FOR THE third time in less than five years, the Coonamble Ag Field Day will not go ahead after the committee decided there was not enough time to put together an event they believe both the community and exhibitors deserve.

The 2022 Ag Field Day is one of the latest casualties of the delayed summer harvest, with most members of the organising committee still stuck on their headers during what would typically be the pivotal planning time for the event.

"Because (harvest) was quite prolonged, everyone was focused on getting that done and we unfortunately weren't able to progress things along in good time," Ag Field Day Committee President James Nalder said.

"So by the time January rolled around, we just thought it would be better to postpone and have a better run at it next time."

There was limited discussion among the committee about holding the 2022 event later in the year, however it was decided the typical annual March timeframe was preferred by all involved.

This is not the first time the local Ag Field Day has been called off, having faced a number of obstacles in recent years after becoming an independently run event in 2018.

"We did have it in 2021 but not in the couple of years before that due to drought conditions - we knew it wasn't a good thing to put on while so many businesses were experiencing limited sales, even for the cost of transport alone," he said.

"When we do put it on, we want it to be worthwhile for everybody involved, both for those who go and those who provide the stalls, goods and wares on the day."

Mr Nalder said the decision hadn't been made lightly, as they knew how popular the event was amongst regional agriculture businesses and the Coonamble community.

"The support was definitely there - the consensus of the businesses was still keen to do it annually - it's just that circumstances weren't meant to be this year in order for it to be run successfully again," he said.

"At the moment, the plan is to have it in March next year - we do want to try and get in a bit early to do more forward planning, not just for the agriculture scene but also potentially adding an entertainment option to try and attract some more crowds to the event.

"I know a lot of people would be disappointed but we all know 12 months tends to go by very quick so it won't be long until the next one comes around.

"Hopefully at that point there will be no COVID restrictions to contend with and we can get a stable level of businesses there to full the site and attract people from an even wider area than before."