Wednesday, September 21, 2016
8am: Exelpet Sheep and Yard Dog trials start
9am: Wagga Air Centre’s helicopter joy flights start.
9am: Chainsaw artistry with chainsaw sculptor Angie Polglaze near The Stump.
9.30am: Farm Gate Market pavilion program begins.
9.30am: Country Lifestyle program starts.
10am-12 noon: Dreamfields musician Chelsea Knight performs on the sound stage.
11am: Winner of the Henty Agri-Innovators Award announced at The Stump
11am: Country Lifestyle vintage and exhibitor fashion parade
11am: Champion axeman and men’s health advocate David Foster appears at Atlantic Oils.
11am: GRDC Northern Panel research forum – in-season updates – 887-888 row R, Fourth Farm Ave.
11.15am: Matthew Johnstone, the Black Dog Institute, launches Riverina Bluebell’s cattle drive fundraiser.
12 noon: Renowned musician Maidie Dawson performs on the Farm Gate stage (southern end).
12.30pm: Yanco Agricultural High School drum corps entertain at The Stump
1pm: 2016 HMFD Natural Fibres Fashion Awards with prize money totalling almost $6000 across all sections. Competition to be judged on Thursday.
1pm-3pm: Dreamfields musician Chelsea Knight performs on the sound stage.
1pm: Champion axeman and men’s health advocate David Foster appears at Atlantic Oils.
1pm: The Scots School pipe band entertains at The Stump.
1.30pm: NSW Farmers’ Association president Derek Schoen speaks at The Stump.
1.45pm: AGCO celebrates the 70th anniversary of the TE20 “Little Grey Fergy’’ Ferguson tractor.
2pm: Chainsaw artistry with chainsaw sculptor Angie Polglaze near The Stump
2.30pm: Country Lifestyle vintage and exhibitor fashion parade