Infrared tech helps farmers
Farmers now have an extra set of eyes and ears to help monitor the health of their herds thanks to...
Features
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...
The all whites
Noticed some people running around in hardly any clothing this Fieldays, reciting mysterious raps. There’s three of them, all dressed...
Fine weather a bonus
For the Gallagher team opening day of the National Fieldays started at 7am on site so we were pleased to...
Ready to go
“Yeah, I think we’ve got it all pretty well sorted out and set, ready to go.” That seemed to sum...
Mechanical wheelbarrow showcases Kiwi ingenuity
Kaitaia man Steve Baldry has shown classic Kiwi ingenuity and invented a mechanical wheelbarrow which he has entered in the...
Fieldays Food Pavilion
Take a peek at some of the tasty bites on offer at the Fieldays food pavilion.
The Changing Face of Farming
Exhibitors that are part of the Premier Feature at Fieldays this year are approaching the topic proactively. As part of...
Free buses for Fieldays
Did you catch the bus this morning? The NZ National Fieldays Society and Busit have put on free buses right...
Fieldays officially opened
The 44th annual New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays has officially opened with a ceremony at Mystery Creek Events Centre's Village...
Ag Art action at rehearsals
The popular Ag Art Wear competition is a show at Fieldays of catwalk entertainment featuring a collection of garments from...
Farmside provides broadband to rural areas
The Fieldays Exhibitor is brought to you by Farmside. The daily paper and its corresponding website are able to keep...
Gumboot Girl lends a hand
Landscape designer Annemarie Robb aka ‘Gumboot Girl’ has been working hard to design a natural landscape for the Environment Waikato...
Farming fashion with a twist
In a corner of Matamata College’s textile classroom, the sun acts as a spotlight on the Iron Maiden. Rays of...
Hustle bustle of Fieldays
A week out and the huge National Fieldays’ site at Mystery Creek was already a hive of seriously-busy hustle. Mini,...
Big commitment
Attending Fieldays is a huge commitment for any business. The months of planning required to deliver a quality product to...
Cattle traced from paddock to plate
A compulsory tagging scheme that provides for lifetime traceability of cattle and deer and is aimed at enhancing New Zealand’s...