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![Barry Soper: Farmers should be treated as treasures, not as tyrants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Barry Soper: Farmers should be treated as treasures, not as tyrants
OPINION: Like the rest of the business sector, farmers are feeling the pinch.
![Dip in spending expected at Fieldays this year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Dip in spending expected at Fieldays this year
The gates are open and the crowds are streaming in for the 56th annual Fieldays.
![Fieldays 2024: Prime Minister backs rural banking inquiry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Fieldays 2024: Prime Minister backs rural banking inquiry
The appearance came after the announcement agriculture won't be included in the ETS.
![Fieldays: DairyNZ celebrates success of 20-year-old DairyBase tool](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Fieldays: DairyNZ celebrates success of 20-year-old DairyBase tool
DairyNZ showcasing 20-year-old online platform at Fieldays.
![Tractor pull, fencing and excavator comp: What's on at Fieldays?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Tractor pull, fencing and excavator comp: What's on at Fieldays?
It's less than a week to go until Fieldays kicks off for the 56th time.
![Time for innovation conversations at Fieldays - Dr Jacqueline Rowarth](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Time for innovation conversations at Fieldays - Dr Jacqueline Rowarth
OPINION: At its heart, Fieldays is about innovation.
![Fieldays 2024: Sustainability Hub returns](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Fieldays 2024: Sustainability Hub returns
Sustainability remains a focus for Fieldays 2024.
![Fieldays Innovation Awards draw in 64 nominations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Fieldays Innovation Awards draw in 64 nominations
Finalists will participate in both an online judging pre-event and on-site judging.
![Preparations for 56th Fieldays ramp up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Preparations for 56th Fieldays ramp up
This year's event will have a line-up of 1000 exhibitors at Mystery Creek.
![Fieldays Innovation Award entries open](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Fieldays Innovation Award entries open
Fieldays 2024 entries are open now until Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
![Fieldays 2023 ute winner revealed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Fieldays 2023 ute winner revealed
Winner was eyeing Isuzu D-Max utes before, and hadn't been to Fieldays since 2021.
![New bus service changes life of Tokoroa local](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
New bus service changes life of Tokoroa local
Dion Wilson, a wheelchair user, is now able to explore places he has never been to before.
![Waikato artist group is people's choice award winner](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Waikato artist group is people's choice award winner
Waikato Creative Stitchers won the No 8 Wire Award for their work The Gate.
![Fieldays 2023: Back to beanies and boots](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Fieldays 2023: Back to beanies and boots
Fieldays had more than 105,000 people come through the gates this year.
![Fieldays packs down for 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Fieldays packs down for 2023
The largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere has just wrapped its 55th year.
![Tony Bouskill cleans out Fieldays Fencing Competition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Tony Bouskill cleans out Fieldays Fencing Competition
Four fencing competitions have crowned winners at Fieldays.
![Winners found at Fieldays Fencing Competition](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Winners found at Fieldays Fencing Competition
Reigning champion Tony Bouskill tops National Fieldays Fencing Competition.
![Innovation award winners committed to sustainability](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Innovation award winners committed to sustainability
Fieldays is celebrating 55 years of highlighting innovation in the primary sector.
![Power Farming's Fieldays site a standout](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Power Farming's Fieldays site a standout
Anonymous judges crowned five Fieldays site award winners.
![Tractor pull fascinates little Fieldays fans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Tractor pull fascinates little Fieldays fans
Positive mood amongst Fieldays faithful as sun warms up opening day crowds.
![Fieldays excited for international visitors](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=876)
Fieldays excited for international visitors
The countdown to Fieldays is on as the annual event returns to its winter dates.