Fieldays
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...
Go big or go home
It’s one of the first things that people see as they migrate down the hill among the thousands attending Fieldays....
Infrared tech helps farmers
Farmers now have an extra set of eyes and ears to help monitor the health of their herds thanks to...
Brothers work hard at Fieldays
Some of the hardest working boys at Fieldays are also some of the smallest. Fifteen year-old brothers Lochain and Hamish...
Hynds drawing crowds with top moto trials rider.
Farm infrastructure products company Hynds has hit on a real crowd puller for the stand this year. They have NZ...
Te Kuiti butchers demonstrate what happens to export meat in supermarkets
A team of Te Kuiti butchers are showing sheep farmers what happens to their export meat when the product hits...
Fieldays Exhibitor catches up with technology
The Fieldays Exhibitor has multiple platforms at this year’s National Agricultural Fieldays event. Wintec’s Fieldays Exhibitor is also catching up...
Kid of the day
George Eder loves John Deere tractors and has been happily checking them out at Fieldays. The 18-month-old was visiting with...
Soccer for horses – Hoofball
Forget polo crosse - Tamahere horse rider Mary Torok is on a mission to introduce hoofball into New Zealand. Hoofball...
Fieldays have their very own volunteer Kenny
Fieldays - to Alan Sharp it is a seamless show that includes around 600 jumbo sized rolls of toilet paper,...
Kids learn with Doug the Digger
Doug the Digger is a well-travelled orange machine. The kid-sized mini digger has made appearances in schools and agricultural shows...