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The Country's Jamie MacKay catches up with PGG Wrightson's CEO Stephen Guerin to chat about the IHC Calf & Rural scheme. The IHC Calf & Rural Scheme is proudly supported by PGG Wrightson Livestock and has raised almost $40m to support people with intellectual disabilities in rural communities for...

Kevin Mortensen joins Mark Leishman on Country TV talking about the King Country Bull Week, bidr, local charity fundraising and more...

This year’s two year old bull sale season is now under way. Callum Stewart, PGG Wrightson Livestock National Genetics Manager, says that although last year’s issues around the pandemic and organising sales directly out of lockdown are history, a different set of challenges face the market this year...

This profile is part of a seven-part series from WorkSafe New Zealand sharing the health and safety approaches taken by the grand finalists of the 2021 FMG Young Farmer of the Year competition. Joseph Watts, Technical Field Rep for PGG Wrightson, will represent East Coast in the national competition...

Listen right now as PGG Wrightson's Lower North Island livestock manager Steve Wilkinson joins The Country's Jamie Mackay to look at the livestock selling scene. Livestock sales in the Canterbury region have been put on hold due to recent wet weather events. Wilkinson said it had compromised access...

Our thoughts are with those who have been affected by the severe weather event in Canterbury and we are monitoring the situation closely to establish what support our customers and communities need and how we can assist. ‘Helping grow the country’ is our vision and is at the heart of what we do, and...

The Country's Jamie Mackay is joined by PGG Wrightson's General Manager for Rural Real Estate Peter Newbold to take a look at the rural property market this month. Mackay said business was up over 70 per cent year on year, with a lot of renewed activity and interest in the rural sector. Newbold...

Sector should ride regulatory challenges to make the most of post-covid economic buoyancy. Deer farmers had an opportunity to reflect on the past season at the 2021 Deer Industry Conference in Invercargill in mid-May. Issues for deer farmers are similar to those confronting the sheep and beef sector...

Initiative a real enabler for business focused on finishing. In the past five years PGG Wrightson initiative Go-Stock has put 1.4 million lambs and 220,000 cattle on farms throughout New Zealand. Go-Stock operates for sheep and cattle, and was recently extended to deer. It serves to ease cashflow on...

Dairy farmers again offered convenient and competitive sale option. PGG Wrightson’s successful partnership with farmer co-operative Alliance continues this year, offering dairy farmers a convenient and competitive option for the sale of bobby calves. Alliance has a proven system, with procurement...

Markets progressing favourably despite feed risk. Although limited recent rain has greened up the paddocks, most of the east coast of the South Island is still dry. More moisture is required to enable the grass to grow before the temperature drops. If this does not come through, farmers will be...

Competition indicated with higher numbers and hybrid livestreamed sales becoming more prevalent. This year’s two year old bull sale season is now under way. After last year’s challenges around the pandemic and organising sales directly out of lockdown, there is keen anticipation about how this...

Busybrook Holsteins exceptional on-farm turnout, and heavy online patronage results in $863,000 turnover for the day. A North Otago dairy family’s recent on-farm clearing sale set new records, illustrating the dairy sector’s resurgent confidence. Busybrook Holsteins Platinum Edition sale on 21 May...

More people ‘virtually’ at an on-farm sale adds value, making bidr® a logical choice. Rangatira Angus Stud located on the East Coast of the North Island is run by Charlie and Susie Dowding and their family. Last year in September they held a Heifer Dispersal Sale, which due to covid-19 threatening...

Callum Stewart joins Mark Leishman on Country TV at the kicking off of the national bulls sales season.

The winner of this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Māori Dairy farm is Tataiwhetu Trust located in the Ruatoki Valley south of Whakatane. The Minister of Agriculture, Hon Damien O’Connor announced their success at the Ahuwhenua Trophy awards dinner in New Plymouth attended by 800 people...

Listen now as The Country's Jamie Mackay is joined by PGG Wrightson's Marlborough livestock manager Pete Barnes, to provide an update on the livestock selling season. Mackay said recent dry weather conditions would be impacting livestock. Barnes agreed, but noted that the recent rains should help...

Peter Barnes joins Mark Leishman on Country TV to chat about recent sales and the situation in the Marlborough region.