New South Wales
In New South Wales, AgQuip held in August at Gunnedah attracts over 100,000 visitors. It is sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank. The event started in 1973.
The Australian National Field Days which began in 1952 is an annual agricultural exhibition held at Orange, New South Wales each year.
Murrumbidgee Farm Fair is a Field Day which began in 1988 is held at the Yanco Agricultural Institute in Yanco which is held over two days in May of each year and attracting 15,000 visitors.
Field days have been held at Henty since 1963. They are held in the third week of September each year. Over 60,000 people visit the Field Days over the three day period on the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 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 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.
A field day is held each year at Murrumbateman in October and has about 20,000 visitors. They began in 1979.
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