Tocal Field Days
The Tocal Field Days is an annual event held at Tocal Agricultural College in the Hunter Valley. It is an opportunity for suppliers to display their latest products and services to the farming industry. It is also an opportunity for people to display their skills and produce to the general public.
Parking is well set up with officials directing vehicles where to go. Each row of cars is numbered so it is easy to find your way back, unlike some events where you can get lost in a vast field of cars.
As expected, manufacturers of farming equipment had displays of their latest products. There were many rows of tractors and other farm gear.
Tractors on Display 
Farming Equipment on Display
We were in time to see a cow milking demonstration and my wife was able to fulfil a lifelong dream of milking a cow.
Jersey Cow Ready For Milking 
Cows Were Everywhere 
Cows Were Everywhere
We watched a piglet race where 6 pigs race around a track, there was a bowl of food as the end, which they aim for. They ignore barriers and tend to jump fences to get to the end first. It was all good fun and they seemed to enjoy the run. We loved watching them!
Llamas
There was a large llama display by the Llama Collective with a number of the animals present. Despite a reputation for spitting, they were all very well behaved and great to pat. There was even a llama kissing booth! A small alpaca was present, and you were able to see the difference between the two. If you are interested, the difference is the shape of the back and ears, with llamas having curved versus an alpaca’s straight ears.
Llamas on Display 
Llamas on Display 
Alpacas 
Llamas Kissing Booth
Other Animals
Apart from the usual animals, there were colourful chickens and several bison, which made a nice change to the usual displays.
Colorful Chickens 
There were even Bison
What Did We Think of the Tocal Field Days?
We had a great time looking around the displays, watching the pig races, patting the llamas and milking a cow. It was a nice way to spend a day, slowly wandering around and looking at the displays.
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