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OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
Moving day around the country appears to have gone relatively smoothly despite the disruption and uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Waikato sharemilkers Grant and Karley Thomson are moving farm on Moving Day (June 1) – their first move in five years.
As an estimated 5,000 dairy farmers prepare to pack up and move to new farms for the June 1 start of the new season, DairyNZ is providing practical assistance to help make the move safe and easier.
Ag minister Damien O’Connor is hailing “great cooperation” right across the agriculture sector that led to a successful outcome for Gypsy Day or Moving Day on June 1.
OPINION: A feed shortage or poor cow condition come May 31/Gypsy Day doesn’t happen overnight and in a well-run business there should no end-of-season surprises like that.
Federated Farmers, MPI, FMG and DairyNZ are all busy this week trying to work out how best to manage Gypsy Day.
With Gypsy Day around the corner, stock and equipment will be moving between properties, so farmers need to ensure they take the right precautions to lower their risk of cross contamination.
June 1 is known in the dairy as Gypsy Day, when new dairy contacts come into action around the country. Many farmers, their family and staff will be moving around the country to their next farms.
Fonterra would no longer be required tosell milk at a regulated price to large, export-focused processors, under options put forward in a discussion document.
OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
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