The field days event held in Dowerin WA is a major showcase for farming and all farmers and exhibitors are welcome at this expansive marketplace
For the past six decades, the Dowerin Machinery Field Days (DMFD) has showcased the latest international farm machinery along with homemade innovations that are world-leading in their design.
When the Dowerin community came together back in the 1960’s to raise funds to water the local footy oval and tennis courts by running a farm machinery field day a tradition was started; a tradition that has grown to become one of Australia’s leading farm events.
Over the decades the rapidly changing technology on display each year has been a showcase of an industry hungry to adopt the biggest and the best.
As technology advanced, so has machinery. Today’s farm machinery combines advanced engineering and sophisticated ag technology to drive efficiency and productivity to levels even recently thought to be unachievable.
This combination of design and technology and modern farming management practices has allowed our farmers to improve their resilience to better manage the myriad of risks that come with running complex farming operations and remain competitive in a globalised world that demands more grain from every hectare.
By every measure, the pace of change is speeding up. The next wave of productivity improvements will be driven by advances in automation, robotics, remote sensing, data analytics and digital platforms, along with genetic tools and continuing crop and soil science research.
Dowerin is proud to be there every step of the way and be the leading platform to showcase the aspirations and advancements and help realise an innovative, resilient, and sustainable sector.
We remain true to the original Field Days’ ethos which we now express as Growing Industry, Seeding Connections, Cultivating Community.
Infrastructure additions at Dowerin
DMFD has undergone its own transformation to meet the needs of the stakeholders better.
In 2024 a 64m x 24m multipurpose shed was a notable addition to investments into infrastructure for the site, that also included a refurbished Euroz Hartleys Pavilion, and new public ticket entrance builds at Gates 1 and 3.
In addition to other building refurbishments around the grounds to improve the look and functionality of the amenities, it represented the largest upgrade to its site infrastructure in the Field Days history.
Over the last 3 years in line with the strategic plan, the site layout has evolved to improve zoning to create hubs and clusters to help foster connections between relevant suppliers and make for a better visitor experience.
This also enables the full utilisation of the event site to meet the ever-growing demand for the number of exhibitor applications.
Connecting the country to the city
Dowerin is also playing a leading advocacy role in showcasing the scale and innovation of WA’s grain growers to a Perth audience, giving the public insight into the industry and what it contributes to economy, whilst actively supporting their vitality and long-term sustainability.
Since 2022 Dowerin has hosted an annual “Bringing Dowerin downtown Lunch”.
The lunch supported by the Wheatbelt Development Commission and Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, is now considered the premier forum for industry and government to address and inform other c-suite business leaders and the broader business community, and the State’s farmers on policies, key issues and opportunities in the agricultural sector.
Unlocking and promoting technologies is vital to achieving the ambitious Treasury target for the Australian agricultural sector to reach $100 billion by 2030.
In 2024 Dowerin went one step further. Five combine harvesters descended onto Langley Park in Perth’s CBD to showcase this technology and interconnect our rural and urban communities. Planning is underway for a machinery activation in the city for 2025.
DMFD event details 2025
Make sure you attend theBringing Dowerin downtown LunchonFriday 25 July 2025 in the Crown Ballroom at Crown Perth.
While the Dowerin Machinery Field Days in 2025 will be held on Wednesday 27 August and Thursday 28 August, at Memorial Avenue Dowerin WA.
For exhibitor and visitor information call on tel: 08 9631 1021, or email: eventco@dowerinfielddays.com.au
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