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Wool report: Influencer's stance on wool industry This week The Country's Jamie Mackay is joined by PGG Wrightson's Grant Edwards to look at the wool market this month. Mackay mentioned an opinion piece by Nadia Lim where she talked about the importance of the wool industry. Edwards said it was a...

Catch up on the latest wool auction market report with roving reporters Baaarbra and Belindaaa!

PGG Wrightson (“PGW”) opened its new purpose‐built Rural Supplies store and office today, to service the wider Darfield area. The building, located at 49 South Terrace (with the entrance at 1 Ross Street), is the site of the original 1940s Pyne Gould Guinness building. PGW’s General Manager Retail &...

PGG Wrightson's General Manager for Rural Real Estate Peter Newbold joins The Country's Jamie Mackay to take a look at the rural property market this month. Lifestyle sections have overtaken rural sales as they have increased from approximately 6 billion to 9 billion dollars, Mackay said. Newbold...

Industry buoyant as prevailing trends head towards the positive This season’s velvet sales conclude in mid-April. Average prices achieved by deer farmers for velvet this year are around $105 per kilogram net, compared to $128 per kilogram last season. Despite that reduction the industry is generally...

Bideford, Wairarapa farmer Dion Kilmister uses Go-Stock to accelerate business growth Go-Stock is a PGG Wrightson initiative that has put 1.2 million lambs and 200,000 cattle on farms throughout New Zealand over the past five years. PGG Wrightson buys the stock and retains ownership, meaning no...

Growth continues with further expansion for New Zealand’s virtual saleyard In line with its growth since it began operating in May 2019, bidr® recently appointed two additional team members. Bianca Murch has joined as Upper South Island Territory Manager, extending her eight-year career in the rural...

Bulls to sell via a Helmsman auction, livestreamed on bidr® and onsite in Palmerston North This year’s NZ Herefords National Seed Stock Sale, on Tuesday 11 May at the Orlando Country Club, Palmerston North, will be the highlight of a two-day event including an education day, breed dinner and AGM...

Proving livestock is in the blood, like any good pedigree Sam Wright grew up with livestock. His father Dave was and still is a livestock agent, based in Feilding, so as a lad Sam was regularly either at the saleyards or taking phone messages when Dave was out and clients called. “Being brought up...

Positive signals for very successful results as confidence builds and demand for quality stock outruns supply Dairy farmers have rediscovered their confidence in recent months, with the increased payout and the current feed situation both having a positive impact. Dairy herd sales were buoyant...

Breeder competition, rising quality of genetics and presence of bidr® will set the season favourably for the market This year’s bull selling season will commence in mid-May, with the bulk of sales occurring over the following six weeks. Competition among breeders should be a strong feature of this...

Calf and lamb sales demonstrate positive sentiment, though lack of moisture in most districts is a growing concern Negotiating the uncertainty of a dry Autumn and export markets that remain wary of COVID, South Island farmers are demonstrating quiet confidence, which is reflected in their recent...

Product pride, quality genetics and careful husbandry lead to excellent stock for an enthusiastic market Each year since the mid 1960s the Sue family has sold their Ruapehu district raised weaners, initially at Taihape and more recently at the Feilding saleyards. Fifty years ago brothers Ken and...

Values for steers and heifers holding steady at 2019 levels, while weights for traditional lines are up After COVID affected some of the earlier scheduled weaner sales, the lift in restrictions saw them back in full swing across the North Island. Due to Auckland border restrictions the team in South...

Negotiating the uncertainty of a dry autumn and export markets that remain wary of Covid, South Island farmers are demonstrating quiet confidence, which is reflected in their recent demand for livestock. PGG Wrightson South Island Livestock Manager Shane Gerken says this season’s South Island calf...

Another great crowd came along for the field day at Tunapahore B2A Incorporation located at Hawai on the East Coast of the North Island, close to the township of Opotiki. This was last of the field days held by the finalists in the prestigious Ahuwhenua Trophy for Dairy. The property consists of 400...

Established Top High Indexed and Capacious High Production Dairy and Heifer Dispersal Sale; Held On Farm Thursday 22nd April 2021 at 11.30am. 1055 Pukearuhe Road, RD 44, Urenui 4377 D/N 43494. For further enquires contact PGW Taranaki Livestock Manager Andrew Gibson on 027 444 0108 Or click here to...