T.G.I.F. (Thank God It’s Fieldays)
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Month: June 2012
Farm fashion on the catwalk
The Ag Art Awards make for a colourful display. (Video.)
Setting the scene
As mist slowly lifts off the Waikato River, drifting up the embankments and on to the surrounding lands, Vanessa Richmond...
Star attraction competes in first sheep dog trial
The star attraction at the Eukuanba Sheep Dog Trial is a North Island winner who is competing at her first...
Ag-tech Industries owner Vernon Suckling wins Golden Standard Award
A design to improve quad-bike safety based on the Roman arc principle has won the Golden Standard Award in the...
Alpacas prove popular in New Zealand
He started with two and his collection has now grown to 27:John Waterson a breeder of Suri and Huacaya Alpacas...
Mystery Creek landscape is ready for change
Over the next 15-20 years the landscape of Mystery Creek Events Centre is about to change. Literally. The 88 hectare...
By-product may have other uses
Chicken feathers, a throw-away by-product of the meat industry, may one day be worked into boat hulls, ceiling panels and...
Young Farmers Fight Night postponed
Delays in getting permits have meant the National Young Farmers Fight Night fundraiser has had to be postponed to Friday...
A park for everyone
In a Hamilton living room scattered with toys, four brightly coloured toy cars are lined up perfectly. This is a...
New technologies for efficient farming
University of Waikato researchers are keeping with the theme of Fieldays this year by working to help farmers increase their productivity...
Fieldays gets three generations of volunteers
There are three generations in tow when the Quinlains head out to the 44th Annual Fieldays this year. Neil Quinlain...
Free buses to Fieldays
Did you catch the bus this morning? The NZ National Fieldays Society and Busit have put on free buses right...
Ireland hits Fieldays with innovative ideas
Hundreds of international visitors and exhibitors walk the muddy path to Fieldays intrigued by innovative ideas from all corners of...
Waikato roots bring TV chef to Fieldays
TV chef Nici Wickes has returned to her Waikato roots to demonstrate inspiring international dishes. The world-renowned chef and host...
Irish companies fly to Fieldays
Dooley Bros and Brennan Fencing are two Irish companies here for Fieldays for the first time. In the country since...
Hamilton firm covers up cows this winter
While it is an unusual sight in the Waikato, thousands of cows are covering up elsewhere in the country this...
National winners visit Fieldays from Canterbury
Three national farming winners have trekked north from Canterbury for Fieldays. Canterbury/North Otago’s Enda Hawe was last month named the...
School pupils get a helping hand
When you walk into Fieldays with your gumboots and rain jacket on ready for the day, you will be greeted...
Farmers listen up
Farmers are encouraged to get their hearing checked for free before they leave it too late. Hearing loss is a...
Milking shed gets hi-tech boost
The first time Dushyant Parmar, 21, went to a farm was in November last year. He had never milked a...
Computer model helps New Zealand dairy farmers cope with climate change
A complex computer model that has been likened to a Formula One racing car is helping New Zealand dairy farmers...