Daily program for Tuesday, September 19, 2023

8am: Working Dog Trials proudly supported by Hypro, start in the dog trial arena.

8am: Champion axeman and men’s health advocate David Foster appears at Atlantic Oils site. Block P Sites 698-699

9am: Riverina Helicopter’s joy flights begin at the heli pad.

9.30am: Country Lifestyle program begins at the Country Lifestyle pavilion.

9.30am: Farm Gate Market Produce pavilion program begins at the Farm Gate Produce Area.

9.30am: 2023 Media Challenge gets underway with a tractor pull at the Hutcheon & Pearce site. Block M Sites 489-498

9.45am-10.45am: Acoustic duo Happy Hour’s Col Anderson and Anthony Melton entertain at the Farm Gate outdoor stage.

9.50am: Media Challenge fleece throw at the Riverina TAFE site. Block N Sites 562-563

10am: Berkley Super Tank angling show opens with tips and tricks every hour on the hour; Droneland Australia drone demonstration at machinery demo area. 

10.20am: Media Challenge whip crack at The Stump.

10.30am: Australian Army Band Kapooka acoustic ensemble performs at The Stump.

10.30am: World champion Stihl Timbersports athlete Brad De Losa talks all things chainsaws at the Hutcheon & Pearce site 489-498 Block M.

10.40am: Media Challenge scone eating at Country Lifestyle.

11am: Official opening and presentation of the 2023 HMFD Machine of the Year Award at The Stump.

11am: George the Farmer performance at Hutcheon & Pearce site 489-498 Block M; fashion parade at Country Lifestyle and salute to the 1960s mini parade; Circus star Marcela Scheuner will dazzle at the Farm Gate outdoor stage and Harvey Norman drone demonstration at the agronomy plots. 

11.30am: TEKtalk at the TEKFARM Agritech Innovation Hub. “The future of farming: Exploring innovative AgTech solutions”

12 noon-1.30pm: Acoustic duo Happy Hour perform at the Farm Gate outdoor stage.

12.15pm – 1pm: Australian Army Band Kapooka acoustic ensemble performs at The Stump.

1pm: 2023 HMFD Natural Fibres Fashion Awards parade with prize money of over $5500 across all sections. Competition to be judged on Thursday.

1.30pm: Official launch of the new Telstra 4G and 5G mobile base station on site.

2pm: Landpower Australia launch of three new models of the agricultural wheeled loader range, CLAAS Torion, at Claas Harvest Centre at Block Q 736-744.

2pm: Circus star Marcela Scheuner dazzles at the Farm Gate outdoor stage; George the Farmer performance at Hutcheon & Pearce site 489-498 Block M and XAG Australia drone demonstration at the agronomy plots. 

2.30pm: World champion Stihl Timbersports athlete Brad De Losa talks all things chainsaws at the Hutcheon & Pearce site 489-498 Block M.

2.30pm: TEKtalk at the TEKFARM Agritech Innovation Hub. “Beyond Barriers: Overcoming challenges in AgTech Adoption on farms”

2.30pm: Country Lifestyle exhibitor fashion parade and salute to the 1960s mini parade.

5pm: Helicopter joy flights finish. Gates close.

After 5pm: Daily draw of the gate prize sponsored by Lowes Petrolem.