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May 2018
WAIKATO FARMING LIFESTYLES
All roads lead to Fieldays
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Visitors from around the world are expected to descend on Mystery Creek in mid-June to attend New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays 2018 on its 50th anniversary.
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Over the past five decades, the event has grown significantly and is now the largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere. New Zealanders attend in large numbers, travelling from the top of the North Island and the bottom of the South. They are attracted to the fourday event for many reasons as Fieldays appeals to families, farmers and urban dwellers alike — providing a mix of fun, education, commerce and insights into the latest agricultural trends and inventions. It is a great place to do business or check out the latest farming innovations, products, equipment and ideas. It’s a chance to catch-up with others in the rural section, and share ideas to improve farm business. This year’s theme is the future of farming, which will look at agricultural trends and ideas for the future, and celebrate the contribution Fieldays has made to the agricultural industry since its inception. There is so much to see and do, from the Innovations Centre and the
Careers and Education programme to the Health and Well-being Hub. The Fieldays Kitchen Theatre will showcase the evolution of Kiwi cuisine, with some of the country’s best chefs cooking and talking about food. Entertainment includes the Tractor Pull and the revamped Rural Bachelor competition — now named Rural Catch — featuring both female and male competitors. Add to that the traditional fun of the fair, with food and on-site entertainment and a fairground atmosphere, running for four days, from June 13 to 16, on a 114-hectare site at Mystery Creek near Hamilton. It is definitely not to be missed! Fieldays is run by the New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays Society, a charitable organisation founded in 1968 to advance the primary industry. In 1969, the first New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays was held at Hamilton’s Te Rapa Racecourse. That first event saw about 10,000 visitors, and that’s grown hugely the over years. Last year a record 133,588 people visited Fieldays including delegates from more than 40 countries. As seen at Fieldays®
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