Nick Bertoli said it took more than 50 semi-trailer loads over a week to set up Bertoli Farm Machinery’s display of farm vehicles and machines. “But we’ll get it all packed up again in one day,” he said.
Steven and Roger Hein with their Country News Award for Advances in Technology, given for their two patented inventions. Steven describes the safety washer for his magnetic sharpening disk as “simple”. “But no-one’s thought of it — why didn’t I think of it 40 years ago?”
Roger Hein said there had been seven similar attempts to patent a safety switch on a shearing handset which he has been able to perfect. “There’s obviously a need for this in the market,” he said.
The Country News Best Static Site award went to SLTEC Fertilizers. Enjoying the spoils are Andrew Serafini, Scott Turner, Stephen York, Scott Palmer and Johanna Morgan. The Tongala-based family business has been operating since 2005.
O’Connors Farm Machinery sales manager Bernie Teasdale lets 12-year-old Jacob Simpson try out the Case IH 105C tractor. Mr Teasdale said the inquiries for tractors on day three of the event had been “enormous”. “There’s been a lot of positivity today even though it’s wet underfoot, but the rain that we got the last few days is worth millions to the industry.” Jacob spent enough time in the cabin to have his mind made up. “I’ll probably be a farmer,” he said.
Siblings Esra, Leah and Osmand took turns to let their younger sisters Havva and Willow enjoy the show from the comfort of their trolley.
Tahlia Pool is beyond brave as she and ‘Tiny’ the black-headed python get to grips with each other at last week’s Elmore Field Days. The dab hand with reptiles didn’t skip a beat. “They just don’t seem scary,” Tahlia said. “It doesn’t bother me.”
Ben Penberthy and Dani Ashley manage Adaptable Gardens which they describe as a 'green collective', bringing together individual companies developing sustainable horticulture.
Haeusler’s sales manager Laura Donaghue and apprenticeship coordinator Ben Evans with a John Deere X9 combine harvester, the largest model the company manufactures. “The facts and figures are impressive,” Mr Evans said. “But we want to see how it operates in the real world.”
Brenton Sharp brought his daughter Emilia from Axedale to take in the animals at the Elmore Field Days. They took a break with one of the prize bulls from Strathvalley Herefords stud in Rochester.
Ally Stokes and Helen Soultan barely got a break from feeding visitors with their trademark freshly cooked jam donuts.
Craig Gordon, Tracee Ilott and Mark Lewis with the Kioti HX Series tractor which won the Country News Imported Machine of the Year Award for McCullochs Hydraulic Engineers.
Jason Keegan founded Keegan Nurseries at Ky Valley in 2006. He said the third day of the show had proven to be productive. “Considering the weather, it was still good,” he said.
Owner of Echuca's Drovers Saddlery, Michael Williams, brought a range of leather goods to this year's event.
Mistletoe Limousin stud principal Denis O’Connor brought one-and-a-half tons of muscle to the Elmore Field Days in his two 18-month-old bulls. He had hoped Rastus (pictured) would have been sold at the event. “There was nobody here to take him home, we’ve had a very quiet day,” Mr O’Connor said.
Numurkah family Penny Lawless and her son Hugo enjoyed the fine weather on day three with grandparents Lee Naish and Malcolm Collett.
Paul Gage with an Avant 423 mini-loader fitted out for post hole digging. Mr Gage brought his display from Wollongong in NSW.
Astrid MacCarthy took a shine to the General Interest Pavillion while Paul Burns did the same with her boots.
Start your mowers! Enjoying the Bertoli Farm Machinery exhibit are Charles, 11, and his sister Violet (“soon nine”) from Colbinabbin and Kyabram sisters Georgia, 9 and Heidi, 11.
There was plenty of machinery to admire at the Elmore Field Days last week.
Elmore Field Days is the place to be for machinery of all shapes, size and purpose.
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