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[[Image:AgQuip 08.jpg|thumb|350px|A small part of the AgQuip site]]
'''AgQuip''' is [[Australia]]'s largest and premier [[Primary sector of the economy|primary industry]] [[Field day (agriculture)|field day]]s and one of the largest [[agriculture|agricultural]] events in the world.<ref>Commonwealth Bank, AgQuip 2008 Guide Book</ref> The nation's biggest agricultural event showcases over 3,000 individual companies and attracts over 100,000 visitors from across the nation and overseas. The event runs over three days, Tuesday to Thursday, in August, {{convert|8|km|mi|2}} west of [[Gunnedah, New South Wales]]. The site on Blackjack Road covers 26 hectares.
Each year the Land Newspaper conducts The Land Farm Inventor of the Year competition which sees a new group of practical and inventive gadgets being put forward by aspiring inventors.<ref>{{cite book|title=AgQuip Guide Book|year=2011|publisher=Agricultural Publishers Pty. Ltd|page=3}}</ref>
It has been sponsored by the [[Commonwealth Bank]] since the early 1970s, with major sponsor [https://www.aon.com.au/australia/default.jsp AON] coming onboard in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aon sponsors AgQuip for mammoth return of nation’s largest agricultural field days even |url=https://www.aon.com.au/australia/newsroom-2022/aon-sponsors-agquip |access-date=2024-08-21 |website=www.aon.com.au}}</ref> The event started in 1973 with the first one being held on the Gunnedah racecourse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.farmonline.com.au/events/agquip2008 |title=Commonwealth Bank AgQuip 2008 Announces Dates |date=2008 |accessdate=2008-08-19 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080902051022/http://www.farmonline.com.au/events/agquip2008 |archivedate=2 September 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Admission is charged at between $15 and $25 per person and parking is free of charge.
==See also==
*[[Field days in Australia]]
*[[National Agricultural Fieldays]]
*[[Trade fair]]
==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://fairfaxruralevents.com.au/agquip/home/ AgQuip website]
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