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	ANZ Agricultural Fieldays Award 2004
		The ANZ Agricultural Fieldays Story of the Year is judged by an independent panel of three judges, which this year consisted of Barry Quayle, Allison Oosterman and Brigid Feeley.
		NZGAJC president, Janet Tyson, said the Agricultural Fieldays at Mystery Creek is probably the one most important national event in the rural calendar, with thousands of farmers traveling to Hamilton from all around the country.
		We were delighted when a key sponsor of the Fieldays, ANZ, decided to recognise the important role the media play in promoting this event which increases in popularity each year," she said.
	www.guildag.co.nz /anz_fieldays_award_winner.aspx (407 words)

	STUFF : BUSINESS - STORY : New Zealand's leading news and information website (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Fieldays is also looking to export itself by taking over offshore shows, or getting involved in them through partnerships with existing organisers.
		Fieldays is also looking at trying to boost the number of international buyers attending the show to help increase exports.
		Fieldays already has close links with similar organisations in the US and Australia and plans to continue developing relationships with a view to offshore expansion.
	www.stuff.co.nz /stuff/0,2106,3317443a13,00.html (1278 words)

	Fieldays Service Tradition Continues
		The annual Fieldays is the biggest agricultural trade show in the Southern Hemisphere, attracting more than 114,000 visitors to the Mystery Creek site this year.
		Salvation Army Fieldays Co-odinator Brian Smith says that the missing persons bureau operated out of a borrowed cabin and dealt with 90 cases involving almost 200 people.
		Fielday visitors really appreciated having The Salvation Army on hand, with many positive comments about the services offered.
	www.salvationarmy.org.nz /SITE_Default/news/2004_04-06/Fieldays_2004.asp (474 words)

	July 2003 Rural Bulletin - e-farming@fieldays - A Platform for Success
		This was a joint development between the NZ National Fieldays Society and the Ministry of Economic Development.
		But visitors to Fieldays were offered a glimpse of the unlimited opportunities that e-technology can bring to their businesses.
		At Fieldays there was a dedicated area in and around the Pavilion where exhibitors showcased these and other e-services.
	www.maf.govt.nz /mafnet/publications/ruralbulletin/jul-2003/jul-03-10.htm (564 words)

	AgResearch - Fieldays 2006
		Charlotte is pictured holding the Jubilee Trophy which we won for being the exhibitor who contributed most to the spirit of Fieldays.
		Directors, senior staff and many managers were present on our stand which covered many aspects of breeding, including examples of reproduction research, DNA traceability, cattle genetics, tender meat, the new ryegrass endophyte strain AR37, a camera providing close-ups of insects, video and power point material, a huge double helix display and other interesting research.
		Fieldays at Mystery Creek are a great opportunity each year for AgResearch to meet farmers, hear what they’d like from us, and for us to let them know about some of our latest research which can help them make farming more profitable.
	www.agresearch.co.nz /events/Fieldays2006.asp (257 words)

	HortNews - Fieldays Emphasis On Youth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		AUCKLAND 27/05/2005 - Encouraging Kiwi youth to choose a career in agriculture is a key theme of next month's Fieldays trade show near Hamilton - the largest agricultural show in the Southern Hemisphere.
		New Zealand National Fieldays general manager Barry Quayle says new blood is important to an industry that is the backbone of the economy.
		Fieldays 37th annual show will be held from June 15-18 at the Mystery Creek Events Centre, Hamilton.
	www.hortnet.co.nz /news/2005/n5010.htm (297 words)

	TA News - 21st June 2004 - Good attendance at Fieldays 2004
		Fieldays General Manager Barry Quayle said the number of visitors to Fieldays was the highest of the most recent “wet” Fieldays.
		And with the 2003 Fieldays sales at a record level, with $122 million taken during the event and $225 million reportedly derived from the event, Fieldays is “very happy” with the anticipated results.
		Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year Justin Nelson is looking for a “vivacious, sporty, intelligent” woman to take to the Gold Coast on the trip he won as part of his prize package.
	www.teawamutu.co.nz /news/2004/06/21-fieldays.shtml (183 words)

	Rain fails to dampen spirits at Fieldays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Although Fieldays emphasis is primarily on agriculture, orchardists this year would have found plenty to interest them, including a number of first-time exhibitors.
		Peter Berry said Zespri was also using the Fieldays to promote its Horticulture Scholarships to school leavers considering a career in horticulture.
		Fieldays this year were officially opened by National Party leader (and former NZ Kiwifruit Authority managing director) Don Brash.
	www.fruitgrowers.org.nz /orchardist/articles/2004/07-36.htm (1401 words)

	Technology: Tech News: Internet News: Telecom Backs Fieldays' E-farming Vision (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Under the arrangement, Telecom becomes a major sponsor of the annual Fieldays, which will be held at Mystery Creek from June 11-14 this year.
		Fieldays CEO Barry Quayle says Telecom's relationship with Fieldays would help the event maintain its position as New Zealand's pre-eminent agricultural showcase.
		As part of the Fieldays 2003 e-farming Premier Feature at Mystery Creek, Telecom has wired the venue to showcase their next generation of communications technology and devices - such as sending video messages, next-generation mobile phones, wireless fast internet options, and the latest internet games.
	xtramsn.co.nz /technology/0,,7939-2384197,00.html (470 words)

	Fieldays a Catalyst for Agritech Industry Export Growth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		“Fieldays is significant as the largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere.
		NZTE is co-funding and supporting a variety of endeavours associated with Fieldays, including an exporters breakfast, an industry dinner, the launch of a CD-Rom project and the hosting of international media and distributors.
		Wilson says Fieldays is a major opportunity to raise the profile of agritech, and also develop relationships with agritech companies to help more firms to export.
	www.nzte.govt.nz /section/11894/10677.aspx (736 words)

	TA News - 17th June 2001 - Fieldays
		New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays were held at Mystery Creek from Wednesday 13th - Saturday 16th June 2001.
		Fieldays General Manager Barry Quayle is delighted with the turnout for the four-day event.
		Local accommodation is also strongly booked, with most motels filling the Fieldays week to capacity.
	www.teawamutu.co.nz /news/2001/06/17-fieldays.shtml (242 words)

	Fieldays a huge success (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		However the two Hortenz events did not meet industry or Fieldays expectations and there won't be a third this year.
		Mr Baldwin said the Fieldays society was still trying to evaluate what went wrong with Hortenz.
		During the Fieldays, he said he hoped to visit sites with horticultural connections to gauge support for a specific horticultural event.
	www.fruitgrowers.org.nz /orchardist/articles/2001/07-29.htm (1020 words)

	TA News - 10th November 2004 - Fieldays No 8 Wire National Art Award
		The Fieldays No 8 Wire National Art Award is a great opportunity to show your creativity and design skills to New Zealand.
		All entries shall remain available to the Fieldays Society for promotional purposes for 1 year from the date of the exhibition.
		It is the responsibility of the competitor to send their entry to the Te Awamutu Museum and retrieve it after the exhibition time frame.
	www.teawamutu.co.nz /news/2004/11/10-no8wire.shtml (517 words)

	PM opens Fieldays in Hamilton \| RURAL \| NEWS \| tvnz.co.nz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Lloyd Downing, chairman of the fieldays organising committee, says people are the most important part of farming.
		While to most people fieldays is all about the very serious business of farming, machines, motors and money, the serious business of having fun is not forgotten.
		The New Zealand National Agricultural Fieldays is on until June 18.
	tvnz.co.nz /view/page/411425/592101 (475 words)

	NZOOM - ONE News - National
		Touted as the biggest farming event in the southern hemisphere, Mystery Creek's National Fieldays opened on Wednesday.
		And after 34 years, some of the people behind the first Fieldays are still in the thick of it.
		Fieldays, held in the middle of winter to fit in with dairy farmers schedules, was initially started with the objective of bringing town and country together.
	onenews.nzoom.com /onenews_detail/0,1227,107888-1-7,00.html (242 words)

	Festivals, fieldays and shows - Community - Organic Pathways - Your Online Guide to Organics in Aotearoa New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		New Zealand is host to a growing number of organic festivals and events where businesses can showcase their wares to a local and international audiences and people can sample what's on offer, make connections and indulge in fun and food.
		Mystery Creek Fieldays held in June each year is the biggest agricultural trade show in the Southern Hemisphere and showcases the latest in agricultural products and services.
		There were $20,400,505 total sales, during and as a result of Fieldays 2003, attributed to the international market.
	www.organicpathways.co.nz /story.cfm?StoryID=388 (447 words)

	Rural News -- Rural News.co.nz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The annual Fieldays, which attracted 122,000 people this year, cost $3 million and planning started 18 months ahead of the event.
		Lloyd Downing headed the 2005 Fieldays event committee while the society president is Rod Bryant, who has been elected for a three-year term.
		The official visitor tally at the 2005 Fieldays was the third highest on record and a 6.8% increase over 2004.
	www.ruralnews.co.nz /article.asp?channelid=141&articleid=9163 (301 words)

	ezigrain : news and events
		Fieldays has been touted as the biggest agricultural trade show in the Southern Hemisphere.
		Showcasing the latest in agricultural products and services, the Fieldays attracts 1000 exhibitors and over 115,000 visitors through its gates.
		The Premier Feature for Fieldays 2003 is e-farming@fieldays - A Platform for Success.
	www.ezigrain.com.au /asp/Public/NewsAndEvents/EventsView.asp?id=1181 (110 words)

	fieldays
		The NZ Landcare Trust and the National Fieldays Society developed the Premier Feature theme to highlight issues around sustainable land management and land-use in New Zealand.
		The Fieldays Society has significantly expanded the area and prominence of the Premier Feature this year, which as well as a significant area inside the pavilion, will include a large outdoor area at the eastern end of the pavilion.
		The Landcare Trust sees its association with Fieldays as a huge vote of confidence in its community-based approach, and reflects the increasing maturity of the farming community in New Zealand in coming to terms with sustainability issues.
	www.landcare.org.nz /fieldays2002.asp (265 words)

	National Agricultural Fieldays
		The Salvation Army Fieldays Coordinator Brian Smith says their missing persons, hospitality, nursing mothers and shuttle services again gave much relief to lost, traumatised and foot weary patrons.
		The Nest (Community and Family Services) staffed missing persons site was especially acknowledged by the Fieldays administration and Police for its valued work that reduces their stress levels.
		The Salvation Army was grateful to the essential support of volunteers and sponsors, Leisurecom NZ Ltd, Hamilton Party Hire, Wholesale Cars Direct, and The Salvation Army Tauranga Corps for their emergency caravan.
	www.salvationarmy.org.nz /SITE_Default/news/2005_04-06/Fieldays.asp (431 words)

	Scoop: Agri-business boom at Fieldays
		Fieldays General Manager, Barry Quayle says that the event continues to be a significant business driver in the agricultural sector.
		“Fieldays is more than the largest agricultural showcase in the Southern Hemisphere, the event is an indispensable element of agri-business in New Zealand, providing the unique opportunity for agricultural suppliers to meet and sell to the largest gathering of farmers and growers in New Zealand, as well as buyers from overseas,” Quayle says.
		Fifteen percent of Fieldays sales are to overseas farmers and organisations, a figure organisers hope to build upon with the Fieldays Goes Global initiative, a programme designed to support exhibitors in attracting high-value international customers to the event, supported by tailored travel and itinerary options and specialist trade advice.
	www.scoop.co.nz /stories/BU0708/S00652.htm (1105 words)

	Portable Sawmill Article: "Portable sawmill wins Fieldays prize"
		From refugees to innovators are father-son pair Carl and Jake Peterson, of Peterson Portable Sawmills.
		Necessity was the mother of invention when the Peterson family arrived in Rotorua as refugees from Fiji’s military coup.
		The ASM mill was designed after market research in the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, which showed there was a gap in the market for a completely automated swing blade portable sawmill, Peterson Portable Sawing Systems marketing executive Rosie Coward said.
	www.petersonsawmills.com /press_articles_asm5.htm (502 words)

	Business News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		There will be a National Bank branch and ATM on-site during Fieldays for the convenience of visitors.
		New Zealand National Fieldays Society President Rod Bryant said Fieldays is very pleased to welcome The National Bank on board leading up to the next event, 15-18 June 2005.
		Mr Bryant said the bank's introduction to the Fieldays family of sponsors was also timely for the 2005 Fieldays premier feature - People on Farms, Managing Your Workplace.
	www.workplacesolutions.co.nz /48886.htm (304 words)

	Fieldays (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Fieldays is an annual national agricultural show held in Hamilton, New Zealand.
		It styles itself as 'the biggest agricultural trade show in the southern hemisphere'.
		This page was last modified 07:09, 25 Mar 2005.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Fieldays (82 words)

	Fieldays 2008 -- U.S. Commercial Service New Zealand
		Fieldays 2008 is entering its 40th year and will be bigger and better than ever!
		Showcasing the latest in agricultural products and services, Fieldays attracts 1000 exhibitors and over 126,000 visitors.
		Fieldays effect on the economy is in excess of NZD 600 million, with actual sales at NZD 300 million.
	www.buyusa.gov /newzealand/en/fieldays.html (200 words)

	NZOOM - ONE News - National
		The National Agricultural Fieldays, the biggest annual event on the New Zealand farming calendar, has opened its gates at Mystery Creek, near Hamilton.
		This year's theme at Mystery Creek is invention, innovation and ingenuity and Fieldays general manager Barry Quayle says the Kiwi do-it-yourself ingenuity that has always been a feature of the show will be even more prominent this year.
		With the buoyant rural economy, Fieldays participants are fully expecting to top last year's sales figures that saw $64 million worth of products and services sold during the four days of the show and a further $110 million in sales during the following six to nine months.
	onenews.nzoom.com /onenews_detail/0,1227,43517-1-7,00.html (281 words)

	XTRAMSN: Where Are The Good Kiwi Blokes? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year is designed to recognise the important role of a true rural bloke and draw attention to their eligibility as a being a snag.
		Eight finalists will be selected to compete at Fieldays for the title "Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year".
		Each finalist will be transported to Fieldays, put up in a "Bachelor Pad" at a secret location, fed, watered and chaperoned.
	xtramsn.co.nz /news/0,,12078-2345787-52_12254_true,00.html (191 words)

	AgriQuality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Fieldays organisers have put out the official search call to find potential Rural Romeos for the 2004 competition.
		After the success of the inaugural competition during Fieldays 2003, organisers have confirmed the competition will be running again in 2004 with an even larger prize pool and greater selection of exciting heat activities.
		Seven finalists will be selected from the applications and brought to Fieldays to compete for the prestigious title 'Fieldays Rural Bachelor of the Year.' They will be hosted for the duration of the competition in a secret location bachelor pad and compete in heats testing their rural abilities and bachelor skills.
	www.agriquality.co.nz /consumer/news.cfm?itemId=100000053-100001831-8353545&speed=print (377 words)

	Beehive.govt.nz - e-farming at Fieldays
		This year's Fieldays is a classic example of how the farming sector is already well ahead of many others in embracing new technology.
		There's even talk at Fieldays this year of a GPS system on a tractor to enable automated seed sowing without the need for a driver.
		Benefits from e-government are already flowing from our objective to have the internet as the main way people will carry out their business with the Government by 2004.
	www.beehive.govt.nz /ViewDocument.cfm?DocumentID=17042 (724 words)

	Independent Veterinary Supplies NZ - Fieldays surge shows health boost top priority
		A reduced dairy payout may cut farmer spending but in the area of animal health there appears to be an unabated commitment, says an animal health products manufacturer who had record sales at the recent New Zealand National Fieldays near Hamilton.
		Te Awamutu-based Independent Veterinary Supplies (IVS) booked record orders from dairy farmers at the Fieldays for its 'Vetpack' Starter Plus, a tonic that boosts calcium, magnesium and energy levels in dairy cows after calving.
		"Fieldays feedback was again very positive," said VS managing director Graham Macdonald, whose company is based in the heartland of New Zealand's dairying industry.
	www.vetpack.co.nz /ivs_site/news4.htm (607 words)

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