Agricultural Shows and Industry Events

Royal Agricultural Society's dairy awards head judge Tiffany Beer says the complex flavours and craftsmanship in the cheesemaking process created a "truly exceptional" cheese.

Long before motorbikes were used for mustering, Ron Woodall had been breaking in horses on stations. He has spent his life in the world of bucking bulls and broncs, becoming a legend in the rodeo community.

From babies and puppies, to charity work and training, this is what the participants of ABC iview's Muster Dogs series are up to now.

Community events are a lifeline for rural and regional towns across Australia, but more organisers are making the "heartbreaking" decision to cancel them. 

Organisers of the Royal Hobart Show have seen an increase in craft entries this year, especially by young people. It comes as more people feel the social and mental health benefits of expressing themselves creatively. 

Three sisters, bonded by their love of equestrian sports, have travelled a total of around 7,000 kilometres to catch up with each other at the Alice Springs Masters Games.

A mother whose son suffered repeated sexual abuse as a child was shocked to find his abuser exhibiting at the Perth Royal Show — now she's demanding changes to stop offenders working at shows around the country.

Country shows are about more than rides and show bags. Many say they are a lifeline for farmers and regional communities doing it tough.

Sitting on the back of a bull and preparing to be launched into an arena, 20-year-old Leeuwin Gillett can feel the nerves and adrenaline building. In just a few seconds the world is going to look very different to him.

The Main Arena has been the heart of the show for nearly 100 years, and in that time it's seen just about everything, including human cannonballs and a dozen Volkswagen Beetles in a "very slow" precision driving act.

It was an improbable series of coincidences that led Scenic Rim dairy farmer Shannon Wyatt and Brisbane tradie Murray Holcombe to fall in love, and one of those was a regular Ekka show event attended by 250 love seekers.

Poultry fanciers have channelled their prized animals by giving their best cock-a-doodle-dos to be crowned crowing champions.

Avian influenza is causing chaos for poultry fanciers interstate, and now South Australian agricultural shows are barring interstate entrants or cancelling events to keep the disease out.

Melbourne Royal Show cancels its poultry competition, as Victoria works to contain the country's largest outbreak of avian influenza.

It might not be your idea of a glamorous job, but these butchers love it so much they're representing their country. 

The 1,800-seat stand has been a fixture at the Brisbane Showgrounds for more than a century and Ekka organisers say it needs "urgent attention".

In the week before the budget, Anthony Albanese is deliberately heading to places where people have beef with him, and the inner-city PM seems surprisingly at home on Peter Dutton's home turf.

Shearer Jeanine Kimm averages 80.8 seconds per sheep.

Gold, sheep, now beef cattle — Rockhampton has a varied history. But it's an event held every three years that has secured Rockhampton its spot as the beef capital of Australia.

While giant pumpkins bring plenty of reward to their competitive growers, disposing of the outsized vegetables can be more problematic.