National Science Week has plenty to offer from August 14 to 22
How to grow space food and meat in vats with a look at agriculture in a warming world and ways to take care of your soil Here is a snapshot of just a few of the events happening during this year’s National Science Week running from 14 to 22 August 2021. ▪ Plants in space ▪ […]
Henty Machinery Field Days postpones 2021 dates for a rollover to March 2022
Exhibitors and patrons are right behind the possibility of the Henty MFD rollover to early 2022 when it is expected the postponed 2021 event can proceed The Henty Machinery Field Days Board is working hard to save the 2021 event, and while it has announced the 2021 event will not proceed in September this year […]
Ag Shows Australia confirms new dates for national finals
Sydney Royal Easter Show will now host two years of national finals for Young Judges and Rural Ambassadors following Ekka cancellation Agricultural Shows Australia has confirmed that the 2021 National Championships for Young Judges and Rural Ambassadors will be hosted at the 2022 Sydney Royal Easter Show. The competitions, that see 70 people under the […]
Online Machinery Muster bursting with entries as secondhand prices soar
Ritchie Bros is holding the largest agricultural auction in several years and for anyone wanting to sell it’s a great time to grab a record price The National Agriculture Auction will be held online on 9 September, and it will allow sellers to capitalise on soaring prices resulting from high demand for secondhand farming machinery. […]
Elmore Field days cancelled for 2021
No further event is contemplated until 2022 when the event is expected to resume its October time slot The Elmore & District Machinery Field Days Committee have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Elmore Field Days, which was due to take place in early October 2021. Due to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and […]
Young farmer challenges help to keep the kids on the farm
More successful regions have receive local show funding to help promote agriculture through young farmer challenges It is often argued that isolation is one of the main factors that dissuades younger generations from taking on farming as an occupation. Now something is being done about that situation through the Young Farmer Challenges. It is all […]
Young Judges line up to compete in selecting the finest Merino Fleece
The nation’s finest young fleece judges will be in red hot competition to prove they know Merino strands the best Seven finalists will come from far and wide, including from Katanning WA, Muckadilla Qld, Cleveland TAS, Forbes NSW, Port Lincoln SA, Mornington Vic and Dannevirke NZ. The competition brings together the best young Merino fleece […]
Henty Machinery Field Days is set to push through bamboo curtain
Henty MFD has re-affirmed its commitment to hold its 2021 Field days as planned in 2021 with renewed COVID-19 safety restrictions in place Following the announcement that both Mudgee small Farm field days and Aquip Gunnedah NSW events have cancelled their scheduled dates for 2021, Henty machinery Field days want to reassure both exhibitors and […]
Agquip field days takes a massive hit with the 2021 event cancelled
It’s two times unlucky COVID-19 victim status for Agquip Field days as organisers cancel the event scheduled for August 17 to 19 2021 Farmers pockets were brimming with cash to splash at Agquip Field days 2021, especially since the event was cancelled in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, and there was some catch-up buying to […]
Young judges for the meat sheep breeds competition gear up for national final
Seven national finalists will face off at EKKA to compete in the prestigious annual meat sheep young judges competition The competition brings together the best young meat sheep judges aged from 15 to 25 from each state to compete at the national finals. Qualification for the national finals has been achieved through success in regional […]