On Saturday 13 March the Coonamble Ag Field Day successfully re-booted after a two year hiatus.

More than 800 people came through the gate and exhibitor response was "very encouraging" according to organising committee President James Nalder.

"We'll have a full de-brief in a couple of weeks but we're pretty happy with the event and we've had some good feedback," he said.

"Most exhibitors said that the people who spoke to them weren't just tyre-kicking.

"They were talking to them because they were interested in their products and if they can get their pricing right then they people looking to buy."

"The exhibitors congratulated us on having the fortitude to go ahead and do it," Mr Nalder said.

"One said that he'd been booked in for four other events and they'd all cancelled. We were the first to actually commit and make it happen," he said.

Overall, the Field Day hosted 65 exhibitors with 13 stalls inside the pavilion and the others scattered on the lush lawns of the showground.

Mr Nalder says the committee has some work to do to build on crowd numbers but acknowledges that a busy weekend in Coonamble and surrounding areas may have led families to be selective in what they attended.

"It would've been great to have more people and that's something we'll be working on," he said.

"We were happy that we managed to host it and have the good weather stick with us."

The helicopter rides were a popular feature with pilot and trainer Paul Grimes taking between 55 and 60 people up for a spin in his Robinson 44 over a six hour period.

Mr Grimes runs the Central West Helicopter School that operates out of Dubbo and Orange and was hoping to have time to chat with prospective students during the Field Day.

With so many joyriders Mr Grimes had very little time on the ground to answer questions but said that it was still a very successful day.

A wider food and beverage offering was also well appreciated by the crowd and Mr Nalder commended the Rugby League Club, CJs Country Kitchen and Two Birds Cafe for working together to make sure that their menus weren't overlapping. The addition of the Saltbush Lamb van and an outlet for sweet treats also helped the cause.

The Coonamble Car Club put in a good showing with members taking along more than a dozen vehicles that attracted many stories and reminiscences from those taking time out to view the display.

Exhibitors like Namoi Sustainable Energy (NSE) said that the trip to Coonamble was well worthwhile.

"At 11am we'd already seen enough people and taken enough bookings to make the trip from Tamworth worth it. It was a very good day," said NSE's Will Lulham. "There's a lot of interest in solar around Coonamble so we'll be back next week to start seeing people."

Mr Nalder credits strong sponsor support with giving his committee the impetus it needed to pull the event together for the community "at pretty short notice."

"They jumped on board almost overnight and without their assistance we wouldn't have had the confidence to push ahead with it," he said.

"It made a big difference to our attitude."

Organisers say that the 2021 Ag Field Day was a strong enough showing and received enough support to convince them that they should stage the event again in 2022.