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Fieldays attract good crowd
Organisers say the opening day of New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays attracted 26,400 visitors – a 1% increase over last year's opening day crowd. Fieldays chairman Warwick Roberts believes...
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Gates close on 43rd National Fieldays
The final visitor tally is 117,495 visitors at the National Agricultural Fieldays with 21,654 of those braving bad weather on the final day. Total attendance was 4% down on last year. While some...
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PM sets upbeat tone to Fieldays
"I'VE BEEN coming to this event for many years, but I've never come when the weather has been so good and the agriculture sector in such great shape." Prime Minister John Key's comments in opening last...
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Fieldays bookings ahead of last year
Site applications for 2012 New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays are 13% ahead of last year and already 88% of sites are sold, say organisers. Businesses are securing more space for the event...
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Fieldays chief on ‘big learning curve’
TWO WEEKS out from his first National Fieldays as chief executive, Jon Calder is a confident man. Exhibitor sites have been sold out since January. Online ticket sales are progressing well. An...
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Why Fieldays matters to townies
Most New Zealanders are townies these days but still value the rural sector. And that's why the National Agricultural Fieldays is such an important annual event, says the University of Waikato's...
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Dairy winners at fieldays
The three winners of the 2012 New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards are attending the National Agricultural Fieldays to promote the awards programme, meet with sponsors and find new ideas and technologies...
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Dragon’s Den style event at Fieldays
The 2013 National Agricultural Fieldays will experience a dose of SODA energy as together with the Waikato's entrepreneurship centre they launch the Fieldays Innovation Den – Pitch for Investment; a...
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Good crowd to Fieldays first day
A total 26,648 people came through the gate for the first day yesterday of the New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek. This figure was typical for the first day of the event,...
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Cracker innovation entries at Fieldays
Judges were overwhelmed by the high standard of entries in the Fieldays Innovation Competition at Fieldays yesterday. Darren Hopper, spokesperson for Vodafone, the major partner of the Fieldays...
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Fieldays chief visits Irish plough champs
NICK DROMGOOL, acting chief executive of New Zealand's National Fieldays – the Southern Hemisphere's largest agricultural show - visited Ireland's Ploughing Championships this week. He was a guest of...
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Chefs to cook up a treat at Fieldays
CELEBRITY MICHELIN star chef Josh Emett fans is returning this year to Kiwi's Best Kitchen Theatre at Fieldays after packing the grandstand last year. He will share tips on producing speedy gourmet...
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Apex – new Botrytis fungicide
This season Zelam is set to launch a new product onto the market for the control of Botrytis and Downy Mildew in wine grapes. Apex is a combination of two active ingredients; pyrimethanil and...
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NZ Winegrowers launches Mandarin-language website
New Zealand Winegrowers has launched a Mandarin-language website to support ongoing marketing activities in China. The site, www.nz-wine.cn, features information about New Zealand's wine-growing...
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What Are Wine Apps All About?
Consumers across the world are no longer in the dark ages when it comes to learning about wine. Wine-related apps for iPhone and Android devices are becoming increasingly popular, both in New Zealand...
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Fieldays calling for single, rural blokes
Entries are now open for the 2015 Rural Bachelor of the Year competition, held in the lead-up to, and during the NZ National Fieldays at Mystery Creek. The competition is a fan favourite at Fieldays...
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Southland/Otago winners strive for best
The winners of the 2015 Southland-Otago Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year award say they strive to be the best. Jono and Kelly Bavin won the major title and $12,150 in prizes at the 2015...
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Judges confirmed for Fieldays Ag Art Wear
Fieldays have confirmed fashion designer Robyn Brooks and renowned sculptor Adrian Worsley as judges for Ag Art Wear 2015. The competition to create a wearable art piece from materials found on the...
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Good Evans – 40 years and still drawing reaction
It's almost 40 years since the longsuffering, ever capable Edna, with her spotted dress and rather dour husband, first appeared in cartoons to give a lighted-hearted look at New Zealand country life....
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Young ploughman’s first national contest
Twenty year old Adam Mehrtens will the youngest competitor at the 2015 National Ploughing Championship, but the plough he’ll be using has seen action at the highest level. “It’s won the nationals and I...
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