PGG Wrightson Puts Cash Back Into Rural Communities

15 February 2011

PGG Wrightson, New Zealand’s leading rural services provider, is launching its ‘Cash for Communities’ programme, putting money where it is needed most in local communities.

The programme, which runs from early February until the end of May 2011, will see PGG Wrightson and participating suppliers donate $2 per tonne of Ballance Agri-Nutrients fertiliser purchased and $2 per $500 spent on selected agri-chemical or seed products. Customers have the option of nominating their local school, St John or the IHC

Grant Bunting, PGG Wrightson General Manager Sales said the programme would not have got off the ground had it not been for the backing of committed suppliers who supported the idea of giving something directly back to the schools and support infrastructure of the communities they served.

Mr Bunting said PGG Wrightson had also refocused its efforts on providing technical expertise to assist customers with their annual cropping planning. “Our Autumn land production programme is geared to ensuring that farmers and growers are using the right products at the right time for optimum pasture performance and results.

“We would therefore urge clients to pick up a free land production annual planner from their local PGG Wrightson store or from their local TFR. The planner provides farmers with a guide to pasture, brassica, maize and fertiliser across the seasons and is an important tool in planning a 12-month plan to achieve the results they need.”

Mr Bunting said that customers were able to register and nominate their cause at www.pggwrightson.co.nz, or the local store would be happy to do so on their behalf.

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