This year's New Zealand Agricultural Fieldays saw record attendance, with 133,588 people through the gate over the past four days.
Fieldays chief executive Peter Nation said he was delighted with the overall show. "The level of investment and professionalism by exhibitors, combined with reasonably good weather has resulted in record crowds. We've had early reports from exhibitors stating that sales were strong, in some cases exceeding show targets in their first day of trading."
The Fieldays Village Green was packed yesterday with visitors keen to catch a glimpse of the 2017 Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year. Matthew McAtamney of Fairlie took away the coveted Golden Gumboot at a prize giving ceremony held at midday.
For the second year running the People's Choice Award is heading over the ditch with Queensland's Gordon 'Gordy' Mill walking away with the People's Choice award.
