Field days in 2023 were treated to the biggest comeback in fortunes since their inception in the early fifties with some events breaking all-time records
NORCO PRIMEX holds the gauntlet as the last big Field Day for 2022 and it is expected to bring home the goodies with an all-time record result for the event.
This is the largest of the near coastal based field days, and officially opens at 1.30pm Friday 11 November at the Richmond Valley Events Centre on Casino Drive just off the Bruxner Highway at Casino NSW.
Ahead of the official opening, the Thursday crowd was a record at an estimated 7,000, all keen to see the latest in agribusiness equipment and the latest in farming know-how, both in action and on display.
Spin the clock back to May 2022 and the Norco Primex Field days event was in big trouble.
Flood waters sat everywhere across the exhibition arenas to the stage where the event simply had to be called off.
With great foresight event managers decided to call a rain check, and transfer the event to its now legendary November 2022 timeslot.
“It’s been eighteen months since the last Primex and after the last couple of years we’ve had with COVID and flooding, the crowd is just so happy to be back celebrating and supporting those enterprises that are the backbone of our region,” Primex Field Days Director Bruce Wright said.
Amongst displays from 370 local, national and international exhibitors and more than a thousand suppliers there is an estimated $100 million dollars worth of the latest machinery and products on display and being put through its paces.
One equipment display, by Casino’s own Days Machinery is worth more than $5 million alone.
For the first time at Primex much of the hardware on display will be available for almost immediate delivery.
“There’s a lot of opportunity to really get your businesses going with the continued tax incentives and Primex has always been a great place to talk a deal and get a great outcome,” Bruce Wright added.
Bruce Wright, along with NSW Minister for Agriculture Dougald Saunders, Norco CEO Michael Hampson and Richmond Valley Council Mayor Robert Mustow will be on hand to kick things off at Friday’s launch at the Nourish Pavilion.
This year’s event is also big on the food experience with chef, restaurateur and proud Bundjalung woman of the Widjabul Wia-bul clan, Mindy Woods, demonstrating how to whip up a seafood poke bowl at 1pm in the Nourish Pavilion, just prior to the official opening.
Norco Primex attendees will recognise Mindy as a Masterchef finalist and the creative force behind Karkalla Restaurant in Byron Bay. She will be presenting a range of inspirational cooking demonstrations on Friday.
Being Remembrance Day Norco Primex 2022 will also pause for one minute’s silence at 11am on Friday to commemorate those men and women who fought and died for Australia.
“It’s a privilege to stop and remember where we have come from and the sacrifices that have been made on all our behalf,” Bruce Wright added.
On Saturday, attendees can help decide Australia’s best tasting tap water when Water Industry Operators Association of Australia (WIOA) and Richmond Valley Council host the Ixom 2022 Best Tasting Tap Water in Australia competition.
Water treatment plants from every state have submitted samples with the winner, announced on Saturday, going on to represent Australia at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Competition in West Virginia, USA, next year.
Education and the next generation of rural agri-business leaders is also a major focus with the Primary Industry Education Foundation having a strong presence at this year’s event.
“We have everyone from the Department of Education through to our local Southern Cross University here highlighting the opportunities available in agricultural studies right through to agricultural careers.
“You don’t have to be a fifth-generation farmer to build yourself an agribusiness career and stay in the regions we all love,” Bruce Wright concluded.
NORCO PRIMEX 2022 head across now
Get down there now. From 9am to 4pm Friday 11th and Saturday 12th of November 2022. At the Richmond Valley Events Centre on Casino Drive just off the Bruxner Highway at Casino NSW.
For the most current information go to: primex.net.au
