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Moving day around the country appears to have gone relatively smoothly despite the disruption and uncertainty created by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Peter Burke looks at what Moving Day meant for some farmers in Horowhenua.

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. 

DairyNZ is urging farmers to offer their input on Moving Day by this Sunday.

Federated Farmers, MPI, FMG and DairyNZ are all busy this week trying to work out how best to manage Gypsy Day.

This year's Gypsy Day marked the realisation of a dream for former Canterbury sharemilkers Michael and Susie Woodward. They are now proud owners of a 170ha farm at Otorohanga, 45 minutes southwest of Hamilton.

Farmers are being urged to help protect farms from pest plants by cleaning machinery, vehicles and equipment before they move on Moving Day.