December and into early new year. However, as January progressed sustained warm weather coupled with a solid...

Merchiston Angus offering 170 mixed age cattle with premium genetics Breeders and followers of Angus cattle will take note of a major dispersal sale at Merchiston Angus, north east of Marton, on 28 March. With a stud founded in 1955 on a property held in the same family through four generations...

Young guns set five-stand nine-hour world record for strong wool lambs at Te Pa Station, Ruapehu Just prior to Christmas, PGG Wrightson was proud to be associated with a new world shearing record. A team organised by Te Kuiti based Fagan Shearing, comprising Delwyn Jones (729), Llion Jones (725)...

Schedule and feed availability motivating buyers, and keeping vendors satisfied South Island lamb sales are the main focus for the month of January. Over 40,000 South Island lambs were sold in the week of 10 January, mainly at on farm sales. Confidence in the processing schedules, and plenty of feed...