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Second largest Fieldays in 53 year history

This year's Fieldays 2021 was the second biggest in the event's 53-year history, with a total of 132,776 people attending over the four days to experience the... Read More

Zespri‘s failed trial bid draws mixed views

A failed bid by Zespri to tackle illegal SunGold plantings in China is being met with mixed reaction by the kiwifruit industry. On Friday it was announced Zespri... Read More

Zespri to reconsider path to China Gold3 plantings

Zespri will work with the New Zealand and Chinese industries on an alternative approach to the unauthorised Gold3 plantings in China. This comes after the... Read More

2021 Fieldays exhibitors win awards

Exhibitors have been awarded for outstanding sites at the 2021 Fieldays event. Having been two years since the last physical event, 2021 Fieldays exhibitors... Read More

Dog warning after kiwi deaths

Hunters are being warned to have their dogs chipped and trained for kiwi aversion after another death of one of the endangered birds. A young female kiwi was... Read More

Dairy farmer fined for amputating cow teats

A dairy farmer has been fined for unlawfully amputating the teats of seven cows using rubber rings as a tourniquet. Pieter Nicholaas Smit, 60, was fined $3,250... Read More

Innovation awarded at Fieldays

With more than 130,000 people attending the 2021 Fieldays event last week many people got to have a look at some of New Zealand's best innovators. The entrants,... Read More

An incredible day for New Zealand agriculture

More than 29,000 people entered through the gates on the first day of the largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere, an increase of ten percent from... Read More

$40m packhouse announced for Te Puke

Te Puke's economy is about to receive a $40m cash injection as DMS Progrowers Ltd unveils plans to double the size of its existing local operation - the biggest... Read More

Fieldays celebrates 53 years this week

Two years have gone by since the last physical Fieldays event, and this week the gates will open to families, friends, exhibitors, and colleagues coming together... Read More

Easier navigation with Fieldays app

With more than 1000 exhibitors to re-connect with at what is set to be the biggest Fieldays event to date, the official 2021 Fieldays app will make it easier for... Read More

Bay of Plenty sisters get cooking at Fieldays

Fieldays might not be the usual destination for the foodies, but unlike any food show, the iconic New Zealand agricultural event will showcase the whole food and... Read More