Henty Field Days
The Henty Machinery Field Days are held on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the third week in September each year. Over 60,000 people visit the Field Days over the two and a half day period. There are over 600 exhibitors each year. It is one of the largest in Australia and displays new agricultural equipment and technology for farmers. The first of these modern field days was held in 1963. The field days are now held at a permanent all-weather rural exhibition site with broad display avenues including a square kilometre (250 acres) of car parking and an on-site airstrip.
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