Woolly Manor Moos

Woolly Manor Moos

Lisa Bethold – Woolly Manor Moos, Otaki  Looking for a way to keep the grass down on their Otaki lifestyle block, Lisa Berthold and her partner Peter Holloway got their first Highland cow. Eighteen years on, they are registered breeders of Scottish Highland...
Pete Connor

Pete Connor

Pete Connor – Calf Rearing, Hawke’s Bay After nearly 30 years of calf rearing, Crownthorpe farmer Pete Connor has his formula down to a fine art, and nutrition is a key component of the recipe. Sharpes gets a big tick on price, quality and delivery...
Abyrose Wiltshires

Abyrose Wiltshires

Jody Robinson-Wildey – Abyrose Wiltshires, Manawatu Pampered sheep live their best life at Abyrose Wiltshires near Rongotea in the Manawatu, and that includes top nutrition. When Jody Robinson-Wildey and her husband Mike moved to a 5-acre lifestyle block seven...
River Range Eggs

River Range Eggs

River Range Eggs – Courtney Ellison, Takapau Courtney Ellison went from a backyard chicken owner, living in Wellington with three chickens, to quitting the rat race and buying free range egg business, River Range Eggs. Now, she has 1300 chickens, and couldn’t be...
Karen Higgie

Karen Higgie

Karen Higgie – Guinea pigs, Otaki When Karen Higgie offered to look after her grandchildren’s two pet guinea pigs, she had no idea it would lead to breeding and showing the tiny animals. Karen and her husband used to breed and show Shetland dogs, but as she got older,...
Mason Topp

Mason Topp

Mason Topp, Hinakura, Wairarapa Supplementary feeding ewes Sharpes Multifeed nuts at tupping is standard policy at Mason Topp’s Hinakura sheep and beef farm in the Wairarapa. Benefits include boosting conception rates and body condition score of ewes, as well as...
Kowhai Grove Ostrich

Kowhai Grove Ostrich

Kowhai Grove Ostrich, Halcombe, NZ Ostriches provide a unique diversification to Rosemary and Ian Blunden’s Halcombe farming operation, and these majestic birds get off to the best start in life with a helping hand from Sharpes. Kowhai Grove Ostrich raises 150-200...
Melissa Staines

Melissa Staines

Melissa Staines – rabbits, Carterton Melissa Staines began breeding rabbits as a teenager living in England and, since moving to New Zealand, it’s an interest she’s rekindled to enjoy with her own children. “When I had our first daughter nearly eight years ago I...
Wairarapa Eggs

Wairarapa Eggs

Wairarapa Eggs Ltd, Carterton, NZ Phenomenal service and the right nutrition from Sharpes goes a long way in serving the free range ‘chickz’ on the family farm, run by Chris and Alexandra Martin, of Wairarapa Eggs. In 2011 the couple bought the business from...
Lighthouse Station

Lighthouse Station

Lighthouse Station – Manukau Heads, NZ Rearing 25,000 pheasants and several thousand mallard ducks each year requires a fair bit of feed, and the birds at Lighthouse Station thrive on Sharpes. Their willingness to customise feed to his specific requirements is a...
Belinda Clarke

Belinda Clarke

A Rat’s Tale, Auckland, NZ Belinda Clarke is on a mission to show everyone what great pets rats make, and her passion for her furry friends is infectious. As a keen member of the Registered Rat Breeders of New Zealand, Belinda is focused on breeding rats for health...
Melvin Pike

Melvin Pike

Chicken and duck breeder, Carterton, NZ “Well it’s the best, it’s pretty simple.” That’s Wairarapa chicken and duck breeder Melvin Pike’s response when asked, why Sharpes? With a menagerie of about 200 birds, including all sorts of ducks and chickens (some 48...
Jeff Niblett and Bridgette Karetai

Jeff Niblett and Bridgette Karetai

Pheasant Sherenden, Hawke’s Bay, NZ Nutrition is a key factor in giving gamebirds the best start to life, and developing specialised feed for their pheasants and ducks in conjunction with Sharpes has been a game changer for NZ Gamebirds. NZ Gamebirds owners,...
Steph and Ken Norman

Steph and Ken Norman

Rexdale, Mangamaire, NZ Calves at Steph and Ken Norman’s Mangamaire farm have been fed Sharpes calf meal for 18 years. The couple know that attention to detail is the key to raising top calves, and nutrition is a crucial element. As well as calf rearing, their diverse...
Dean Wilkinson

Dean Wilkinson

Totara Park, Wapiti, Masterton, NZ Velvet competition Wapiti bulls at Dean Wilkinson’s Wairarapa deer stud are fed Sharpes deer velvet nuts to boost velvet growth. While Dean can’t quantify the gains in numbers, he believes the bulls fed nuts have an edge on their...