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Tough times prove good for Fieldays
Near-record crowds flocked to Fieldays near Hamilton, making it one of the biggest years in the event's history.
Near-record crowds flocked to Fieldays near Hamilton, making it one of the biggest years in the event's history.
Paul Olsen from Opiki won only one challenge throughout the week, but he walked out a winner.
COMMENT: The big question is whether Fieldays still provides an accurate barometer for NZ's agriculture sector and by proxy the wider economy.
"Hang in there" - that's the message Fonterra chairman John Wilson was giving to farmers at Fieldays.
Fieldays announcement gives $600,000 for mental health.
Attendance at Fieldays on day two of the four-day agricultural event was up 10 per cent on the same day last year.
A New Zealand company has developed technology that promises to deliver real-time data for farmers - from the sky.
The crankholder is set to revolutionise the fencing industry ... or at least make it much easier to build a fence.
Attendance at Fieldays is running just slightly below this time last year, despite the current slump in dairy prices.
ASB Bank rural economist Nathan Penny talks about the latest world dairy auction and farmer sentiment at Fieldays.
Dairy product prices have held steady at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction.
New Zealand's native parrot the kea, an Australian bushfire and a toasted marshmallow were just three of the inspirations behind the Fieldays Ag Art Wear extravaganza.
Eight Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year contenders lined up with nine bachelorettes in a blind date challenge at today's national agricultural expo south of Hamilton.
There are some high tech solutions being organised to help keep Fieldays traffic manageable.
New Zealand's primary sector needs to innovate and reinvent itself if it is to thrive, KMPG says.
Fieldays' new boss claims it has all the ingredients to be a success, despite tougher times for dairy farmers.
Roasting marshmallows with a bunch of 5-year-olds was a different challenge altogether for this year's rural bachelor contestants.
Farmers have overcome the shell shock of very low milk prices to turn out in force at Fieldays - New Zealand's biggest agricultural event.
There have been good crowds reported at this year's Fieldays event near Hamilton.
Fonterra chairman John Wilson says he knows farmers are increasingly anxious about low farm-gate milk prices.
A national programme to address rural depression will be developed in recognition of challenging times for farmers including volatility in milk prices.
Fonterra says it will lay off hundreds of its 1500 head office staff in a major review following the decline in dairy prices.
Thousands are expected at the first day of National Fieldays today with a tractor pull competition, air displays and machinery exhibitions set to entertain the crowds.
New Zealand's largest agriculture expo kicks off tomorrow with the spotlight on innovation in the agritech sector.
Two Auckland men met about two years ago and in that short time they have discovered they have the same passion - cleaning up waterways.
Farmers at this week's Fieldays at Mystery Creek will have cost control and innovation on their minds as they try and mitigate the impact of a cashflow crunch caused by sharply lower dairy....
Pull on your gumboots for four days of exhibitions, contests, entertainment, food and even art and fashion at Hamilton's Fieldays, says Sarah Ell.