eEdition of The Land Ausmectin Southern Beef Week 2019 July 29 - August 4

Competition was tough in the Henty Machinery Field Days Exhibitor Awards this year with a diverse range of winners.

For more than 60 years Hardi International has been meeting the spray needs of farmers worldwide.

Utilising the strength of its Wagga teams, Telstra had a strong presence at the Henty Machinery Field Days again this year.

While being a smaller school is not often seen as a positive, Newington College has embraced their size and used it to create a boarding system tailored to suit their numbers.

Having a full-time job off-farm does not leave a lot of time for Marty Beckett to run his small family farm at Baan Baa.

As well as offering fun and exciting things to do and see, rural shows provide a great opportunity to get together with the larger community.

Much has changed since the Agricultural Societies Council of NSW (the ASC) was first formed in 1929. The strength of the 195 Agricultural Show Societies they oversee continues due to strategic planning towards sustainability.

Anyone who thinks all car, 4WD, truck and tractor tyres are just round, rubber and black and do the job of getting from place to place, may be surprised to learn there are plenty of tyres on the market that all have varying purposes and are there to perform different jobs.

Tyres are still a prominent part of the agricultural industry but there is a growing movement toward tracked tractors, implements, harvesters, chaser bins and other farm equipment.