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Consistency, superior growth and productivity should meet strong buyer demand for station bred cattle known for how well they shift. With the North Island weaner sales season almost upon us, Wairarapa has two big weaner fairs that will attract farmers from throughout the region and beyond, at the...

Demand exceeds supply across most livestock classes as farmers are prepared to pay well to take benefit from propitious feed and export conditions. While much of the North Island needs rain, particularly Taranaki and Waikato, the livestock market throughout the country remains strong, with the...

Excellent farming season makes for a memorable edition of a unique event on the Mackenzie District’s farming calendar. One of the biggest events in the Mackenzie District’s farming calendar, this year was the 31st edition of the Rollesby Valley Lamb Sale. PGG Wrightson Livestock Mid-South Canterbury...

A PGG Wrightson Livestock representative with a unique backstory, and a separate thriving business in Japan, which has rebounded from Covid. Most new recruits to PGG Wrightson Livestock come in with an agriculture background. Although Ross MacDonald is no exception, his particular agriculture...

Third generation Maniatoto farm offers heritage flock in first ever fully online sale of merino ewes and lambs. Fine wool growers had a unique opportunity to augment their flocks as some highly regarded stock was offered in the first ever bidr sale of merino ewes and lambs. After almost a century in...

Mild, moist weather produces plenty of pasture, leaving farmers short of stock to take advantage. Evident in the past few weeks: positivity is returning for sheep and beef farmers throughout the country. An unseasonably mild and moist Christmas and New Year resulted in abundant pasture, sending many...

Signals indicate that farmers who plan ahead and go to market early will likely be rewarded. Payout forecasts and falling interest rates have helped sector confidence, in turn providing positive impetus for the dairy livestock market. Dairy farmers are looking ahead to the 2025/26 season, addressing...

Making the most of New Zealand's virtual saleyard, as both a vendor and a purchaser, taking advantage of nationwide reach, convenience and flexibility. Although at first he didn’t believe it would work, a North Canterbury sheep and beef farmer is now a committed user and keen advocate of bidr, New...

Being around cows since he was born, including nine years sharemilking in Waharoa, sets up new Waikato Dairy Agent to provide service and value. Although Bill Moore is new as PGG Wrightson’s Waikato Dairy Agent, starting in the position in September last year, he’s spent a lifetime preparing for the...

'Best yearling steers in the district’ the focus of long association for the Dempster and Blakely families of East Otago . Along with son James and daughter-in-law Sarah, Lindsay and Margaret Dempster farm Hummock Run, a 4,600 hectare breeding and finishing enterprise comprising several properties...

Renowned Tararua district property Waewaepa Station set to hold first on-farm sale offering large quantities of steers, ewes and lambs. Waewaepa Station’s first ever on-farm sheep and steer Sale on 14 January should attract plenty of local farmers, as well as others from further and wider afield...

How being the fifth generation on a Clinton family farm has provided experience and insight to set up a new trainee’s livestock career. Growing up on a farm that has been in his family for more than 100 years, agriculture was always Michael Beattie’s most likely career. Michael’s parents, David and...

Despite delayed velvet sales, deer farmers show determination to continue to enhance genetics, leading to upbeat North Island stag sales. After challenges in the market tempered initial expectations, this season’s stag sales have started remarkably well. For those chasing velvet production, the sale...

Exclusive to PGG Wrightson, Defer-a-Stag provides easy deferred payment option for farmers awaiting delayed payment for annual velvet harvest. Deer farmers facing a cash flow crunch now have a ready solution: PGG Wrightson’s Defer-a-Stag. With the stag sale season under way, many have not yet...

Playing our part to make a true difference for some of the people and families who most need our help. Proudly supported by PGG Wrightson, the IHC Calf & Rural Scheme is set to break the $1 million mark this season. With just two late January sales left, IHC Calf & Rural Scheme national coordinator...

Andrew ‘Gibbo’ Gibson’s professional skills making a huge difference for the Taranaki community . Andrew Gibson has been PGG Wrightson Taranaki Area Livestock Manager and Auctioneer since 2020, and in the livestock industry for nearly two decades. Through most of that time he’s put his auctioneering...

Paparata Station achieves full clearances and improved average prices at two large on-farm sales. King Country farm Paparata Station ticked off two significant livestock sales in November. Located at Ohura 50 kilometres west of Taumarunui on the Forgotten World Highway, and carrying 65,000 stock...

Falling ewe numbers places greater emphasis on quality genetics at this season’s ram sales. Although reducing ewe numbers are influencing this year’s ram sales, prices remain approximately equivalent to those paid in recent years. Breeders focused on the high-quality genetics that the market is...