Students from around the region travelled to Bedgerabong on Wednesday, 18 June to learn more about junior judging in the lead up to the annual Show season.

Hosted annually across towns in AgShows NSW's Group 10, the Bedgerabong Young Judges Workshop aims to encourage the next generation to be part of the Show movement.

Some 130 students heard from experienced judges and industry leaders from all around our region about judging fleece, meat sheep, Merino sheep, beef cattle, dairy cattle, fruit and vegetables, grains and poultry.

Event organiser Anne Earney said there were 10 workshops across categories which could be competed at a state level, along with an oral workshop which allowed participants to improve their presentations skills which can be used across all junior judging sections.

"It is a day for the kids to get them enthused for the show season ahead and involved," Ms Earney said.

While many of the students may not show animals or take part in the young judges competitions, Ms Earney said days such as this might encourage them to enter an exhibit in the pavilions or take part as a steward or volunteer around the grounds.

"It's to engage the youth in the industry," she said.

Each of the workshops were presented by individuals who have a wealth of information and association with the Show movement.

Ms Earney said the interest from participants was pretty comparable to previous workshops, and it was also really nice to have students from Condobolin Primary School take part in the workshops this year.

All of the stock at the young judges workshop were sourced from local producers.

Ms Earney said she would like to thank the producers for loaning their stock for the day, along with the presenters for sharing their knowledge and the volunteers for helping to run the canteen.

The annual event will return in 2026 within the Group 10 region, though a specific town has not yet been chosen.

With the Show season fast approaching a range of the young judging finals to qualify for the Sydney Royal will be hosted across local shows within Group 10 including:

Merino Sheep and Meat Sheep Young judges finals will be hosted at the Bedgerabong Show,

Fruit and Vegetable, Grain Young, Fleece, and Poultry finals will hosted at the Parkes Show,

Beef Cattle Paraders, and Beef Cattle Young Judges will be hosted at Eugowra,

Dairy Cattle Paraders and Dairy Cattle Young Judges finals will be hosted at either the Forbes or Cowra Shows.

Ms Earney said that while the finals, which serve as qualifiers for the state competitions at the Sydney Royal, will take place at the listed shows, there may be local show competitions within the various young judges categories.

Ms Earney would encourage those looking to compete in the Group 10 finals to also hone their skills and compete in their local show competitions to hone their skills.

For more information about the competitions at your local show and the group 10 finals, contact your local Show Secretary.