Moo moves: Gypsy Day gets green light

Moo moves: Gypsy Day gets green light
Rebecca Howard
New Zealand's dairy cows will be on the move on June 1 regardless of the lockdown level. The government, however, looks to be anticipating some regional movement will be possible after Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor gave "moving day" the green light.   June 1 marks the first day of the new dairy season and sees vast numbers of dairy farming families, sharemilkers, contract milkers and staff move to new farms to start new employment and milking contracts. This movement of people, their possessions, livestock and machinery is known...

More Primary Sector

Kiwifruit record: Zespri achieves $5b sales milestone
Primary Sector

Kiwifruit record: Zespri achieves $5b sales milestone

Zespri sold a record 220.9 million trays of kiwifruit in 2024-25.

Staff reporters 22 May 2025
Record gold prices boon for scrap buyers
Primary Sector

Record gold prices boon for scrap buyers

New Zealanders are looking for money to be made in their jewellery drawers.

Gregor Thompson 22 May 2025
Cold storage behemoth plans massive Canterbury facility
Primary Sector

Cold storage behemoth plans massive Canterbury facility

Lineage had the biggest IPO on the Nasdaq last year.

Oliver Lewis 21 May 2025
Wine sector has harvest windfall, faces pricing pressures
Primary Sector

Wine sector has harvest windfall, faces pricing pressures

The harvest jumped as much as 39% compared with the prior season. 

Rebecca Howard 21 May 2025