Successful debut at AgSmart Expo
04/04/2022
Organisers of the inaugural AgSmart are hailing the event as a success.
The two-day expo was held in Tamworth earlier this month, with more than 100 exhibitors on hand to discuss the latest agtech innovations on the market.
ACM Rural Events general manager Kate Nugent said AgSmart had earned its place on the field days calendar and her team had been overwhelmed by the support of the agtech community during a COVID-19 disruptive period, along with the natural disaster caused by floods in NSW and QLD regional and rural communities.
From autonomous machinery to improved connectivity through smartphones and in-paddock cattle weighing systems and farm management systems, rapidly evolving technology is having an increasingly large impact on farming in Australia – and the AgSmart Expo demonstrated the need for focus from the agri-tech industry. In its first year, the total value of products and services on display was over $9.2 million, with most exhibitors hailing from NSW 66%, 20% from QLD, 12% from Victoria and 2% from South Australia.
"It was an attentive rural audience and the early feedback from exhibitors was visitors were dedicated to consuming the latest in agtech and advancements in farming best practice," she said. Thousands attended the event over the days to seek information, to purchase, just looking and seek social interaction.
"We've had reports back where exhibitors are saying millions of dollars in sales and leads have already been generated off the two days of the event."
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Ms Nugent said they had surveyed people during the event and more than 85 per cent of visitors reported a high satisfaction level.
Some attendees travelled from more than 800 kilometres away with farmers coming from Queensland, Victoria and across NSW. Over 60% of attendees were involved in primary production.
"We've now got a foundation for growth and working in alignment with the Australian agtech industry," Ms Nugent said."We'll definitely be back next March."
For further information about AgSmart 2023, please contact the Event Organisers on 02 6768 5800 or email agsmartexpo@austcommunitymedia.com.au