The PM praised all those in the dairy sector who get up every day and go to work and do their best to generate income. “Our aim is to create an environment that allows the dairy sector to thrive. “It was great to hear the Prime Minister talking up agriculture and the value of farming to the NZ economy,” she says. The recently appointed chair of DCANZ, Guy Roper, says as an exporting country NZ does very well. “I think the dairy sector is well recognised for what it contributes to the NZ economy and what it does.