The one-day horticultural event has grown year on year and this year’s event has surpassed organisers’ expectations for trade with nearly eighty-five sites sold. The Field Day is the largest horticultural-specific trade show in New Zealand.

Alongside the comprehensive trade show, visitors can listen to world class speakers in the BNZ Seminar Series which includes some highly regarding New Zealand based speakers and an international visitor from San Francisco.

The BNZ Seminar Series includes Professor Hamish Gow from Massey University, Tony Alexander BNZ Chief Economist, James Palmer from Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Mike Bauer from San Francisco. Mike works for Ranch Systems, a cloud based weather and moisture monitoring system for growers.

“We are delighted with the variety of topics to be covered in the BNZ Seminar Series, from high level discussion about New Zealand’s place in the global food market to leading edge technology and innovation to increase production, and an interesting update from the Regional Council on the TANK project. Its fantastic to be able to offer our industry access to such a high calibre of speakers,” says Anna Hamilton, Events Manager.

The Field Day will be held next Friday, 8 July at Showgrounds Hawke’s Bay in Hastings. The event is a showcase of the New Zealand horticultural industry, and will include the 12^th annual Hawke’s Bay Young Fruitgrower of the Year Competition, ECR Forklift Competition, NZ Hydralada Competition and even an Art Exhibition.

“Just this morning I have had ticket enquiries from Tauranga, Nelson and Central Otago so we are going to see visitors from all over New Zealand. It’s fantastic. They are travelling a fair distance to attend so it shows that the event holds a lot of value to the horticultural industries,” Hamilton says.

For more information about the National Horticultural Field Day and BNZ Seminar Series programme, or to receive a complimentary tickets please contact Events Manager, Anna Hamilton, or visit: www.nationalhort.co.nz