President Jim Darmody says that another bumper season and good prices are going to ensure some great livestock entries for the display.

Already judging has occurred for a new look commercial cattle section, and this week the flock ewe entries are assessed by the judges.

You can catch a ride around properties to look at the flock ewe entries, this Friday 17 February.

A free bus will be leaving from Boorowa Pastoral Supplies at 7.20am.

2012 The Australian Year of the Farmer

This year the Boorowa Show would like to help celebrate the 2012 Australian Year of the Farmer and organisers have asked the schools to base their displays around this theme.

The show would like to recognise the significant contribution agriculture makes to Australia’s economy and prosperity, and the role farmers have in feeding, clothing and providing building materials in every community.

Feature section: shearing

Shearing is the feature section for this year’s show. This competition attracts a huge number of entries and is a great spectator sport, so go along and support the competitors. If you have never seen shearing before, then a competition like this is a wonderful place to start where adrenalin, skill and a great sense of mateship ensure an exciting afternoon of entertainment.

Team penning competition

For the second year, the Boorowa Show will be running a team penning competition on Sunday 4 March. After a resounding success with the inaugural competition last year, one of the organisers, Jenny Reid, reported that the entries quickly filled to maximum capacity and it sets the scene for another highly successful competition this year. Team Penning and Team Yarding are the fastest growing horse sports and well worth attending to watch the skill of the competitors. One of the most important factors in the growth of this sport is the fact that someone of any age and ability can be a worthy member of a team, and it is a great sport for the whole family, or a group of mates to be involved in too.