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From left, PGG Wrightson’s Bernie McGahan and Sjanna Bishop of Carrfields Livestock show Plunket’s Tania Hamilton, Emma Bottema and their boys round the Wellsford Saleyards.
Farmers in and around Wellsford are being asked to donate young sheep or cattle to help the local Plunket create an extra carpark at the rear of its Rodney Street rooms.
Fundraising coordinator Tania Hamilton is hoping farmers will consider donating a lamb, sheep, calf, heifer, steer or bull to the Wellsford Weaner Sale in November, with proceeds going to Plunket. She says the local support already received is hugely appreciated, and she hopes the new fundraiser will prove appealing to a different audience.
Both livestock agents at the Wellsford Saleyards, PGG Wrightson and Carrfields, have agreed to waive their selling fees to help Plunket with its goal of building a retaining wall to make a safe parking place for families.
Although prices vary greatly, lambs are normally expected to bring in upwards of $50 and calves and cattle at least $150 per animal.
For more information about the scheme and sale, contact PGG Wrightson’s regional livestock manager, Bernie McGahan, on 027 590 2210 or Carrfields’ Northland livestock manager, Robert McLean, on 0275 904 829.
