Mystery Creek 2017

[holwellcourtfarm]

One for @mrs mtx

I see the Kiwis are copying the UK plod and trying to get in with the farmers

A good showing from Claas

Even Samasz have made it to the NZ market @smcapstick

"Fusion" type combined balers from several manufacturers

And a power driven clamp compactor/spreader

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Apparently it's common to buy your animal health pour-ons in 25 litre drums in NZ

and their tails and te5t1cles need bigger, stronger rubber bands than here

Which means using stronger applicators

But even NZ has to have plenty of H&S signs

They do appear to cater better for their female staff though

@Flossie ? @mrs mtx ?

And they feed their pests to their pets

 

[Flossie]

Is that a pair of silver swingers fashioned into a goblet?
I particularly like the beer bottle opener on the handle.......drunk in charge of castrators

http://www.shewear.com.au/product/she-can-womens-safety-work-boots-sale/

Ocean blue, non-safety, size 6. If @Mrs Holwell could sneak me a pair in her luggage I'd be eternally grateful

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

This made me chuckle - Typically Kiwi - Say it like it is

Have you seen this before @RWG Contracts @BobGreen ? Roof trusses designed so that birds can't roost on them and sh1t everywhere

Post augers for ALL size posts

And Helicopter rides all day in and out

and several shades of green. I saw more Deutz in NZ than I've ever seen in the UK.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

My other New Zealand thread had been taking up my time lately but I've a few more Mystery Creek pics to post:

Mercedes aiming for the Landcruiser market

Popular feed troughs you don't see in the UK

Drone survey and hi-tech spreading anyone?

Either spray with the drone

Or geolocate each weed with a survey drone then spot treat each one using Seletron nozzle switching on a boom sprayer

No escape from H&S paperwork, even in NZ

How else do you side up those tall windbreaks?

 

[NYTP]

We came over to this show to exhibit as part of the UK pavilion. It was the first time the UK government had been back since 2001. IMO the stand was a little lacklustre but they learnt alot and I think in future more budget will be spent on the look of the stand.

The analogy of the Royal Show is good, however the quality of the machinery stands at Fieldays don't match the Royal in it's heyday. The machinery stands are comparable to me as one of the bigger county shows, albeit with manufacture support. Some of the dairy related stands were impressive and the sheer amount of Swanndri shopping bags carried around!

What interested me most talking to farmers and dealers is the lack of specialist shows. The main shows besides this is the Central Districts and South Island Field days. All of which are general rural shows, There is no LAMMA or Cereals style so a lot of the visitors of the shows are there for free ice cream from ANZ and to look at the new Holden.

It highlight several points. The advancement of the British economy. The size of the British farm market that it can sustain these shows, this is also considering that agriculture has little importance to the overall UK economy, unlike New Zealand where agriculture exports are integral to it you would think a 'farmer only' show would of been started now.

It also shows the potential for British farmers in a post CAP world if ways are changed, but that's another story.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

We came over to this show to exhibit as part of the UK pavilion. It was the first time the UK government had been back since 2001. IMO the stand was a little lacklustre but they learnt alot and I think in future more budget will be spent on the look of the stand.

The analogy of the Royal Show is good, however the quality of the machinery stands at Fieldays don't match the Royal in it's heyday. The machinery stands are comparable to me as one of the bigger county shows, albeit with manufacture support. Some of the dairy related stands were impressive and the sheer amount of Swanndri shopping bags carried around!

What interested me most talking to farmers and dealers is the lack of specialist shows. The main shows besides this is the Central Districts and South Island Field days. All of which are general rural shows, There is no LAMMA or Cereals style so a lot of the visitors of the shows are there for free ice cream from ANZ and to look at the new Holden.

It highlight several points. The advancement of the British economy. The size of the British farm market that it can sustain these shows, this is also considering that agriculture has little importance to the overall UK economy, unlike New Zealand where agriculture exports are integral to it you would think a 'farmer only' show would of been started now.

It also shows the potential for British farmers in a post CAP world if ways are changed, but that's another story.

Interesting point.

I did see you were there, were you busy?

 

[NYTP]

Interesting point.

I did see you were there, were you busy?

We weren't inundated by any stretch, the first 2 days were busiest. However the enquiries we got were quality and we picked up a couple of very good contacts. Perhaps with it being less busy we had chance to talk to people and find out more, as opposed to LAMMA and Agritechnica where you are busy all the time. If it was a UK show we wouldn't return but if you were intent of cracking the NZ market then you would look at it again (for us in the machinery area not with UK pavilion) and the two other larger field days shows.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

We weren't inundated by any stretch, the first 2 days were busiest. However the enquiries we got were quality and we picked up a couple of very good contacts. Perhaps with it being less busy we had chance to talk to people and find out more, as opposed to LAMMA and Agritechnica where you are busy all the time. If it was a UK show we wouldn't return but if you were intent of cracking the NZ market then you would look at it again (for us in the machinery area not with UK pavilion) and the two other larger field days shows.

You'd fit in better inside the main pavillion.

 

[NYTP]

You'd fit in better inside the main pavillion.

It the most comfortable place to be, but it was more ag technologies than spare parts. I also think the floor space is the most expensive. Talking to other stands and the organisers, it's not a cheap show to attend. I don't think we will be having our own stand there in the short term, but maybe in a few years if the plans we're making in NZ come off.