Official program for Tuesday, September 20

8am: Henty Working Dog trials start at 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: Wagga Air Centre’s joy flights begin at the heli pad.

9am: Reptile Kingdom Australia display every hour on the hour. Central area near HMFD Office.

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: 2022 Radio 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 Col Anderson and Anthony Melton entertain at the Farm Gate outdoor stage.

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

10am: CSU Innovation and Research Hub speaker Cindy Cassidy on the Southern NSW Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub. Site 564-565 Block N.

10.20am: Radio Challenge whip crack at The Stump with Newmarket Saddlery.

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

10.40am: Radio Challenge scone eating at Country Lifestyle.

11am: Official opening and presentation of the 2022 HMFD Machine of the Year Award at The Stump.

11am: George the Farmer performance at Hutcheon & Pearce site 489-498 Block M.

11am: Fashion parade at Country Lifestyle includes mini parade of fashion across the decades.

11am: Circus star Marcela Scheuner will dazzle at the Farm Gate outdoor stage.

12pm: CSU Innovation and Research Hub speaker Jane Kelly on barley grass seed contamination in sheep: options associated with early weed management. 

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: 2022 HMFD Natural Fibres Fashion Awards parade with prize money of over $5500 across all sections. Competition to be judged on Thursday.

1.30pm: CSU Innovation and Research Hub speakers Cassandera Schefe and Jonathon Medway on Food Agility Cool Soil Initiative a project through the Gulbali Institute. Site 564-565 Block N.

2pm: Circus star Marcela Scheuner dazzles at the Farm Gate outdoor stage.

2pm: Scots School Pipe Band entertains at The Stump

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.

2pm: See the agricultural drone demonstration from XAG Australia at the demonstration area near the agronomy plots. 

2.30pm: Country Lifestyle exhibitor fashion parade.

2.30pm: CSU Innovation and Research Hub speaker Jonathon Medway on the Global Digital Farm – using precision data to make better farm decisions. Site 564-565 Block N.

5pm: Helicopter joy flights finish. Gates close.

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