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New coalition for velvet export to China aiming to create opportunities to build profitability Compared to venison, velvet continues to bear good news for the deer industry, due to greater consumption in South Korea and China than anticipated. A recent forecast indicated China’s economy will grow...

Book now for an autumn sale and maximise the value of your herd PGG Wrightson is now scheduling dairy herd clearing sales for the autumn. Traditionally running from late April, sales are conducted on-farm or at saleyards, depending on vendor requirements. Herds not sold on a forward contract are...

Feed and export prospects likely to set a positive market After last year’s North Island weaner sales were initially overshadowed by drought, then almost completely wiped out by the first Covid lockdown, this year’s series, running from early March to mid-May, is starting in more promising...

IHC’s National Fundraising Manager Greg Millar caught up with Jamie Mackay on The Country to discuss the latest IHC news.

PGG Wrightson Limited (“PGW”)* today announced its results for the first half of FY21. PGW Chairman Rodger Finlay said “Our strong half year results reflect well on the health of the business and the performance of our people as they continue to deliver for our customers in the agri-sector that is...

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 asked if the rural market was as hot as the residential market. Newbold said that, although the rural market wasn't as hot...

PGG Wrightson (PGW) officially opened its new purpose‐built Rural Supplies and Fruitfed Supplies store on Thursday, 11 February to service the wider Alexandra area. The ribbon was cut by Mrs Elisabeth Hinton who is a longstanding customer and the first person to purchase from the new store. The...

Tony Cochrane joins Mark Leishman on Country TV to discuss the latest livestock news and the state of the velvet sector.

Listen now as The Country's Jamie Mackay is joined by PGG Wrightson's Product Manager for Bidr, Liam Beattie, to talk about New Zealand's livestock market platforms such as Bidr became a bit of a "cloud with a silver lining" during New Zealand's Covid-19 lockdown, Mackay said. Beattie explained that...

PGG Wrightson (PGW) opened its new purpose‐built Rural Supplies store today, to service the wider Taupō area. The building is located at 14 Curlys Way in the new development off Broadlands Road. PGW’s General Manager Retail & Water, Nick Berry, said “This new 1,232 square metre purpose-built...

Positive feed conditions are generating confidence among South Island farmers, which is flowing through to a rising livestock market. PGG Wrightson South Island Livestock Manager Shane Gerken says plenty of rain in late December and early January has given farmers a bonus. “With the weather we had...

Last year The NZ Agricultural Show produced an Online A & P Show which featured PGG Wrightson. Here is some of the footage that was captured which brings to life the platform where exporters converge and compete for wool in the open cry auction.

Often profitability is thought to be directly linked to how much can be produced on the land available. However, this is not always the case – especially when wool prices are at historically low levels, and meat prices are no longer as high as we have seen in the past. Imagine if you could reduce...

School students in a small Central Otago town are learning first-hand about some of the environmental benefits of wool compared to synthetic fibre, which is easier to describe as plastic fibre in today’s world. Thanks to a challenge put to St Johns School, Ranfurly in 2018 by PGG Wrightson Wool...

Susan and Roger Hayward farm 900 hectares of hill country, running 10,000 stock units. They recommend Go-Lamb after being introduced to it by their PGG Wrightson livestock agent. As the Haywards supply lambs weekly, Go-Lamb is a game changer allowing them to stock more lambs as lambs are sold. GO...

This week The Country's Jamie Mackay is joined by PGG Wrightson's Wool Procurement Manager, Rob Cochrane, to look at the wool market this month. The market was still going through difficult times. Mackay said it was not good with one of his friends, who was selling ewe fleece for $2.10 NZD per kilo...

Shane Gerken joins Mark Leishman on Country TV to discuss the latest livestock news and the state of the dairy sector.

We are proud to be a Gold Partner and offer our support to What’s the Beef! What's the Beef is a farmer-focussed roadshow, to be run in 10 locations across New Zealand and tailored to the commercial beef farmer. The short, multi-dimensional workshops are designed to educate producers about the added...