Hello
ODK Event Lovers
It is an embarrassment that I have never visited
Agfest, an agricultural and machinery
field day(s) that has been run here for 34 years. It is in the top 3 field days held
in Australia. Last year, Agfest attracted over 600,000 visitors and 700 exhibitors.
The event generates tens of millions of dollars in sales. I, for example, spent $25
on entry and ate a very tasty $10 Bratwurst roll. Say no more.
Agfest is organised and managed for non-profit, and it is held at Quercus Park,
Oaks Road,
Carrick, Tasmania �a small historic village 17 kilometers west of Launceston,
Tasmania, Australia, on the banks of the Liffey River. It must be a yearly shock to the
local population of about 500!
Like all Ag shows today, the definition of �agriculture� has been greatly expanded and
distorted. Anything conceivable can be presented and displayed under that umbrella �
including � umbrellas, socks, automobiles, boats, jewellery, soy wax candles, organic
herbal teas, crystals, knives, chopping boards and ironing board covers.
Nonetheless, this show was primarily about the men and women on the land � with displays
of all types of amazing machinery. I really had no idea what I was looking at half the time.
But there were things I did recognise � the old stuff.
TO BE CONTINUED ...