Today's farmers protest drew massive turnouts in 50 towns and cities across the country.

Thousands turned out to protest a raft of government regulations they claim are unworkable.

Groundswell NZ Co-organiser Bryce McKenzie was part of the Gore demonstration and told Andrew Dickens it was huge.

"There was between six and 800 tractors, 1200 utes, four helicopters, one plane, 20 horses and hundreds of dogs."

McKenzie says the police hadn't seen a crowd in Gore that big ever.

Organisers say they'll be taking further action if the government doesn't make significant moves to address their concerns within a month.

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