Youth

Competitive initiatives run by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW such as the RAS Rural Achiever, Sydney Royal Showgirls, and Sydney Royal Easter Show Young Farmer Challenge are designed to test skills, try knowledge, build confidence and bring out the best in all who participate.

Arts and craft

Agriculture

Flower and garden

Youth

Animals

Cheese and dairy

Wine

Beer and cider

Fine food

R.M.Williams RAS Rural Achiever Award

The R.M.Williams RAS Rural Achiever Award is a state-wide leadership program run by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW to recognise future young leaders (20-29 years of age) who are working hard to make a significant contribution to their community and to rural Australia.

School Competitions

The Sydney Royal Easter Show is the largest classroom in New South Wales, it is the place to come to discover how to milk a cow or shear a sheep, how to grow the biggest pumpkins in Australia and even how to use horsepower for electricity. It is also the place students can come and show what they have learned and to be judged for the hard work in agricultural pursuits. In 1875 the first competitions for school students were held – in the areas of needlework, wood carving, natural history collections and drawing. By 1904 school competitions had expanded to include the first display of farm produce by school children – a precursor to the Schools District Exhibit Competition, and in 1935 junior judging of cattle was introduced. The tradition of exhibiting and judging for schools continues today and includes poultry, pig, goat, honey and scarecrows. Entry is free for all schools – city, metropolitan rural and regional.

The Land Sydney Royal AgShows NSW Young Woman 2023

The Competition aims to find a young female Ambassador for rural NSW and the agricultural show movement.

Young Auctioneers

In 1989, the NSW Stock and Station Agents Association INC held its first Young Auctioneers Competition where the winner received the John Weekes Memorial trophy.

Young Farmer Challenge

The RAS Young Farmer Challenge is the ultimate test of skill and ability, with young farmers showcasing their expertise in a series of on-farm challenges.

Young Judges

The RAS Young Judges competitions are an opportunity for 15-25 year olds to try their hand in judging a variety of different exhibits such as Alpacas, Goats, Horses, Pigs, Poultry and Horticulture.