Every year it happens. The calendar hits late November, someone mentions Christmas, and suddenly everyone realises:
“We’d really like that shed up before the end of the year.”
And just like that, the Christmas rush begins.
Why farmers push for sheds before Christmas
Unlike other industries, farming doesn't exactly “wind down” in winter and restart in summer.
In fact, a lot of the real grind happens in winter—calving, feeding out, muddy paddocks, wet gear, machinery under pressure.
That’s when farmers really feel the gaps in their infrastructure.
So when summer finally arrives, it becomes the perfect window to get ahead:
Create more dry, sheltered space
Prepare for the next winter’s workload
Sort machinery storage
Improve calf-rearing setups
Tick jobs off before weather and workload ramp up again
And of course…
suppliers go on holiday.
Concrete plants close.
Steel production slows.
So if it’s not sorted before Christmas, it’s usually not happening for a while.
What AgBuild’s Christmas rush looks like this year
This year has been no different.
We’ve rolled out multiple calf sheds in the lead-up to Christmas, keeping farms ready for both summer and the inevitable winter ahead.
But our biggest end-of-year mission?
A 30 m × 12 m fully enclosed shed currently under construction.
This is a serious shed—fully clad, roller doors, built to handle whatever the Waikato weather throws at it, winter or summer.
It’s exactly the kind of structure that makes winter farming easier, and summer planning worthwhile.
Our team is flat out making sure we get this one across the line before the Christmas break.
It’s a big build, but we love a challenge.
Behind the scenes of December building
December for us looks a bit like this:
Early mornings
Late finishes
Concrete trucks dodging rain showers
Material deliveries racing the clock
Crews working like a well-oiled (and slightly dusty) machine
By the 24th, we’re usually:
proud
covered in sawdust
ready for a mince pie and a cold drink
and grateful for every client who trusted us with their build
Planning ahead for 2026
Whether it’s a winter-use shed, machinery storage, a calf shed, or a big, enclosed build like our 30 × 12—planning ahead makes life easier for everyone.
Start the conversation early and we can book your spot, organise engineering, and keep your project out of that messy Christmas bottleneck.
AgBuild — Built for the land, built to last, in every season.
