“What do I need to pay for a big Holstein dairy cow in Taranaki at the moment?” That’s the burning question Jamie Mackay put to PGG Wrightson’s Taranaki livestock manager, Andrew Gibson, on The Country today. Gibson’s the right man to ask, as he was gearing up for the Makuri Holstein Dispersal on...

Confident local farmers show strong support as enthusiasm for beef remains high, while bidr generates plenty of interest from further afield. A pen of Simmental weaners, offered by Barry Gledhill of Linton, Manawatu, and averaging 385.7 kilograms, sold at the first 2025 Feilding Weaner Steer and...

Store lambs and weaner sales going well as weather, feed and schedules keep farmer optimism high. Agreeable climatic conditions, a promising feed outlook in most regions, and stable schedules are all encouraging buyer confidence, making for positive early autumn livestock markets. In the North...