Fine food has taken centre stage today with the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) announcing the 38 Champion products of its 2024 Sydney Royal Fine Food Show, with a mix of veteran entrants and new innovative products sharing the spotlight.

The RAS Foundation is making a significant investment towards agricultural innovation and sustainability through its sponsorship of 2025 Nuffield Farming Scholarship recipient, and dairy industry leader, Campbell Chesworth. 

The Rural Learning Exchange is a NSW Department of Education initiative that accommodates rural students who want to study an HSC subject that is not offered by their school. The program enables classes from different, small rural schools to connect across the state, facilitating collaboration between teachers and students.

RAS Foundation Chair and RAS Councillor, Robyn Clubb AM, will be stepping down from her roles at the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) this week following just over three decades of service. As the first woman elected to the RAS Council in 1993, Clubb has been a steadfast force within the not-for-profit agricultural and event organisation.

In May this year, we had the pleasure of supporting 31 students and teachers from Cobar High School to attend the Stand Tall event, the largest youth event of its kind in Australia. ​

The future of the Australian wine industry is looking bright, thanks to this year’s Sydney Royal Wine Study and Sydney Royal Wine Professional Development scholarship recipients who travelled to Sydney last week to assist in one of Australia’s oldest and most prestigious wine shows.

The Sydney Royal Wine Show, established in 1826, is one of the most prestigious wine shows in Australia, annually attracting over 2,200 entries from more than 350 producers across Australia. The RAS Wine Committee together with the RAS Foundation, offer two national scholarship programs: the Sydney Royal Wine Study Scholarship, and the Sydney Royal Wine Professional Development Scholarship.

Communication and Journalism students passionate about working within regional or rural media are being encouraged to apply for the RAS Foundation’s JB Fairfax Award for Regional & Rural Journalism and Communications for a guaranteed leg-up in their career. The national scholarship, now in its 16th year, provides an unbeatable opportunity for aspiring rural communicators with a $10,000 cash prize and three internships up for grabs with Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) Landline in Brisbane, Australian Community Media’s rural publication The Land, and in the media team at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.