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Fieldays, Connecting The Agricultural Community For 56 Years

Thursday, 21 March 2024, 10:03 am | National Fieldays

The countdown is on for Fieldays 2024, with only 82 days until the gates open on Wednesday 12 June. Preparations are in full swing as the build of the small city starts taking shape in early April, transforming the 114 hectares of Mystery Creek ... More >>

Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Awards Paused For Creative Recharge

Friday, 23 February 2024, 10:12 am | National Fieldays

The organisers of the Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Awards have opted to take a hiatus in 2024 to rejuvenate and restructure the program after 27 prosperous years. This break aims to refresh and invigorate the initiative, ensuring its future as ... More >>

Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Awards Paused For Creative Recharge

Wednesday, 21 February 2024, 9:59 am | National Fieldays

The organisers of the Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Awards have opted to take a hiatus in 2024 to rejuvenate and restructure the program after 27 prosperous years. This break aims to refresh and invigorate the initiative, ensuring its future as ... More >>

Transforming Primary Industries: Fieldays Innovation Award Entries Open Now

Friday, 27 October 2023, 11:55 am | National Fieldays

From shed-based creations that have impacted thousands, to industry-transforming primary-sector innovations, the Fieldays Innovations Awards have a rich tradition of recognising ingenuity and innovation and continue to serve as a powerful catalyst ... More >>

Creative Gate Wins People’s Choice Award

Thursday, 22 June 2023, 11:56 am | National Fieldays

It’s a stitch-up! A hand-crafted collaborative work has won the People’s Choice Award in this year’s Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award. It was decided by votes cast at ArtsPost Galleries & Shop in Hamilton Kirikiriroa, where the exhibition ... More >>

Change Of Guard At Fieldays Society.

Friday, 24 March 2023, 11:12 am | National Fieldays

The New Zealand National Fieldays Society has elected Waikato farmer and businesswoman Jenni Vernon at their recent Annual General Meeting. Their first female President/Board Chair in the organisation’s 55-year history. Jenni has held the position of Vice ... More >>

What Agricultural Innovation Trends Will We See At Fieldays 2022?

Friday, 21 January 2022, 11:50 am | National Fieldays

In recent years, agricultural innovation has been building momentum, helping farmers, growers, and organisations across the food and fibre sector, work smarter, not harder. A globally renowned awards programme, hungry for new ideas in the innovation space, ... More >>

A wealth of opportunities in agriculture

Thursday, 16 September 2021, 10:52 am | National Fieldays

On August 22, 1969, Gary Frazer from Swannanoa was crowned the inaugural Young Farmer of the Year, the same year that the first Fieldays event was launched at Te Rapa Racecourse. More >>

Inventors and innovators wanted

Friday, 23 March 2018, 12:58 pm | National Fieldays

Calling all agricultural inventors and innovators: entries are now open for the 2018 National Agricultural Fieldays Innovation Awards. More >>

Fieldays Post-Event Survey Results for 50th Anniversary

Thursday, 24 August 2017, 2:30 pm | National Fieldays

Results from a recent visitor and exhibitor survey has New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays celebrating another successful year as preparations begin for their 50th anniversary event in 2018. More >>

Fieldays 2016 launch addresses collaboration in industry

Thursday, 7 April 2016, 1:09 pm | National Fieldays

With only 70 days to go till the gates open on the Southern Hemisphere’s largest ag event, NZ National Agricultural Fieldays® 2016 officially launched this morning with a function at Mystery Creek to celebrate collaboration in industry, centring ... More >>

Winning wire creation will get $8,000

Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 1:40 pm | National Fieldays

An $8,000 cash prize is waiting for the winner of the Fieldays® No.8 Wire National Art Award and there are only days to go More >>

Wrap up for Fieldays 2014

Sunday, 15 June 2014, 2:41 pm | National Fieldays

The 46th NZ National Agricultural Fieldays has welcomed thousands through its gates, the poor weather from earlier in the week doing nothing to deter the crowds. Numbers from the four days came in at nearly 120,000 visitors through the gates, with today ... More >>

Get inspired with the new Fieldays Educational Programme

Wednesday, 4 June 2014, 4:16 pm | National Fieldays

Fieldays and New Zealand Young Farmers Association are excited to present a brand new program to the Fieldays 2014 calendar. More >>

National Fencing Championships confirmed for Fieldays 2014

Friday, 16 May 2014, 4:11 pm | National Fieldays

The New Zealand National Fencing Championships are to return to the 2014 Fieldays, held on 11 -14 June. The National Championships are a joint venture with New Zealand Fencing Competitions (NZFC) as organisers and Fieldays as the host venue and consist ... More >>

Ag Art Wear fashion showcase celebrates 20 years

Thursday, 17 April 2014, 4:30 pm | National Fieldays

Organisers of one of Hamilton’s hottest events on the social calendar have just announced that award winning satirist and television presenter Te Radar is to MC the full theatrical production at the finale of this year’s Fieldays Ag Art Wear ... More >>

National Art Award encourages artists to get wired

Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 11:40 am | National Fieldays

Entries for the Fieldays No. 8 Wire National Art Awards are now open and with a cash first prize double that of last year, organisers are looking forward to the ingenious and unique exhibits that the awards are known to attract. More >>

Fieldays seeks agricultural innovators

Friday, 7 March 2014, 12:41 pm | National Fieldays

The highly regarded Fieldays Innovation Competition is back after yet another ground breaking year which saw previous entrants finding fame and fortune. The most innovative competition in the agricultural industry is now open for 2014 and organisers are ... More >>

NZ multinationals partner for Fieldays Premier Feature

Monday, 3 March 2014, 12:03 pm | National Fieldays

NZ National Fieldays Society is pleased to announce Fieldays 2014 Joint Premier Feature Partners: PGG Wrightson Ltd and Xero Ltd. More >>

Warwick Roberts elected President National Fieldays Society

Wednesday, 11 December 2013, 2:38 pm | National Fieldays

The Annual General Meeting for the National Fieldays Society was held last Thursday night at Mystery Creek Events Centre. Experienced dairy farmer and local resident, Warwick Roberts, was elected President of the NZ National Fieldays Society and starts ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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