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The origins of the National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand began in late 1850, when 22-year-old Henry John Le Cren arrived in Lyttelton, and established a store and accommodation agency with his friend Joseph Longden. During this time, large farms were being established in South...

The strong wool sector has been through a tough run, but signs of real recovery are beginning to emerge. Speaking with Jamie Mackay on The Country, Rachel Shearer from PGW Wool shared the latest auction results, market drivers, and how the new national auction format is helping create momentum...

Fonterra has cut its farmgate milk price forecast for the current season, so what does that mean for the price of dairy farms. That’s the question host Jamie Mackay put to Peter Newbold, General Manager Livestock & Real Estate for PGG Wrightson, on The Country today. Fonterra has narrowed its...

Demand prevails for spring lambs, rams and dairy beef weaner calves as farmers seek to re-invest recent red meat profits. Livestock markets throughout the country have eased into their busy late spring-early summer mode. Strong demand for all types of livestock prevails, supporting elevated values...

Leading western Waikato and King Country studs set the scene with encouraging clearances and average prices well in excess of last year. Indications from the season’s first few ram sales confirm the sheep and beef sector’s current positive outlook. Sales held by three leading western Waikato and...

Vendors maintaining control and purchaser convenience driving increasing popularity of bidr sale. A fully online auction of approximately 1200 South Island cattle in late November attracted firm values to achieve a strong clearance. Mainly comprising steers and heifers across various breeds, plus a...

December Temuka sale likely to transact 4000 100-kilogram calves, also doubling as an IHC fund-raiser. Traditionally one of the South Island’s biggest calf sales, at Temuka Saleyards on 3 and 4 December approximately 4000 dairy beef calves are set to transact, with a proportion of the sale...

Recent addition from Takaka to Mid and South Canterbury, stopping in Chile on the way. Originally out of Golden Bay, Simon Harwood recently joined PGG Wrightson as a dairy livestock representative, taking in a seven-year spell in Chile along the way. Most recently working in a similar role for...

Edendale Station, renowned Mid-Canterbury venison stud, presents terminal sires that will attract nationwide attention. At the Edendale Deer Terminal Sire Sale on 9 January, a handful of dual-purpose elk and wapiti are likely to catch the eye among Edendale’s renowned venison genetics. On-farm at...

Many of the farmers and farm businesses we stand alongside in New Zealand are some of the best in the world. They’re innovative, hard-working, and humble. That’s why PGG Wrightson is proud to sponsor the Market Leader Award at the Beef + Lamb New Zealand Awards. This award celebrates farmers and...

The South Island has faced its share of wild weather recently, but PGG Wrightson’s Mid-South Canterbury Livestock Manager Joe Higgins says his region managed to escape the worst of it. Higgins put it down to divine intervention. “I think most of our Christians, you could say, must be going to church...

If you’re new to the LandMarks Photo Collection, learn how you can participate for a chance to have your photos featured in the PGG Wrightson annual calendar. Participation with the LandMarks Photo Collection is easy: simply submit as many photos as you like, as often as you like until 11:59pm 30...

PGG Wrightson’s most accomplished young rural professionals test their skills against the best of the rest. Pictured is: Cam Gray, Peter Newbold (Livestock GM) & Lars Hardy (runner up) after last years competition. Four young PGG Wrightson livestock representatives are up for the challenge of taking...

Strong markets and favourable processor schedules spell good news for farmers, though some regions challenged by adverse climatic conditions. Strong demand for all types of livestock continues to support elevated values throughout the country. In a period where the last of the old season’s lambs...

After nine years as PGG Wrightson Livestock National Genetics Manager, he’s pulling on his boots and rolling up his sleeves. Callum Stewart has been a member of the PGG Wrightson Livestock National Genetics team since 2008, and its manager since 2016. Deciding it’s time for a refresh, both for...

Sixteen two tooth rams out of an innovative embryo transplant programme present improved shedding characteristics and better carcasses. Genetics to take shedding sheep to a new level in New Zealand, the result of a highly focused three-year embryo import programme, are available for the first time...

What makes a Forester stag ideal to breed replacement hinds? – and the easy cashflow option for farmers to defer payment on stag acquisitions. Looming large on the deer industry calendar, Peel Forest Estate’s upcoming on-farm Forrester Sire Sale, scheduled for 12 December, should test the strength...

After a surge in September that lifted prices to levels not seen in many years, the strong wool market has remained firm through October, continuing to provide a more positive outlook for growers. The average of all strong wool types has increased 25% compared to the same time last year. A great...