Cut with care
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
Strength in beef cattle, horticulture and real estate helped offset PGG Wrightson's (PGW) tough year for the parts of the business exposed to dairy.
Students at a recent Waikato school farm field day scrutinised their growing and yield of chicory as a summer crop.
Plenty of "positivity" in sectors of NZ agriculture has offset the effects of the dairy downturn and difficulties in South America for PGG Wrightson (PGW), says CEO Mark Dewdney.
Despite PGG Wrightson's half-year earnings being down on last year's record – the rural services company still posted its second-best result in nearly a decade.
Rural services company PGW Wrightson says its run-in with the competition watchdog over price fixing was a tough lesson.
PGG WRIGHTSON (PGW) is forecasting before tax earnings in the $56- $58 million range, slightly up on the guidance range indicated in February.
PGG WRIGHTSON and software company Xero will jointly sponsor the premier feature at National Fieldays 2014.
OPINION: The new government has clearly signalled big cuts across the public service.
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