Information For Exhibitors - Introduction

'Where Farmers Look for Good Ideas' has been the popular catch phrase for Elmore Field Days in recent years.

The Committee is dedicated to providing an entertaining, relevant and professional three day exhibition which builds on the success accrued over the past forty years.

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Demonstrations in Paddock A feature of the Field Days is the comparative demonstrations with a full program each day. All equipment must be new or thoroughly cleaned e.g. sprayers of all chemical residue; seeding and grain handling equipment to avoid the transference of foreign and noxious weeds.

Ewes for the Future Lambs, Wool & Profit 2010 Trial Results now available - click on more to access report

General Interest Area The General Interest Area is coming up to its 15th year of display using the George Holmberg Pavilion. It houses 79 sites indoors and with the addition of marquee sites along the outside east, west and north walls of the pavilion, will take in an extra 28 (3x3) sites making a total of 107 sites available. Exhibitors will demonstrate commercial goods, cottage industry, handcrafts and clothing products.

Elmore Events Centre - A Venue For Business The Elmore Events Centre is home to the annual Elmore Field Days in October each year together with a growing range of agricultural and other functions and events. Conveniently situated in north central Victoria this unique venue will soon be an even more valuable facility when the major new development and building plan is completed later in the year to complement the existing facilities on the 154 ha site.

NEW AGRIBUSINESS PAVILION Welcome to our new 5,808 square metre pavilion located at the south end of the site, a major additoin of undercover space showcasing varied agricultural and rural exhibits from machinery through to professional services. The OFFICIAL OPENING will be held on Wednesday 5th October at 11.00am and will be opened by the Hon. Peter Ryan, Deputy Premier, Minister for Regional and Rural Development. Of major benefit to both Elmore Field Days exhibitors and visitors alike, this new structure is the major component of a $1.3 million infrastructure development project undertaken to enhance the future sustainability of this not for profit organisation and the Elmore Field Days event.

Download a full program of activities for each day of the field days Download a copy of the Program for each day of the Field Days- includes Shearing Shed, Auditorium, In Paddock Demonstrations, Trial Plots and other areas.

New Releases 2011 Here's an opportunity to keep up to date with new releases, particularly those that are a feature of agricultural and rural industry in Australia

The Puddler Restaurant and Bar Chris Murphy, Executive Chef "The Puddler Restaurant, Bendigo Chris will be hosting a cooking demonstration with lamb cuts in the shearing shed each day at 11.45am

Ag Art & Bendigo Fashion Festival The 2011 Elmore Field Days Ag Art Parade is proud to be involved with the 2011 Bendigo Fashion Festival

Composting Workshops The extensive flooding and resulting damage to huge amounts of fodder has been the catalyst for the logical move to on-farm composting. With the combination of farm derived resources such as the spoilt hay, silage and straw, calf bedding material plus manures and effluent as key ingredients to making quality compost, it serves the dual purpose of converting these waste streams into a highly valuable addition to your farm business. No longer do you need to think about putting a match to the fodder, or wonder what to do with the mounting pile of manure and bedding material or overflowing effluent! The Elmore Field Days is supporting the initiative already undertaken by the DPI, Seymour Rural Equipment, Camperdown Compost Company, AgriSolutions and various individual host farmers to further provide information about the remarkable value and benefits of on-farm composting. Your visit to Site 168 will be rewarded with learning how compost will reduce your farm fertiliser costs, how year round grass quality and growth increases, and how improved soil health will positively affect herd health, including cow fertility rates. You will also have the opportunity to see microbes under the microscope as they go about their business of decomposition and reproduction so essential to well functioning agricultural systems. The attachment outlines the proposed schedule for the 3 days and we welcome your visit so you can hear and see for yourself what all the fuss is about with compost! Come and spend some time with us to find out what is possible from out of the gloom of the floods and ongoing farm wastes - and how your farm operating costs can be significantly reduced at the same time! Best regards, Gerhard Grasser, AgriSolutions Pty Ltd