Strolling at AgQuip
Australian farmers checking out machinery and livestock handling systems at AgQuip Field Days near Gunnedah, NSW.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
Old iron
Visitors to AgQuip Field Days check out the display of historic farm equipment, courtesy of Gunnedah Rural Museum.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
Old iron
More from Gunnedah Rural Museum.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
Rolling stock
Farm history comes alive at AgQuip Field Days, thanks to the Gunnedah Rural Museum.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
AgQuip
Australian farmers checking out machinery at AgQuip Field Days near Gunnedah, NSW.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
On the road(s)
Australian farmers checking out machinery at AgQuip Field Days near Gunnedah, NSW.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
On display
Equipment up for farmer scrutiny at AgQuip.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
For more information
Kate Nugent of Fairfax Rural Events fills Scott Garvey in on the history of AgQuip Field Days.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
Taking a dog's-eye view
Border collies, and other dogs, welcome at AgQuip Field Days.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
One more for the road
Winter canola blooms in New South Wales, Australia.
Photo: Lisa Guenther
Grainews editors Lisa Guenther and Scott Garvey are in Australia this week for events including Commonwealth Bank AgQuip, billed as the country’s biggest agricultural and rural marketplace.
The show runs Aug. 18 to 20 this year just west of Gunnedah, about 400 km north of Sydney, in New South Wales.
Organizers estimate the show, organized by Rural Press Events and sponsored by Commonwealth Bank, brings out over 100,000 attendees per year to chat with representatives from about 3,000 individual companies.
“For many companies, it’s a rare chance to talk with and get a direct response from the people who use the products and services on sale,” organizers say on their website.
“Many a designer has gone back to the drawing board after long discussions with the savvy consumers at Australia’s premier primary industry field days,” Rural Press Events GM Barry Harley said on the site.
In this gallery, Grainews field editor Lisa Guenther shows you some of the sights from AgQuip.
