McHardy takes to the sky for Suzuki demonstrations
Supermans, indian airs and seat grabs: Suzuki has it covered at Fieldays. The impressive display of motor bike aerobatics is...
Year: 2013
Ranfurly Shield meets Fieldays visitors
_ Three Waikato rugby players were at Fieldays today greeting fans and showing off the Ranfurly Shield. MEGA SHIELD: Waikato...
Roll bar for quads already saving lives
A dummy trapped under a quad bike has successfully caught the attention of people passing by at this year’s Fieldays....
Where is Mrs Washer?
_ Team Washer was in full support at the wood chopping heat at the Rural Bachelor of the Year competition...
Good George makes Fieldays debut
The Waikato’s only operating craft beer brewery made its Fieldays debut this year. After opening last September, Hamilton’s Good George...
A fish out of water
Bent rods, screaming reels and big fish are nowhere to be seen. Matt Watson is a long way from the...
Golden Pliers absent in this year’s fencing competition
Fencing competitors at Fieldays this year are competing for money and prizes, but not the coveted Golden Pliers award. Forty-five...
Beekeeping inventor buzzed about win
A Northland inventor found a way to revolutionise beekeeping with his mobile honey harvester that is being showcased to the...
LIC launch new app to help farmers with calving
Farmers can now use smartphones to add calving information to their herd records while they are out on the...
Colombian delegation visit Fieldays
Kiwi dairying know-how and technology could be benefiting Central America after a Colombian delegation checks out Fieldays. The developing relationship...
Fieldays celebrates 45th birthday
Forty-six years ago, John Kneebone travelled to England and marvelled at the modern farming machinery of the Royal Agricultural Show....
Exhibitor’s Peach Teats up for grabs
- Teats are all the talk at a Fieldays stall this year. The Stallion calf feeder stall is also home...
Chainsaw artists cut loose
Men wielding chainsaws spent the day creating wooden masterpieces on Thursday. Chainsaw carvers had all day to create their sculptures...
Fellowship promotes faith for farmers
_ Farmers have the chance to gain “bosom friends” and be together in the Christian faith when they sign up...
Ice cream stall owner screams for his ice cream
If you are looking for a sweet treat, Danish Delights Ice Cream's owner has found a clever strategy to bring...
Wintec horticulture students spread agricultural “awesomeness”
_ There is free plant life for all at the Fieldays this year, courtesy of Wintec’s horticulture department. Wintec Horticulture...
Restoring firefighting history
A group of ex-firefighters and fire enthusiasts, along with their extensive collection of vintage fire trucks, are making an...
Not a farmer but still a Young Farmer
Natalie Watkins is not your everyday farmer. She isn’t wearing gumboots or perched on the back of a four-wheeler motorbike....
Pikelets raise prostate cancer awareness
There are many ways to make people more aware of an issue, but pikelets for prostate is one of...
“Free stuff” pleases Fieldays crowds
F Fieldays is a great day out. We find out how different people make the most of it. Dunedin student...
The Great Indoors 3
The best little invention I saw at the National Fieldays was, without doubt, The Nibbler. It’s unlikely that I’d...
Fonterra puts lightproof milk to the test
F Fonterra has attempted to quiet critics of its lightproof bottles with a milk comparison taste test. TASTE TO BELIEVE:...
Something from out of space
Something from out of space looms amongst the tractors and other farm equipment. On first sight it appears that...
Fonterra’s paint by numbers mural a favourite
Fonterra has put up a paint by numbers mural in their stall at Fieldays for children to contribute to....