AgQuip is
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
's largest and premier
primary industry field day
Field day may refer to:
* For the armed forces use and its derivatives, see wiktionary:field day
* Field day (agriculture), a trade show
* Field Day (amateur radio), an annual amateur radio exercise
* Field Day (band), a Canadian pop-punk band fro ...
s and one of the largest
agricultural
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created f ...
events in the world. The nation's biggest agricultural event showcases over 3,000 individual companies and attracts over 100,000 visitors from across the nation and overseas. The event runs over three days, Tuesday to Thursday, in August, west of
Gunnedah, New South Wales. The site on Blackjack Road covers 26 hectares.
Each year the Land Newspaper conducts The Land Farm Inventor of the Year competition which sees a new group of practical and inventive gadgets being put forward by aspiring inventors.
It has been sponsored by the
Commonwealth Bank since the early 1970s, with major sponso
AONcoming onboard in 2022. The event started in 1973 with the first one being held on the Gunnedah racecourse.
Admission is charged at between $15 and $25 per person and parking is free of charge.
See also
*
Field days in Australia
*
National Agricultural Fieldays
*
Trade fair
A trade show, also known as trade fair, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific Industry (economics), industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest Product (business), products and se ...
References
External links
AgQuip website
{{Agricultural shows in Australia
Trade fairs in Australia
Agricultural shows in Australia