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PGG Wrightson livestock tool eases cashflow and opens fast track to farm ownership Connor and Sephrah Edwards farm in Wellsford north of Auckland. They plan to achieve farm ownership within the next five years. PGG Wrightson’s GO-STOCK is an essential part of how they are going to do it. As Connor...

A farmer and well-being professional advises how to manage winter farming stress For those of us in dairy, calving starts soon, while for many of our friends and colleagues, lambing is not too far away. Today in farming well-being matters more than ever, and with the stress that the calving and...

Committed to giving an honest opinion Manawatu local Andrew Leggett has been a PGG Wrightson Livestock representative based in Feilding since March 2018. Along with his family he has shifted to Northland, and later this month will resume his role with the company, now operating out of Whangarei...

Planning ahead for success in farming Tom Dobson is a PGG Wrightson trainee livestock representative based in Canterbury. Growing up in Christchurch, Tom’s links to farming are through his father’s rural sector focused service business. “Spending most of my school holidays working on farms, and with...

The winner of this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy for the top Māori horticultural enterprise is Wi Pere Trust based near Gisborne. The Minister for Māori Development, Hon Willie Jackson made the announcement at the awards dinner held in the Tauranga, attended by over 900 people. Other guests included, Hon...

Shane Gerken, South Island Livestock Manager for PGG Wrightson and Jamie Mackay from The Country had a recent chat around Pink Week, the IHC calf and rural scheme. Pink Week is now celebrating a 41-year association with PGG Wrightson. Now the team at PGG Wrightson is encouraging farmers to buy a PEL...

Rural people living with intellectual disabilities and their families will receive a welcome boost of support this week as PGG Wrightson gears up to celebrate the 41 st anniversary of the IHC Calf and Rural Scheme. Pink Week, which runs from June 2 – June 9, aims to raise awareness of the rural...

There're still significant concerns 'round supply chain disruptions. The major wool scour in the North Island was "munted" by Cyclone Gabrielle. The hope is that it will be up and running again by November or December. The second-tier scour in the North Island is operating 24 - 7 with Timaru working...

About 250 people attended the field day for the Ngāi Tukairangi Trust in Hastings. Ngāi Tukairangi Trust is one of three finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy, Excellence in Māori Horticulture Award. The other finalists are MIL – Whiritoa Orchards based in Te Teko, and Wi Pere Trust near Waipaoa...

Around 250 people attended the field day at the orchard of Wi Pere Trust at Waipaoa near Gisborne. Wi Pere Trust is one of three finalists in this year’s Ahuwhenua Trophy for excellence in Māori horticulture award. The others finalists are: MIL – Whiritoa Orchards and Ngāi Tukairangi Trust. As part...

Jamie Mackay from The Country recently touched base with Grant Nordstrom, Canterbury-West Coast Livestock Manager for PGG Wrightson. First topic for discussion was the calf selling season with North Island sales going well. Grant confirmed that as the season's gone on, the market has got stronger as...

Stock with the right genetics, raised on a meticulously applied feed regime, will result in beef carcases with the intramuscular fat (IMF) that consumers demand. Diners choose beef for the flavour, smell and feel when they are eating a premium cut. While multiple factors are necessary to produce...

Who eats beef, and what do they expect from it? Mark Mitchell is owner of Broadleaf. Established in 1988, Los Angeles-based Broadleaf is a niche protein supplier, importing New Zealand and Australian beef for sale to around 400 wholesalers throughout the United States from Alaska to Puerto Rico...

By Jake Phillips Applying some logical principles will result in an effective breeding programme. Producing ‘better’ animals by improving their genetics is the goal of breeding. For most ‘better’ would be classified as more productive or generating higher returns. Animal breeding programmes have...

After finishing school Jason Everson went into banking, learning the basics of finance in New Zealand before heading overseas in the mid 1990s, making his way to the City of London, where he specialised in International trade finance. “Wool exporters were important customers. They needed a lot of...

Marlborough’s Angus Moore is the 2023 PGG Wrightson Vetmed National Shearing Circuit champion. With the top shearers testing their versatility over five rounds, Seddon-based Angus overcame the logistical challenge of multiple contests throughout the country during spring and summer, also out...

Nationwide retailer Farmers Trading Co has become the first local Wool Integrity brand partner in its sector, and is selling a series of blankets made from New Zealand wool. Farmers’ Kate Reed range of home textiles includes Pippa and Etta woollen blankets. In the past, woollen blankets were sourced...

PGG Wrightson Wool Trainee Hine Mullany was recognised recently as the company’s top young talent. Hine was named as Dux at the recent PGG Wrightson Academy Awards, her success based on a project to improve the clip of Canterbury woolgrowers, mother and son team Nicola and Ben Stokes. A partnership...