<P> Related to a show is the "field day", with elements of a trade show for machinery, equipment and skills required for broadacre farming . Field days typically do not involve livestock, showbags or sideshows, but may include events such as ploughing competitions not usually associated with shows due to the larger space required . In some communities in northern England Field Days (or Club Days) have lost their agricultural character and have become community celebrations . </P> <P> The events are good sources of agricultural information, as organizers can arrange for guest speakers to talk on a range of topics, such as the talk on the yellow - flowering alfalfa at the South Dakota field day . Pecan growers were given a talk on insect control by an entomologist at a recent field day at LSU AgCenter's Pecan Research / Extension Station in Shreveport, La . </P> <P> A Landcare survey conducted in 1992 / 93 revealed that field days in Australia have a high value among local farmers . New Zealand's National Agricultural Fieldays is held annually in June at Mystery Creek, near Hamilton, New Zealand, and attracts 1,000 exhibitors and over 115,000 visitors through its gates . Smaller shows, held annually in New Zealand's towns and communities, are generally called agricultural and pastoral shows (A&P shows). </P> <Ul> <Li> Denbigh Agricultural Show </Li> </Ul>

Originally fairs and shows were done in order for farmers to