Looking back at the beginning of the Dowerin Machinery Field Days

For the past six decades the Dowerin Machinery Field Days has showcased the latest international farm machinery along with homemade innovations that are world leading in their design.

When the Dowerin community came together back in the 1960’s to raise funds to water the local footy oval and tennis courts by running a farm machinery field day a tradition was started; a tradition that has grown to become one of Australia’s leading farm events.

Over the decades the rapidly changing technology on display each year has been a showcase of an industry hungry to adopt the biggest and the best from around the globe.

As technology advanced, so has the machinery. Today’s farm machinery combines advanced engineering and sophisticated ag technology to drive efficiency and productivity to levels even recently thought to be unachievable.

This combination of design and technology and modern farming management practices has allowed WA farmers to improve their resilience to better manage the myriads of risks that come with running complex farming operations.

To celebrate 60 years we looked back and spoke to some of our elders on how it all began and and their roles and input over the years.