Displaying items by tag: Fieldays

Friday, 08 July 2016 10:55

Moving mountains the easy way

Visitors to Mystery Creek couldn't fail to notice a new addition for 2016 on the largely green John Deere site, in the shape of the yellow JD 624K wheeled Loading Shovel.

Published in Machinery & Products
Monday, 04 July 2016 07:55

Heat detection hits the spot

Animal management and fencing supplier Gallagher took out a gong at Fieldays 2016.

Published in Machinery & Products

Visitors to the Vodafone Fieldays site had access to free Vodafone Rural Connect wi-fi and were able to gauge mobile and broadband coverage on their properties using Smart Farm Test stations.

Published in Machinery & Products

The basic reason for Fieldays hasn't changed in its nearly 50 year history: getting willing buyers in front of enthusiastic sellers and enticing them with the hint of a bargain or two.

Published in Opinion
Wednesday, 29 June 2016 09:55

Bringing rural, urban together

Fieldays 2016 has come and gone, and the weather was kind – cool mornings and a little seasonal Waikato fog.

Published in General News

Farmer support agencies did their best to encourage dairy farmers to come to National Fieldays despite the sector's downturn, says chief executive Peter Nation.

Published in General News
Monday, 20 June 2016 12:08

Another successful Fieldays

Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has congratulated the National Fieldays Society for another successful event at Mystery Creek in Waikato.

Published in General News
Friday, 17 June 2016 09:55

Stone age entry wins

Artist Ben Pearce, of Napier, has won the big prize in the 2016 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Awards.

Published in Machinery & Products
Friday, 17 June 2016 09:49

Crankholder wins Fieldays innovation

St Paul's Collegiate students received the Young Innovator of the Year Award, presented by Fieldays chief executive Peter Nation, for Crankholder – a trailer attachment that makes drilling post holes safer and more cost efficient.

Published in General News
Thursday, 16 June 2016 08:40

Big crowd turns out for 48th Fieldays

A big crowd of 28,058 turned up to the first day of the NZ National Agricultural Fieldays' 48th year yesterday.

Published in General News
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