Landholders are expected to look over the more than 700 exhibitors for new machinery, information, networking or as a break from the stress of farming.
But it was a delegation of rural machinery buyers from the US which stirred the most dust at the field days scouring for new and innovative implements and machines for export.
Australian Trade Commission Kansas City district manager, Randall Tosh, said Australian products had always been a stand out, leading innovation in sectors including irrigation and water use.
“The US market is very competitive and we’re getting offers from lots of countries for machinery,” he said.
“The US market has seen it all so we need to stand out in some way by finding the best and most innovative of the industry.”