Tuesday, September 18
8am: Pedigree and Nature’s Table Sheep and Yard Dog trials start
8am: Champion axeman and men’s health advocate David Foster appears at Atlantic Oils site.
9am: Wagga Air Centre’s joy flights begin.
9am: Australian reptile displays by Snake Tails on the hour, every hour, until 3pm near The Stump.
9am: See the JCB Hydradig 110W (wheeled excavator) at the machinery demonstration area.
9.30am: Country Lifestyle program begins.
9.30am: Farm Gate Market Produce pavilion program begins.
10am: See the Brookfield SD150S-TR SuperDrill at the demonstration area.
10am-11.30am: Duo “Happy Hour’’ perform at the Farm Gate stage.
10.30am: Australian Army Band Kapooka acoustic ensemble performs at The Stump.
10.30am: See the New Holland T7.315 tractor in the demonstration area.
10.30am: Acoustic duo Happy Hour perform at the Farm Gate stage.
11am: Official opening by ACCC deputy chairman Mick Keogh and presentation of the 2018 HMFD Machine of the Year Award at The Stump.
11am: George the Farmer performance at Hutcheon & Pearce site 489-498 Block M.
11am: See the John Deere R4045 self-propelled sprayer at the demonstration area.
11am: Fashion parade at Country Lifestyle.
11.30am: See the JCB Hydradig 110W (wheeled excavator) at the machinery demonstration area.
12 noon-1pm: Dreamfields duo, The Inner Vision, perform at the Farm Gate stage.
12.15pm – 1pm: Australian Army Band Kapooka acoustic ensemble performs at The Stump.
Lunch break: Natural horsemanship entertainment and education with Tim O’Brien and the Boggy Creek Show at sheep and yard dog trial site.
12.30pm: See the New Holland T7.315 tractor in the machinery demonstration area.
1pm: 2018 HMFD Natural Fibres Fashion Awards parade with prize money of over $5000 across all sections. Competition to be judged on Thursday.
1pm: See the John Deere R4045 self-propelled sprayer at the demonstration area.
1.30pm: Noon: “5 steps to bank loan success for young farmers “ – NSW DPI at The Stump.
1.30pm-2pm: Dreamfield musician Iva Mahoni performs on the Farm Gate stage.
2pm: Official unveiling of the Joan Meyer stage at Country Lifestyle.
2pm: Duo “Happy Hour” perform at the Farm Gate stage.
2pm: See the Brookfield SD150s-TR SuperDrill at the demonstration area.
2pm: Daily draw of the winner of the Farm Gate Produce Market hamper
2pm: George the Farmer performance at Hutcheon & Pearce site 489-498 Block M.
2.30pm: See the JCB Hydradig 110W (wheeled excavator) at the machinery demonstration area.
2.30pm: Country Lifestyle exhibitor fashion parade
2.30pm: Circus star Marcela Scheuner dazzles at the Farm Gate stage.
2.45pm: Trinity Anglican College musical theatre ensemble at the Farm Gate stage.
5pm: Helicopter joy flights finish. Gates close.