AgQuip 2022 Gunnedah: the return of the field days
AgQuip 2022 in Gunnedah, New South Wales, 16–18 August: the field days returned after two cancelled editions and went ahead despite opening-day rain.
16–18 August 2022, AgQuip site, Black Jack Road, Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia
AgQuip returned to Gunnedah, New South Wales on 16–18 August 2022 after two cancelled editions, going ahead despite rain on the opening day.
What happened at AgQuip 2022
After two cancelled editions, AgQuip returned to its Gunnedah grounds on Black Jack Road from 16 to 18 August 2022. ACM Rural Events organises the field days in New South Wales. Rain fell on the opening day, but the show went ahead. The outdoor format put farm machinery in front of growers alongside a network of regional suppliers.
Huge distances and intense seasonal peaks shape how Australian farmers judge equipment, and so does the value they place on dependable after-sales support. At AgQuip, that meant looking past the main machines to power supply, transport, storage and support gear. A device with impressive rated capacity helps little if its parts are hard to get. The same goes for one that needs frequent visits from a specialist who is difficult to reach.
The field days are aimed at cropping and livestock farmers, contractors and dealers, plus companies supplying farm infrastructure. Visitors from overseas could gauge Australian expectations. The most telling comparisons concerned on-farm repairs, easy fault-finding, a ready supply of consumables and how a new machine sits with the existing fleet. Adding one machine without looking at the rest can just move a bottleneck to another stage of the job.
Gunnedah 2022 showed a way of using machinery that differs from the European picture, although conditions vary from one Australian region to the next. Visitors gained most by sorting product features into those that answer local needs and those that work more widely. The lasting lessons were about toughness, after-sales care and how the farm is organised, more than about which brands were present.
Highlights
- Back in Gunnedah after two cancelled editions
- Show went ahead despite rain on the opening day
- Durability and field servicing over long distances
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