Chairman's report
Hello and welcome to the Agfest Field Days Webpage
Agfest Field Days is a fantastic event and has something for everyone that attends to enjoy. It is organised and run by the Rural Youth Organisation of Tasmanian Inc, a non profit organisation, whose members are aged between 15 & 30 years of age and volunteer their time to make Agfest Field Days happen.
Commencing in 1983, Agfest has grown from 111 exhibitors and 9000 patrons to over 740 exhibitors and a record crowd of almost 80,000 patrons in 2005. It is a Tasmanian success story and boosts the Tasmanian economy by several million dollars annually. It is totally independent of any external funding apart from support from our sponsors (see sponsors list) and continues to grow each year.
Despite the numbers being slightly down, this year's event was very successful with lots of activity on site and good sales being reported. The 2011 event saw just under 60,000 people through the gate, in almost perfect Tasmanian weather. The 'After Agfest Exhibitors Meeting' was held on Friday 8th July (see "Information for Exhibitors", "Exhibitor Meetings) for minutes. The Annual Meeting was held that evening and a new Executive elected. The new committee's "Brainstorming" weekend to consider new ideas and initiatives, with feedback from exhibitors and the public being discussed, was held during August to fine tune ideas for next year.
The 2012 Application Package is now available - see "Information for Exhibitors" - "Applying for a Site" section and the package can be downloaded. If you have any problems, please email admin@agfest.com.au and request it be emailed to you.
Kylie Burns
AGFEST CHAIRMAN 2012