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| Your Guide to Free Information and Demonstrations | ||
| Unless stated, free information sessions and demonstrations will be held on both Friday 16th and Saturday 17th July. | ||
| Subject to change without notice. | ||
| Time | Free Information and Demonstration Topic | Map Location |
| AGRONOMY, LAND MANAGEMENT & CONSERVATION | ||
| Continuous | Olive Oil testing – Diagnostic and Analytical Lab (NSW I&I) | L16 |
| Continuous | Dubbo Forest Nursery – Field Days SPECIALS – Preselected trays of 40 tubestock - $25 a tray – including Casuarinas, assorted Myrtles and Wattles (NSW I&I) | L16 |
| Continuous | Feed Quality Service – Diagnostic and Analytical Lab (NSW I&I) | L16 |
| Continuous | Drought Support Workers – can provide information on what assistance is available and who is eligible, and help you wade through the multitude of forms for assistance. Information provided on transport subsidies, DOCs emergency household payment, RAA interest rate subsidy, FarmReady, utility account assistance | L16 |
| Continuous | Tocal Ag College, representative available to answer enquiries on the college’s full time courses, external studies, rural traineeships, skills recognition programs and PROfarm short courses available through the college | L16 |
| Continuous | Free worm egg counts – BYO fresh animal dung. Kits for worm tests, soil tests and water tests also available -Diagnostic and Analytical Lab (NSW I&I) | L16 |
| Continuous | ‘Perchy’ Fishing Education Trailer. Fishing rod competition for children. Up-to-date information on Recreational Fishing | L16 |
| Continuous | Comprehensive range of rural publications – Tocal Ag College | L16 |
| Continuous | Mid-Western Regional Council Noxious Weeds - Information on weeds in the Mudgee area, a Weed display, identification, control and programs. | L16 |
| Continuous | Grain storage - underground pits. See what happens to underground stored grain at the Grain Tunnel. | L14 |
| Continuous | LIVING CLASSROOM including over 200 pasture species and varieties including native pastures. Farmers, landholders, land managers and community members can learn about native pastures, winter growing perennial grasses, summer growing perennial grasses, annual legume species, perennial legume species, perennial pasture herbs, salt tolerant pasture species, acid tolerant pasture species, species tolerant to light soils and low fertility, species that are highly productive in heavy soils and high fertility, forage crops for pastoral enterprises, matching pastures to land capability classes and livestock enterprises. |
L15 |
| 9.00am to 10am, 1.30pm to 4.30pm | Agronomist (NSW I&I) available for questions | L15 |
| 10.00am to 1.00pm | Agronomist are not available for discussion during the lecture program | L15 |
| Lecture Program | ||
| 11.30am | Belinda Hackney- District Agronomist (NSW I&I), Bathurst will be speaking on Pasture Legumes- Selection and Management on Farm | L15 |
| 11.00am | Tony Cox- Project Officer (NSW I&I), Pastures will be speaking on Grassy box/gum woodlands on farms | L15 |
| 10.30am | Craig Muir- Project Officer (NSW I&I), Fireweed, will be speaking on Fireweed- Identification, management and distribution in the Central West and Hunter Regions. | L15, L16 |
| Ongoing Displays | Posters- Biological Control of Paterson's Curse, Fertiliser products- what nutrition are you buying? Are you feeding your plants or your soils? Why are ameliorants different? Annual pasture legume plots, Perennial pasture legume plots, Temperate perennial pasture grasses, Tropical perennial pasture grasses, Native perennial pasture grasses, Forage and fodder crops | L15 |
| Continuous | Placestories (2 min narrated slideshow) - Native grasses in cemeteries; come and learn about these unique sites that haven't been grazed much since European Settlement (Watershed Landcare) | L8 |
| 11.30am 1hr duration | Pasture Cropping- Profitable, regenerative agriculture. Sowing annual crops into perennial grasses is a technique that reduces input costs while maintaining profit margins. Pasture cropping also increases perennial component of pasture. Improve your farms' resilience to climate change and grow carbon in your soil. Lecture and visit to demonstration site with Colin Seis from Winona Pastoral Co | L39 |
| 12.30pm | Regenerative Agriculture- An overview of wholistic techniques from the sustainable farming sector that can be used to regenerate Australian agriculture's soils, profits and communities (Nick Ritar from Milkwood Permaculture) | L39 |
| Continuous | There will be information available on salt tolerant/ waterwise plants at the permanent Garden Trial demonstration area site | L8 |
| 1.00pm 45min duration | Practical soil carbon farming – from soil to sales, opportunities are opening up for farmers to improve productivity, lower emissions and take Carbon from the atmosphere (Michael & Louisa Kiely from Carbon Farmers of Australia) | L39 |
| Continuous | Scythes Demonstration, the Scythe is the ecological alternative to lawn mowers & whipper snippers. Display in vineyard & DPI Plots | L15, L10 |
| ALPACAS | ||
| Continuous | Alpaca Central Western Region NSW will have a large number of breeders with there livestock on display.They will be available to provide information & answer questions | L29 |
| Continuous | There will be a display showing the advancements of the Alpaca Industry in Australia, namely Alpaca wool carpet, fabrics & velvets (Alpaca Central Western Region NSW) | L29 |
| Continuous | There will be Spinning Demonstrations, Alpacas for sale, products for sale & crafts (Alpaca Central Western Region NSW) | L29 |
| ALTERNATIVE BUILDING | ||
| Continuous | Strawbale buildings provide us with a real choice to help reduce energy consumption when building and inhabiting our homes. A Strawbale building demonstration will be conducted by Frank Thomas from Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow, Strawbale Construction & Sam Vivers from Viva Living Homes. Come & see a Strawbale building actually being built during the field days, this will be an ongoing demonstration throughout both days. There will be an explanation of sustainable building methods, including a question & answer session. | L40 |
| Continuous | Rammed Earth is a sustainable method of constructing walls, local builder Justin Penney will demonstrate the construction of earth walls over the 2 days | L42 |
| AQUACULTURE | ||
| Continuous | ‘Perchy’ Fishing Education Trailer. Fishing rod competition for children. Up-to-date information on Recreational Fishing | L16 |
| Fri 11.00am | Fishing Workshops on the dam- information sessions will include how to tie knots, rig a fishing rod, casting, catching a fish & talks on NSW Fisheries rules & regulations and catch and release (sessions will run for 1 hour). There is also a fishing rod competition at the NSW DPI site L16. Participants required to register beforehand at site L38 | L38 |
| Sat 10.30am, 12.00pm | Fishing Workshops on the dam- information sessions will include how to tie knots, rig a fishing rod, casting, catching a fish & talks on NSW Fisheries rules & regulations and catch and release (sessions will run for 1 hour). There is also a fishing rod competition at the NSW DPI site L16. Participants required to register beforehand at site L38 | L38 |
| AVIATION | ||
| Continuous | Joy flights with Commercial Helicopters - see Mudgee and the Field Days from the air! | Road G |
| Continuous | There will be various aircraft on display including the Australian designed and manufactured Jabiru, plus imported models including Tecnam, Xair,and Alegro. You can talk to aircraft owners about training, owning and maintaining your own aircraft or organise a trial flight on the day. | L18 |
| BUTCHERY | ||
| 10.30am | Hindquarter of beef - view the butchers of Hodges Butchery breaking down a hindquarter. T-Bone, Rump, Fillet, Topside steaks to name a few | L12 |
| 12.00pm | Lamb - see a whole lamb broken down. Learn to prepare lamb roasts and cutlet racks. | L12 |
| 1.00pm | Forequarter of beef - watch Dennis Staples of Hodges Butchery breaking down a forequarter. Chuck, Scotch, Blade, Brisket are some of the cuts from a Forequarter of beef | L12 |
| Continuous | Nick Wake from Gulgong Stock & Rural will be on hand throughout the day to discuss what to look for when purchasing stock from the saleyards or out of the paddock. Nick will buy or sell livestock on your behalf and is happy to give advice on everything from buying breeding stock to selling through the saleyards. Nick also has CRT in Gulgong and stocks feed additives and animal health products. | L12 |
| Continuous | Home Butchery - what it is, how to do it and all of your questions answered - learn how to roll a roast, make sausages, sharpen & maintain knives and information on butchering apprentiships available. Plently of recipe ideas. | L12 |
| CARS | ||
| Continuous | Cudgegong Valley Pioneer Vehicle Club, Vintage & Veteran cars on display | L44 |
| The Cudgegong Cruisers will have cars on display & will provide membership information | L44 | |
| CATTLE | ||
| "Beef from Breeding to the BBQ" (NSW I&I) | L25 | |
| 10.00am, 1.00pm | Beef Breeding for Profit? (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| 10.30am, 1.30pm | How do cattle grow? (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| 11.30am, 2.30pm | Marketing your cattle? (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| 12.00pm, 3.00pm | Carcase feedback, How did you go? (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| Continuous | Cattle Handling DVD (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| Continuous | General feeding and nutrition of your cattle? (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| Continuous | General NLIS information (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| Continuous | General management and marketing advice (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| Continuous | Launching of the Central North Livestock Health and Pest Authority Small Farm booklet for small landholders (free for all small landholders) | L23 |
| Continuous | Nick Wake from Gulgong Stock & Rural will be on hand throughout the day to discuss what to look for when purchasing stock from the saleyards or out of the paddock. Nick will buy or sell livestock on your behalf and is happy to give advice on everything from buying breeding stock to selling through the saleyards. Nick also has CRT in Gulgong and stocks feed additives and animal health products. | L12 |
| Continuous | Home Butchery - what it is, how to do it and all of your questions answered by Hodges Butchery | L12 |
| Continuous | The Cattle Breeds on display this year will be Brahman, Galloway, Miniature Galloways, Charolais, Dexter, Limousin, Square Meatres, Speckle Parks | Livestock Road |
| COOKING | ||
| Fri 10.00am, 2.30pm, 3.15pm, 4.00pm | Gas cooking demonstration at the Country Energy site. | 124-126 |
| Sat 10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 12.15pm, 1.30pm, 2.15pm, 3.00pm, 3.45pm, 4.30pm | Gas cooking demonstration at the Country Energy site. | 124-126 |
| COMPOST | ||
| Continuous | Come & chat with Mudgee Composting Services about modern compost uses, applications & see the latest commercial compost equipment in action.There will be a demonstration of Windrow Compost Turners, including a Turner constructed by AREC | L41 |
| Continuous | Jackie from Horticultural Highlights will be discussing, answering queries, giving ideas about gardening, including landscaping, mulching, composting | L8 |
| Continuous | Compost, worms and no-dig gardening! Look at different ways you can create beautiful compost, worm castings or worm juice in your backyard (Bokashi, compost tumbler, home-made 1000L worm farm), build veggie garden beds on a Sunday afternoon! (Tamara Bowman from Living Earth Supplies) | L8 |
| DOGS | ||
| 7.30am start, run all day | Western Magazine Sheep/Yard Dog Trials Championship. The best in Australia will be there, 3 events will be run over the two days with approximately 120 dogs participating, very competitive & the current Australian Champion will be there. | L31 |
| Continuous | Working Dog demonstrations with Winona Kelpie Stud | L30, 559 |
| Fri 9.30am, 2.00pm | Agility & Obedience Dogs- Mudgee Dog-a-cise Centre. Agility Demonstration- Dogs learning to do Agility, Dogs will be jumping, weaving, using tunnels, seasaw & bridge | L32 |
| Fri 11.30am, 4.00pm | Obedience Demontration- Beginner to Advanced Classes | L32 |
| Sat 10.00am, 12.00pm, 2.00pm, 4.00pm | Obedience Dogs - Mudgee and District Kennel and Obedience Club. Advanced dog demonstrations- including recall, stands for examination, drop, sit, distant control, scent discrimination, also Beginners demonstration class- how to train your dog | L32 |
| Sat 11.00am, 3.00pm | Shepherd will jump through the hoop of fire. (weather permitting) | L32 |
| Sat 4.00pm | Amazing tricks with dogs. Handler Angela will be offering advice and answer your questions | L32 |
| Continuous | Guide Dogs will be on display | D32 Founders Pavilion |
| FASHION PARADES Supported by Pages Event Hire | ||
| Continuous from 9.30am onwards | Fashion Parades - Supported by Country Energy & Pages Event Hire. The fashion parades are free & we invite you to come & enjoy this fun & entertaining interactive shopping experience. A limited number off fashion exhibitors will have their stalls inside the pavilion right where the parades are taking place. It promises to be alot of fun. | L36 |
| FENCING | ||
| Continuous | Fencing demonstration will be conducted by John Price of Price Fencing. John will be speaking on types of fencing to suit situations, depending on likely use of land/fence, what livestock, soil types, vegetation types, wind direction/ protection of young stock.There will also be a talk on fancy front entrances for your property. Demonstrations will include fit strainer & stay- emphasising chainsaw safety, run & strain wire- emphasising hand & eye protection & site hygeine, run & strain hinge joint- with mention of sharps, tension, trip hazards.Electric fence components will also be included. John will also demonstrate wire knot samples & show homemade fence tools, visitor participation is encouraged. | L4 |
| 10.00am, 11.00am, 1.00pm, 2.00pm, 3.00pm | Demonstrations of OneSteel Waratah fencing products | 219, 220 |
| GARDENING | ||
| 10.30am, 2.30pm | Peter Burns- general discussion covering various small scale gardening techniques | L8 |
| Continuous | Permanent display of different types of vegetable gardens, ideas for your own vegetable gardens | L8 |
| Continuous | Jackie from Horticultural Highlights will be discussing, answering queries, giving ideas about gardening, including landscaping, mulching, composting | L8 |
| 2.30pm | Out of ideas for the backyard and veggie patch? How about intensifying your backyard food production with a diverse array of food plants & trees (food plants available)... How about edible bamboo and heritage apples... This session should show some ideas! (Tamara Bowman from Living Earth Supplies) | L8 |
| Continuous | Compost, worms and no-dig gardening! Look at different ways you can create beautiful compost, worm castings or worm juice in your backyard (Bokashi, compost tumbler, home-made 1000L worm farm), build veggie garden beds on a Sunday afternoon! (Tamara Bowman from Living Earth Supplies) | L8 |
| 12.30pm | Rose pruning with David Miers - meet at the footpath that leads up to the AREC main office (across from the Fashion pavilion) | AREC main office |
| GOATS | ||
| Continuous | Mohair Australia Limited (Western Region) will have Angora Goats on display, there will be spinning demonstrations along with various Mohair products, goats milk soap & various publications on the Goat industry. There will be a Mohair Promotional CD & Landline Program on rotationally. Experienced breeders will be on hand to questions & enquiries.The President of GICA & member NSW Farmers Goat Committee & President Mohair Aust Ltd will be available to answer any goat industry enquiries. | L26 |
| Continuous | Leaning Oak Winery & Dairy will have baby goats available for children to mingle with, pat & feed. | L46 |
| 10.15am, 11.15am, 1.45pm, 2.45pm | Goat Milking demonstration by Leaning Oak Winery & Dairy. Onlookers can have a turn at milking. During the Goat milking demonstration there will be discussion on milking goats, their health & feed requirements. | L46 |
| 12.00pm Getting Started, 12.45pm Cutting the Curd, 2.15pm Hooping the Cheese | Cheesemaking demonstration by Leaning Oak Winery & Dairy. There will be a demonstration on making a batch of goat camembert cheese, onlookers will learn the basic steps of cheesemaking, getting started, cutting the curd & hooping the cheese. Cheese tasting & purchase will be available. | L46 |
| Continuous | Launching of the Central North Livestock Health and Pest Authority Small Farm booklet for small landholders (free for all small landholders) | L23 |
| Continuous | NLIS Goats with the Central North Livestock Health and Pest Authority | L23 |
| Continuous | General NLIS Information for goats (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| Continuous | The Goat breeds on display this year will be Angora, Boer, Dairy | Livestock Road |
| HELICOPTERS | ||
| Continuous | Joy flights with Commercial Helicopters- see Mudgee and the Field Days from the air! | Road G |
| HORSES | ||
| Continuous | Draught horse members will be discussing heavy horses & their associated problems & advantages (Australian Draught Horse Stud Book Society Inc) | L22, 746 |
| 10.00am, 2.00pm | Harnessing to a vehicle & demonstration driving. | L22, 746 |
| 12.00pm, 3.00pm | Foot Trimming | L22, 746 |
| 1.00pm | Discussion of the breed standards for different breeds of heavy horse | L22, 746 |
| 2.00pm | Harnessing to low chains for ploughing | L22, 746 |
| 11.00am, 2.00pm | Clydesdale & Shire Horse exhibition- Pauline Mitchell & Maurice Irvine will be presenting demonstrations and education sessions on these breeds of heavy horses, their care, preparation, history & working abilities. Showcased will be Champion Shire filly from 2009 National Shire horse show and Clydesdale filly who stud third in a line up of 8 at 2010 Sydney Royal. | L22, 747 |
| HORTICULTURE | ||
| 10.30am, 1.00pm | Fruit trees - pruning theory and practical technique (Susan Marte from NSW I&I) | L6 |
| 11.30am | Growing Apple Trees for Cider - David Pickering from NSW I&I will speak on the latest info on this unique market in Australia. David has studied cider apple orchards in France and England. | L6 |
| 12.00pm | The humble Prune! Anne Mooney from NSW I&I will speak on helping to combat climate change with high quality and suitable varieties | L7 |
| 10.00am, 1.30pm | Hazelnuts - The super food on the farm? Learn about the health benefits and gross margins of biodiversifying your farm with this crop (Clem & Vanessa Cox from Australian Gourmet Hazelnuts) | L7 |
| 12.30pm | Rose pruning with David Miers - meet at the footpath that leads up to the AREC main office (across from the Fashion pavilion) | AREC main office |
| 2.00pm | Turf - laying the groundwork for successful establishement with Richard Plummer from NSW I&I | L7 |
| 2.30pm | Out of ideas for the backyard and veggie patch? How about intensifying your backyard food production with a diverse array of food plants & trees (food plants available)... How about edible bamboo and heritage apples... This session should sow some ideas! (Tamara Bowman from Living Earth Supplies) | L8 |
| 11.00am, 12.30pm | Organics - thinking of converting but unsure of the process? (Scott Seaman from NSW I&I) | L7 |
| 11.30am | Queensland Fruitfly - the pest we love to hate! Learn the life cycle and how to control this troublesome pest (entomologist Olivia Reynolds and Horticulturist Katina Lindhout from NSW I&I) | L7, L6 |
| Continuous | Mulching in the vineyard / orchard - display | L6, L10 |
| Continuous | Pre-pruning in the vineyard - display | L10 |
| KIDS ACTIVITIES | ||
| Continuous | Animal Nursery. Hands on farm animal nursery - A display of very interesting animals for the kids to see and pat. The animals this year will include Boer Goats, Angora Goats, Dairy Goats, Llama & Cria, Alpaca & Cria, Ewes & Lambs, Bitch & Pups, Welsh Pony, Minature Mare & Foal, Donkey & baby Jenny, Geese, Ducks, Guinea Fowls, Pea Fowls, Highland Calf. | L27, 745 |
| Fri 11.00am till 2.00pm | Join in & build a Scarecrow. We encourage families, school groups and businesses to take up the challenge and let their imagination and creative skills create some eye catching entries. Scarecrows have been used for centuries all around the world to keep birds away from our crops and gardens | L45 |
| Continuous | Leaning Oak Winery & Dairy will have baby goats available for children to mingle with, pat & feed. | L46 |
| 10.15am, 11.15am, 1.45pm, 2.45pm | Goat Milking demonstration by Leaning Oak Winery & Dairy. Onlookers can have a turn at milking. During the goat milking demonstration there will be discussion on milking goats, their health & feed requirements. | L46 |
| 12.00pm Getting Started, 12.45pm Cutting the Curd, 2.15pm Hooping the Cheese | Cheesemaking demonstration by Leaning Oak Winery & Dairy. There will be a demonstration on making a batch of goat camembert cheese, onlookers will learn the basic steps of cheesemaking, getting started, cutting the curd & hooping the cheese. Cheese tasting & purchase will be available. | L46 |
| Continuous | Kites will be available on both days for kids to purchase,colour in. | L1 |
| show twice daily | "Wild about Reading" Show with the Cudgegong Learning Community.The “Wild Thing” will be present during the day to entertain children and emphasise the importance of reading with young children. | 35 & 36 |
| Continuous | Reading Nook, Story telling for infants/primary with the CLC | 35 & 36 |
| Continuous | Art/Craft activities, Badge making, Face painting with the CLC | 35 & 36 |
| Circus 4 shows daily | Circus and Interactive Skills Workshops with the CLC | 35 & 36 |
| Continuous | Interactive educational technology & Speed stacking with the CLC | 35 & 36 |
| Continuous | A Mystery game for children around the Field Days site with the CLC. | 35 & 36 |
| Fri 11.00am | Fishing Workshops on the dam- information sessions will include how to tie knots, rig a fishing rod, casting, catching a fish & talks on NSW Fisheries rules & regulations and catch and release (sessions will run for 1 hour). There is also a fishing rod competition at the NSW DPI site L16. Participants required to register beforehand at site L38 | L38 |
| Sat 10.30am, 12.00pm | Fishing Workshops on the dam- information sessions will include how to tie knots, rig a fishing rod, casting, catching a fish & talks on NSW Fisheries rules & regulations and catch and release (sessions will run for 1 hour). There is also a fishing rod competition at the NSW DPI site L16. Participants required to register beforehand at site L38 | L38 |
| 10.00am to 11.30am & 2.00pm to 4.00pm | Face painting with Country Energy in the Animal Nursery | L27 |
| Continuous | On Display will be Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Alpacas, Poultry, Dogs, Horses | Livestock Road |
| 7.30am start, run all day | Western Magazine Sheep/Yard Dog Trials Championship. The best in Australia will be there, 3 events will be run over the two days with approximately 120 dogs participating, very competitive & the current Australian Champion will be there. | L31 |
| Continuous | Working Dog demonstrations with Winona Kelpie Stud | L30 |
| Fri 9.30am, 2.00pm | Agility & Obedience Dogs- Mudgee Dog-a-cise Centre. Agility Demonstration- Dogs learning to do Agility, Dogs will be jumping, weaving, using tunnels, seasaw & bridge | L32 |
| Fri 11.30am, 4.00pm | Obedience Demontration- Beginner to Advanced Classes | L32 |
| Sat 10.00am, 12.00pm, 2.00pm, 4.00pm | Obedience dogs - Mudgee and District Kennel and Obedience Club. Advanced dog demonstrations- including recall, stands for examination, drop, sit, distant control, scent discrimination, also Beginners demonstration class- how to train your dog | L32 |
| Sat 11.00am, 3.00pm | Shepherd will jump through the hoop of fire. (weather permitting) | L32 |
| Sat 4.00pm | Amazing tricks with dogs. Handler Angela will be offering advice and answer your questions | L32 |
| LANDCARE | ||
| Fri 12.00pm | Winner announced for the Mudgee Schools Property Planning Competition. (CWCMA) | L19 |
| Fri 12.20pm | Jane Crystal (CWCMA implementation manager) and a CWCMA board member will Launch the CWCMA photographic competition 2010 & present prize | L19 |
| Continuous | Promotion of latest incentive funding available in the Central West CMA. | L19 |
| Continuous | CWCMA Interactive display with Property Planning theme. Topic, Water- Gambusia (Invasive Fish) identification display. Detailed information on Gambusia, how to recognise them and the issue with them invading our waterways. Identification of water plants - samples showing common water plants from our district. Water bug identification - Interactive activity to promote the value and diversity of water bugs and assistance to identify species. | L19 |
| Continuous | CWCMA Interactive display with Property Planning theme. Topic, Soils- Computer mapping and soil overlays for properties. Assistance provided to landholders to identify their soils and looking at management options. Dispersion, pH and texture tests for soil profiles. Landholder soils samples can be tested on the day with discussion of management options | L19 |
| Continuous | CWCMA Interactive display with Property Planning theme. Topic, People- Cultural heritage display of tools and items that are being made by knowledge holders today, what cultural heritage practices are still being pursued and taught. Have the chance to taste traditional foods. | L19 |
| Continuous | There will be information available on salt tolerant/ waterwise plants at the permanent Garden Trial demonstration area site | L8 |
| Continuous | Watershed Landcare Urban Representatives Christine McRae & Wendy Arnott will be on hand to talk about ornamental native grasses & stunning hardy native shrubs. | L8 |
| Continuous | Placestories (2 min narrated slideshow) - Native grasses in cemeteries; come and learn about these unique sites that haven't been grazed much since European Settlement (Watershed Landcare) | L8 |
| Continuous | Placestories (2 min narrated slideshow) - Mudgee 1st Scouts and Watershed Landcare | L8 |
| Continuous | Placestories (2 min narrated slideshow) - Mudgee Microscope Group, local group of soil biology enthusiasts | L8 |
| 11.00am, 1.00pm | Novel uses for native grasses - native lemon grass and recipies (Watershed Landcare) | L8 |
| 11.00am, 1.00pm | Novel uses for native grasses - native grass lawn with Microlaena "Weeping Grass" (Watershed Landcare) | L8 |
| 11.00am, 1.00pm | Novel uses for native grasses - salt tolerant, ornamental Danthonia "Wallaby Grass" (Watershed Landcare) | L8 |
| 10.00am, 10.30am, 1.30pm 2.00pm Soil Samples welcome | Soil biology under the microscope - bring a sample of paddock / backyard soil and SEE your soil organisms on the 'big screen'. High resolution images of your soil biology can be emailed for $10 per sample (Watershed Landcare) | L8 |
| 11.30am 1hr duration | Pasture Cropping- Profitable, regenerative agriculture. Sowing annual crops into perennial grasses is a technique that reduces input costs while maintaining profit margins. Pasture cropping also increases perennial component of pasture. Improve your farms' resilience to climate change and grow carbon in your soil. Lecture and visit to demonstration site with Colin Seis from Winona Pastoral Co | L39 |
| 12.30pm | Regenerative Agriculture- An overview of wholistic techniques from the sustainable farming sector that can be used to regenerate Australian agriculture's soils, profits and communities (Nick Ritar from Milkwood Permaculture) | L39 |
| Continuous | Placestories (2 min narrated slideshow) – Dunedoo Woodland Learning Centre (Dunedoo & Coolah Landcare) | L8 |
| Continuous | Placestories (2 min narrated slideshow) – Indian Myna trapping (Dunedoo & Coolah Landcare) | L8 |
| Fri 10am-2.00pm | Meet Simon Ferguson from Dunedoo & Coolah Landcare to talk about Indian Myna Trapping and their Woodland Learning Centre | L8 |
| 1.00pm 45min duration | Practical soil carbon farming – from soil to sales, opportunities are opening up for farmers to improve productivity, lower emissions and take Carbon from the atmosphere (Michael & Louisa Kiely from Carbon Farmers of Australia) | L39 |
| Continuous | Scythes Demonstration, the Scythe is the ecological alternative to lawn mowers & whipper snippers. Display in vineyard & DPI Plots | L15, L10 |
| LIFESTYLE | ||
| Continuous from 9.30am onwards | Fashion Parades - Supported by Country Energy & Pages Event Hire. The fashion parades are free & we invite you to come & enjoy this fun & entertaining interactive shopping experience. A limited number off fashion exhibitors will have their stalls inside the pavilion right where the parades are taking place. It promises to be alot of fun. | L36 |
| Continuous | The Mudgee Wine Industry invites Field Days guests to sample a huge variety of Mudgee Wines at stand L36. A range of wines will be available to taste or buy by the glass. ‘Field Day’ discounts will apply to Wine sales on-site so be sure to leave some room in your boot! | L36 |
| Continuous | Chat with many of the local wine producers from the Mudgee region. | L36 |
| 2.00pm | Over a glass of wine listen to “insights into a day in a winery” entertaining snippets of what goes on behind the scenes. | L36 |
| Fri 10.00am, 2.30pm, 3.15pm, 4.00pm | Gas cooking demonstration at the Country Energy site. | 124-126 |
| Sat 10am, 10.45am, 11.30am, 12.15pm, 1.30pm, 2.15pm, 3.00pm, 3.45pm, 4.30pm | Gas cooking demonstration at the Country Energy site. | 124-126 |
| Continuous | Strawbale buildings provide us with a real choice to help reduce energy consumption when building and inhabiting our homes. A Strawbale building demonstration will be conducted by Frank Thomas from Yesterday-Today-Tomorrow, Strawbale Construction & Sam Vivers from Viva Living Homes. Come & see a Strawbale building actually being built during the field days, this will be an ongoing demonstration throughout both days. There will be an explanation of sustainable building methods, including a question & answer session. | L40 |
| Continuous | Rammed Earth is a sustainable method of constructing walls, local builder Justin Penney will demonstrate the construction of earth walls over the 2 days | L42 |
| 10.15am, 11.15am, 1.45pm, 2.45pm | Goat Milking demonstration by Leaning Oak Winery & Dairy. Onlookers can have a turn at milking. During the goat milking demonstration there will be discussion on milking goats, their health & feed requirements. | L46 |
| 12.00pm Getting Started, 12.45pm Cutting the Curd, 2.15pm Hooping the Cheese | Cheesemaking demonstration by Leaning Oak Winery & Dairy. There will be a demonstration on making a batch of goat camembert cheese, onlookers will learn the basic steps of cheesemaking, getting started, cutting the curd & hooping the cheese. Cheese tasting & purchase will be available. | L46 |
| 7.30am start, run all day | Western Magazine Sheep/Yard Dog Trials Championship, the best in Australia will be there, 3 events will be run over the two days with approximately 120 dogs participating, very competitive & the current Australian Champion will be there. | L31 |
| Continuous | Firearms ownership and licensing - all your questions answered. | 547 |
| Continuous | Permanent display of different types of vegetable gardens, ideas for your own vegetable gardens | L8 |
| 11.00am, 2.00pm | Dry stone wall & Demonstration with Maurice Berry (sessions go for 20mins). | L8 |
| LIVESTOCK | See Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Alpacas etc | Livestock Road |
| MACHINERY AND VEHICLES | ||
| Continuous | Cudgegong Valley Pioneer Vehicle Club, Vintage & Veteran cars on display | L44 |
| Continuous | The Cudgegong Cruisers will have cars on display | L44 |
| Continuous | There will be a large variety of stationary engines, tractors, machinery & steam engines on display from the Cudgegong Valley Antique Machinery Club. The feature tractors will be Alice Chalmers & Minneapolis .The feature engine will be Lister & lawn mowers. The sled will be operating & will show spectators the drawbar pull capacity of a variety of tractors & differences between same model tractors but with modifications such as wider tyres or extra wheel heights. In addition to the sled you will see the introduction of the balance beam, testing the skills of drivers ability to balance their tractor on a raised platform. Another new feature will be a ladies tractor pull, a group of female club members will test their tractor driving skills against each other in this great new event.The engine display always boasts some well restored & presented engines. Spectators will be able to recall growing up with many of them in shearing sheds or in the river beds pumping water. | L17 |
| 12.00pm | The grand parade will make a come back this year providing the public with an informative drive past with our guest speaker talking about each of the tractors and machines as they go past (CVAMC) | L17 |
| 12.30pm | There will be a vintage grading demonstration reminding spectators of how our roads and other construction work was done all those years ago (CVAMC) | L17 |
| PIONEER WAY | ||
| Continuous | The Mudgee Historical Society / Colonial Inn Museum collects preserves & displays historical items from Mudgee & District including domestic, agricultural & industrial, also written/ printed/ photographic material. This year they will be displaying Apiary Equipment, A Model of Windemere Dam, Photographic display- photos of old Mudgee buildings/businesses & a restored Austin A40 Utility. | L21 |
| Continuous | Gulgong Historical Society will be displaying a hand operated printing press, kitchen, building and farming equipment, sewing and washing machines, ice chest - all from the early 1900s.There will also be a demonstration, operating the powered printing press | L21 |
| Continuous | Draught horse members will be discussing heavy horses & their associated problems & advantages. | L22, 746 |
| 10.00am, 2.00pm | Harnessing to a vehicle & demonstration driving. | L22, 746 |
| 12.00pm, 3.00pm | Foot Trimming | L22, 746 |
| 1.00pm | discussion of the breed standards for different breeds of heavy horse | L22, 746 |
| 2.00pm | Harnessing to low chains for ploughing | L22, 746 |
| 11.00am, 2.00pm | Clydesdale & Shire Horse exhibition- Pauline Mitchell & Maurice Irvine will be presenting demonstrations and education sessions on these breeds of heavy horses, their care, preparation, history & working abilities. Showcased will be Champion Shire filly from 2009 National Shire horse show and Clydesdale filly who stud third in a line up of 8 at 2010 Sydney Royal. | L22, 747 |
| POULTRY | ||
| Continuous | Poultry display organised by Pat Birchall. The display will include many popular breeds of poultry. | L28, 744 |
| Continuous | Incubation & Hatching Techniques by Mudgee Poultry & Pigeon Club | L28, 744 |
| RECYCLING | ||
| Continuous | Mulching in the vineyard / orchard - display | L6, L10 |
| Continuous | Compost, worms and no-dig gardening! Look at different ways you can create beautiful compost, worm castings or worm juice in your backyard (Bokashi, compost tumbler, home-made 1000L worm farm), build veggie garden beds on a Sunday afternoon! (Tamara Bowman from Living Earth Supplies) | L8 |
| RENEWABLE ENERGY & EFFICIENCIES | ||
| 10.00am, 2.00pm 45min duration | Feeding Solar/Wind Power Back to the Grid with Country Energy | L39 |
| Continuous | Rural connections information at Country Energy. | 124-126 |
| Fri 11.00am to 11.30am, 12.30pm to 1.00pm | Country Energy Field Team Displays | 124-126 |
| Sat 11.00am to 11.30am, 2.30pm to 3.00pm | Country Energy Field Team Displays | 124-126 |
| 10.45am 45min duration | Energy audits with Max Mosher from Comfy House Design | L39 |
| SAFETY AND HEALTH | ||
| Continuous | Safety around the farm and operating emergency power generators - presented by Country Energy | 124-126 |
| Continuous | Safety around the Home - presented by Country Energy | 124-126 |
| Continuous | Firearms ownership and licensing - all your questions answered. | 547 |
| Continuous | Firearms and the workplace - duty of care information for employers where their employees are required to use a firearm. | 547 |
| Continuous | Licence testing for anyone wishing to obtain a firearms licence - Firearm Safety and Training Council. | 547 |
| Continuous | First Aid - St John Ambulance Australia and Ambulance Service of NSW. | Centre Ring & L3 |
| Continuous | Australian Breastfeeding Association will have a Parents room available, there will be free booklets & leaflets regarding there support services & also change & feeding facilities. | Near L36 |
| Continuous | Mudgee Mens Shed - Membership register available, Members on site to answer queries | L34, 514 |
| Continuous | Mudgee District Prostate Cancer Support Group - Information available | L34, 514 |
| Continuous | Australian Hearing- Education for farmers about the consequences of noise exposure and damage to hearing, free hearing screenings will be offered | 440 |
| Fri 10.00am, 2.15pm, 3.45pm, 4.15pm | FarmSafety / Vegetation Presentations with Country Energy | 124-126 |
| Sat 10.30am, 11.15am, 12.00pm, 1.15pm, 2.00pm, 2.45pm | FarmSafety / Vegetation Presentations with Country Energy | 124-126 |
| Fri 11.00am to 11.30am, 12.30pm to 1.00pm | Country Energy Field Team Displays | 124-126 |
| Sat 11.00am to 11.30am, 2.30pm to 3.00pm | Country Energy Field Team Displays | 124-126 |
| Continuous | NSW Volunteer Rescue Association Inc will be on display | L3 |
| Continuous | NSW Fire Brigades- Mudgee Station 387 will be on display | L43 |
| SHEEP | ||
| "Running Sheep Simply on Small Farms" (NSW I&I) | L25 | |
| 9.30am, 12.30pm | "Management of the sheep production calendar and improved lamb survival" (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| 11.00am, 2.00pm | "Buying and selling sheep - new changes that you need to know" (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| Continuous | General management and marketing advice (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| Continuous | General NLIS Information for sheep (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| Continuous | General feeding and nutrition of your sheep? (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| Continuous | Launching of the Central North Livestock Health and Pest Authority Small Farm booklet for small landholders (free for all small landholders) | L23 |
| Continuous | NLIS Sheep with the Central North Livestock Health & Pest Authority | L23 |
| Continuous | Wild Dog Control with the Central North Livestock Health & Pest Authority | L23 |
| Continuous | Controlling pest animals on small farms and urban areas with the Central North Livestock Health & Pest Authority | L23 |
| Continuous | Nick Wake from Gulgong Stock & Rural will be on hand throughout the day to discuss what to look for when purchasing stock from the saleyards or out of the paddock. Nick will buy or sell livestock on your behalf and is happy to give advice on everything from buying breeding stock to selling through the saleyards. Nick also has CRT in Gulgong and stocks feed additives and animal health products. | L12 |
| Continuous | Home Butchery - what it is, how to do it and all of your questions answered by Hodges Butchery | L12 |
| 12.00pm | Lamb - see a whole lamb broken down. Learn to prepare lamb roasts and cutlet racks. | L12 |
| Continuous | The Sheep Breeds on display this year will be Merino, Wiltipol, Dorper, Black & Coloured, Hampshire Down | Livestock Road |
| STONE WALLS | ||
| 11.00am, 2.00pm | Dry stone wall & Demonstration with Maurice Berry (sessions go for 20mins). | L8 |
| TECHNOLOGY | ||
| Continuous | NLIS (National Livestock Identification Scheme) - information on sheep & goats provided by the Central North Livestock Health & Pest Authority | L23 |
| Continuous | General NLIS information (NSW I&I) | L25 |
| Continuous | Energy efficiency with Country Energy. | 124-126 |
| 10.00am, 2.00pm 45min duration | Feeding Solar/Wind Power Back to the Grid with Country Energy | L39 |
| TRACTORS | ||
| Continuous | There will be a large variety of stationary engines, tractors, machinery & steam engines on display from the Cudgegong Valley Antique Machinery Club. The feature tractors will be Alice Chalmers & Minneapolis .The feature engine will be Lister & lawn mowers. The sled will be operating & will show spectators the drawbar pull capacity of a variety of tractors & differences between same model tractors but with modifications such as wider tyres or extra wheel heights. In addition to the sled you will see the introduction of the balance beam, testing the skills of drivers ability to balance their tractor on a raised platform. Another new feature will be a ladies tractor pull, a group of female club members will test their tractor driving skills against each other in this great new event.The engine display always boasts some well restored & presented engines. Spectators will be able to recall growing up with many of them in shearing sheds or in the river beds pumping water. | L17 |
| 12.00pm | The grand parade will make a come back this year providing the public with an informative drive past with our guest speaker talking about each of the tractors and machines as they go past (CVAMC) | L17 |
| 12.30pm | There will be a vintage grading demonstration reminding spectators of how our roads and other construction work was done all those years ago (CVAMC) | L17 |
| TREES | ||
| 10.30am, 1.00pm | Fruit trees - pruning theory and practical technique (Susan Marte from NSW I&I) | L6 |
| 11.30am | Queensland Fruitfly - the pest we love to hate! Learn the life cycle and how to control this troublesome pest (entomologist Olivia Reynolds and Horticulturist Katina Lindhout from NSW I&I) | L7, L6 |
| 11.30am | Growing Apple Trees for Cider - David Pickering from NSW I&I will speak on the latest info on this unique market in Australia. David has studied cider apple orchards in France and England. | L6 |
| 10.00am, 1.30pm | Hazelnuts - The super food on the farm? Learn about the health benefits and gross margins of biodiversifying your farm with this crop (Clem & Vanessa Cox from Australian Gourmet Hazelnuts) | L7 |
| Continuous | Dubbo Forest Nursery – Field Days SPECIALS – Preselected trays of 40 tubestock - $25 a tray – including Casuarinas, assorted Myrtles and Wattles (NSW I&I) | L16 |
| Continuous | Yates Saltgrow - trial demonstration area. | L2 |
| VITICULTURE | ||
| Continuous | Mulching in the vineyard / orchard - display | L6, L10 |
| Continuous | Pre-pruning in the vineyard - display | L10 |
| WINES | ||
| Continuous | The Mudgee Wine Industry invites Field Days guests to sample a huge variety of Mudgee Wines at stand L36. A range of wines will be available to taste or buy by the glass. ‘Field Day’ discounts will apply to Wine sales on-site so be sure to leave some room in your boot! | L36 |
| Continuous | Chat with many of the local wine producers from the Mudgee region. | L36 |
| 2.00pm | Over a glass of wine listen to “insights into a day in a winery” entertaining snippets of what goes on behind the scenes. | L36 |
| WOOD WORKING | ||
| Continuous | Demonstrations on Wood Turning & Wood Finishing by the Mudgee & Gulgong Woodworkers. Demonstartions will include turning Wooden Pens, Small Bowls & Goblets. The Woodworkers will be available for answering questions on wood working. | L5, 512 |
Mudgee Small Farm Field Days 2011
Friday 15th & Saturday 16th of July, 2011
If you would like to receive a prospectus or book exhibitor sites for the 2011 Mudgee Small Farm Field Days, fill out the contact form here.