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Need to keep your animals fed during lockdown? Don’t panic! Feed is considered an essential service under Level 4 and thanks to our trusty truckers, like Reisima Haulage, Sharpes deliveries are still on the move. We’ve also come up with some clever ways for our...

We are proud to share that our own marketing & sales manager, Sara Orsborn, (pictured here with husband Sam) was named as the winner in the Innovation section at in inaugural Remarkable Women in Business Awards. Read the full article here.

We are excited to learn that Sharpes Stockfeed was awarded 3rd place in the “Farmlands Supplier Awards” held in Christchurch last week. 🏆 Thanks to those awesome store managers and reps we work closely with. And a very big thanks to our customers, and our...

"When Alastair Orsborn, of Sharpes Stock Feeds, first approached an Italian engineering firm about a new packing plant, he never imagined he and son Sam would be tasked with putting it together over Skype in the middle of a pandemic." Read the full article, published...

Sharpes was honoured to be inducted into the Wellington Regional Business Hall of Fame. “These businesses typically fly under the radar. Operating for so long and so well-known in their communities, they tend to become ‘part of the furniture’ and almost invisible,”...

At Sharpes we are committed to continuously innovating. Our latest innovation is the launch of 100% recyclable feed bags. The bags are made of recyclable paper with a cotton thread – meaning they can be chucked in with usual paper recycling or even composted. It’s a...

Given the current COVID situation many of our customers are unable to pick up their 1 or 2 bags to feed their animals, so we are excited to launch our online shop to make ordering of those 1 or 2 bags easy for you. You pay the postage and we deliver to your doorstep....

Sharpes has celebrated 120 years in business, this article, published in the Wairarapa Times Age outlines our proud business history and growth over this time.

Keen to get yourself some chickens and enjoy your own delicious free-range eggs? This beginner's guide to keeping chickens, published in Good Magazine has lots of great tips - and a mention of feeding Sharpes!

As well as the Sharpes business, Sam and Sarah Orsborn also run the family farm, Puketahi. This article, published in Farmers Weekly, outlines their year-round hogget grazing operation, with a focus on returning an excellent, well-grown-out two-tooth ewe to the...