Fieldays 2022 postponed

Fieldays 2022 postponed until later in the year

The New Zealand National Fieldays Society has come to the difficult decision to postpone Fieldays 2022 until Wednesday November 30 to Saturday December 3, 2022.

The popular four-day agricultural event was scheduled to run from Wednesday June 15 to Saturday June 18, 2022 . Chief Executive of the New Zealand National Fieldays Society, Peter Nation, says this decision did not come lightly, but will ensure the Fieldays event can operate to its full potential . “We believe this decision will give all attendees, exhibitors, and stakeholders involved some breathing room and confidence during these uncertain times . ”

Many factors contributed to the decision to postpone, such as the resourcing issues that came with the current Omicron outbreak . Employee absences due to isolation periods and a tight labour market impacted all of the stakeholders involved . According to Nation, the ongoing impact of the global supply chains having an impact on exhibitors, who are struggling to achieve requisite stock levels for their existing sales, let alone display stock or any new innovations . Nation says he hopes the postponement to the end of the year will ensure the best outcome for all involved after a turbulent start to 2022 . Fieldays is based on a 114-hectare site at Mystery Creek 10 minutes from Hamilton and is the largest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere . Fieldays draws people from around the globe – both as exhibitors and visitors . Fieldays Online, launched in 2020 as a world first during COVID-19, attracted 90,455 total visitors and viewership from more than 75 different countries . Fieldays 2021 saw 132,776 people visit the event, becoming the second biggest in the event’s 53-year history . Fieldays is run by New Zealand National Fieldays Society, a charitable organisation founded in 1968 for the purpose of advancing the primary industries . For more information head to www.fieldays.co.nz

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