Selwyn Times: March 21, 2017

30 Tuesday March 21 2017
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SOUTH ISLAND
AGRICULTURAL FIELD DAYS
MARCH 29-31
2017, KIRWEE
SELWYN TIMES
Scene set for a great show
The 2017 South Island Agricultural Field Days
(SIAFD) will take place March 29-31, and for
the second time at the new site near Kirwee.
The largest agricultural event in the South
Island, it is held on alternate years between
Otago and Canterbury, and with more than 600
exhibitors taking part this year it promises to
have something for everyone.
The volunteers, who plan and run the event, are
proud of its status as New Zealand’s premier
demonstration Field Days and this year will be
no different, chairman
of the SIAFD organising committee Rodney
Hadfield says.
“While the SIAFD have grown, evolved and moved
with the time, we have stayed true to the aims we
began with, in 1951 – to promote ingenuity and
innovation and to provide farmers with an opportunity
to view comparative demonstrations so
they can make informed choices before purchasing
machinery and equipment,” Mr Hadfield says.
SIAFD media spokesperson Daniel Schat says the
volunteers and community groups that run the
field days are well-prepared and the scene is set for
a great show.
“Machinery demonstrations
are a big part of South Island
Field Days, and because we
are just 20 minutes from
Christchurch airport, we
offer farmers and contractors
throughout New Zealand an
inexpensive way to check out
and compare the latest gear,”
Mr Schat says.
“This year we have good
crops of maize, fodder beat,
pasture and oats ready for the
harvest machinery. Cultivation
and seeding machinery
will also be in action.
“Field Days are a time when
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