Each year at Fieldays there's a stand-out give-away – something everyone seems to be carrying and everyone wants.

Fieldays Buckets were the ‘new' carry bags at Fieldays.

For years, cattle prodders – or more politely stock sticks – have been among the popular Fieldays take-home items, but last year bright orange buckets were everywhere – even doubling as head-wear.

Lely New Zealand Ltd national sales manager Trent Finlay says the company gave away two pallet-loads of buckets, stamped with its branding, during the first three days of Fieldays 2013.

'We've given away buckets before and they are a simple way of getting our branding out there, as buckets aren't something people can fold up and put inside something else.

'They also tend to stay in use for some time after Fieldays.”

Eleven-year-olds Leah Russell and Aria Sauft, of Stanley Avenue School, Te Aroha, with their very useful buckets at Fieldays.