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EVENT NEWS<br />
events calendar<br />
Here’s a look at the<br />
Agricultural and Rural<br />
Field Day event highlights<br />
for April and May 2020<br />
Northern Australia Food Futures<br />
Conference, Darwin<br />
The Northern Australia Food Futures Conference is<br />
Australia’s leading conference on agricultural development<br />
in the North. Held in Darwin, Northern Territory, the<br />
program features over 50 national and international<br />
speakers, workshops, farm visits and technical sessions on<br />
cotton, grains, horticulture, fodder, forestry and niche crops.<br />
WHEN: April 27-30, 2020<br />
MORE INFO: www.foodfuturesntfarmers.org.au<br />
Tocal Field Days, Tocal<br />
Highly regarded for its educational aspects, Tocal Field Days<br />
provides an opportunity each year for landholders and the<br />
community to see first-hand a range of livestock and animal<br />
handling and husbandry skills. The site also features a large<br />
land management area that provides great information on<br />
caring for our environment, looking after our native animals<br />
and managing feral pests that threaten our landscape.<br />
WHEN: May 1-3, 2020<br />
MORE INFO: www.tocalfielddays.com<br />
Agfest, Carrick, Tasmania<br />
Agfest is a multi-award winning event and offers an<br />
excellent opportunity for your business to showcase its<br />
products to thousands of people. Operating for over 35 years,<br />
Agfest is an event organised by the volunteer members of<br />
the Rural Youth Tasmania. Agfest is a Tasmanian success<br />
story that injects millions of dollars into the local economy<br />
annually.<br />
WHEN: May 7-9, 2020<br />
MORE INFO: www.agfest.com.au<br />
Agrotrend, Bundaberg<br />
Agrotrend provides two days of farming and lifestylefocused<br />
activities for the whole family to enjoy, whether<br />
you are keen to check out and invest in the latest farming<br />
technologies or after a great afternoon out with the family.<br />
Award winning bush band Simply Bushed will be in concert.<br />
WHEN: May 8-9, 2020<br />
MORE INFO: www.agrotrend.com.au<br />
North Queensland Field Days, Julago<br />
Now under new management, this agri-event located near<br />
Townsville strives to showcase best practice in farming,<br />
technology, machinery, equipment, manufacturing,<br />
aquaculture and mining support services.<br />
WHEN: May 14-15, 2020<br />
MORE INFO: nqfd.net.au<br />
Riverina Field Days, Griffith<br />
Riverina Field days is held at the Griffith Showgrounds each<br />
May, Riverina Field days attracts over 5,000 people each<br />
year and showcases the best agricultural machinery and<br />
products from the region.<br />
WHEN: May 15-16, 2020<br />
MORE INFO: riverinafielddays.com<br />
Mildura Field Days, Mildura<br />
Mildura Field Days are two full days of the best that the<br />
region has to offer as well as the latest in agricultural<br />
machinery and innovation. Agriculturally focused exhibitors<br />
are joined by new exhibitors forming a wide range of appeal<br />
including local food & wine, health & beauty and more.<br />
WHEN: May 15-16, 2020<br />
MORE INFO: www.mildurafielddays.com.au<br />
Diesel Dirt & Turf Expo, Sydney<br />
Held annually in Penrith, Diesel Dirt & Turf Expo is a<br />
family-friendly event designed to boost the Western Sydney<br />
construction boom – showcasing the biggest range of<br />
earthmoving machinery dealers, earthmoving attachments,<br />
trucks, bikes, mowing equipment and much, much more.<br />
WHEN: May 15-17, 2020<br />
MORE INFO: www.dieseldirtandturf.com.au<br />
PIX-AMC Conference – Gold Coast<br />
The Poultry Information Exchange (PIX) and Australasian<br />
Milling Conference (AMC) will have the theme of ‘Beyond<br />
2020 – Feeding the Future’. The program will cover chicken<br />
meat, egg production, free range and organic farming, flour<br />
milling and feed milling for all livestock.<br />
WHEN: May 17-19, 2020<br />
MORE INFO: www.pixamc.com.au<br />
Primex Field Days, Casino<br />
Positioned as being ‘Australia’s sustainable farming<br />
expo’, Norco Primex has evolved from a localised event to<br />
becoming one of the country’s leading primary industries<br />
expos. It now boasts in excess of 1,000 different companies<br />
on show and more than 25,000 visitors across its three days.<br />
WHEN: May 21-23, 2020<br />
MORE INFO: www.primex.net.au<br />
Rotary FNQ Field Days, Mareeba<br />
Held over three days on a biennial basis, the award-winning<br />
field days is the largest community event on the Tablelands<br />
and all monies raised are donated to charities and<br />
community organisations in the Atherton Tablelands area.<br />
WHEN: May 26-28, 2020<br />
MORE INFO: https://fnqfielddays.org.au<br />
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