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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...

Put hundreds of thousands on the bottom line by improving genetics, nutrition and farm management Do you want to align your product with the demand for quality that comes from premium markets – and reap the financial rewards? ‘What’s the Beef’ gives farmers an opportunity to fully understand how the...

On-farm sales increasingly popular, while bidr influence also grows South Island ram sales progressed favourably through January. Prices strengthened slightly on last year. As ever, good rams sell well, particularly when breeders present detailed, accurate data. On-farm ram sales are growing in...

We are very excited to announce that PGG Wrightson has been nominated as a finalist for the Deloitte Top 200 ‘Most Improved Performance Award’ which recognises an outstanding change in business performance among New Zealand’s largest companies. In selecting nominees, the judges look at the relative...

Jamie Mackay from The Country spoke recently with Peter Newbold, General Manager of PGG Wrightson Real Estate. Jamie speculated whether the recent rise in the forecast milk price from Fonterra was influencing the price of dairy farms. Newbold confirmed that over the last couple of months there had...

Compliments of the season to everyone and wishing you all a happy and prosperous new year. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support over the past year as without this we don’t have a business and this support is much recognised and appreciated. Wool values during the...

The PGG Wrightson website received a notable refresh last month. With a new simplified design and clearer layout, it’s now quicker and easier to find who, or what, you’re looking for. New visitors to the site can find a wealth of industry news on the home page, and a quick click leads to contact...

Livestock Report: Venison and Velvet. 20.01.2022 Rowena Duncum from The Country talks with Tony Cochrane, National Deer and Velvet Manager for PGG Wrightson, about the big prices being paid for premium stags and bulls. Cochrane agrees that most prices paid are up at least 10 percent on last year’s...

We wish to remind all woolgrowers to please provide their New Zealand Farm Assurance Programme (NZFAP) number on your Wool Specification Sheet when sending your wool into our stores. Demand for NZFAP certified wool is increasing, and growers must specify their number on the specification sheet to...

PGG Wrightson is delighted to sponsor the Otago Merino Association’s annual Monaro Scholarship. Selected annually, scholars visit a variety of Merino properties in Monaro, NSW, gaining a better understanding of breeding principles, bloodlines, and farm management across the Tasman. PGG Wrightson...

Most farmers understand that a great story adds marketing appeal, giving premium value to previously primary produce. A long-established Southland farming family achieves exceptional results by putting that theory into practice. Rob Auld is the third generation of his family to farm 200 hectare...

In 2020 Otago-based PGG Wrightson Wool representative Jared Manihera organised a 24-Hour shearathon, raising over $50,000 to support Tapanui, West Otago farm manager Shaun Bradley and his family as he battled cancer. Two years on and this Waitangi Day weekend Jared and a team of four Otago shearers...

Demand for certified Organic wool continues to grow. Our International sales & marketing team at Bloch & Behrens continue to do an excellent job establishing, maintaining and growing a global market for organic New Zealand wool, resulting in substantial premiums being paid to growers. In an effort...

Listen now as The Country’s Jamie Mackay is joined by PGG Wrightson’s Bloch and Behrens General Manager, Palle Petersen, to take a look at the wool market this month. Mackay recalls that according to MPI, New Zealand’s Food and fibre exports are forecast to exceed $50 billion NZD; however there was...