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Popular: Many of the over 30,000 people who attended this year’s South Island agricultural Field Days in Kirwee recently were drawn to the demonstration area.
Committee satisfied with field days’ success
The organising committee for this year’s South Island Agricultural Field Days biennial event are both delighted and relieved how it all went.
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With possible Covid19 restrictions and inclement weather predicted there was plenty of angst in the lead up to the country’s biggest regional field days held in Kirwee in late March. However, with in excess of 30,000 people through the gates across the three-day event, commerce completed, and leads gen-
erated by the 600 exhibitors, the committee feels pretty satisfied with the event. “It’s really hard to run an event with the risk of cancellations or postponements due to the uncertainty around Covid19, both from an organising perspective and financial implications too, but the committee who are all volunteers themselves are feeling pretty happy with the outcome,” SIAFD organising committee chair Michaela McLeod said.
“There are always things we can improve on, and we will look at those in the coming weeks while they’re fresh in our minds,” she said. Event coordinator Tineka Johnstone said there was a real buzz about the event this year, which has already set the tone for 2023.
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