{{Short description|Public event exhibiting agriculture equipment}} {{Redirect|County fair|large events with carnival and concert aspects|State fair|agricultural events in the United Kingdom|county show|other uses|County Fair (disambiguation)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} [[File:Grand Parade 3.jpg|thumb|270px|An agricultural show parade]] An '''agricultural show, county show''' or '''farm show''' is a public event exhibiting the equipment, animals, sports and recreation associated with [[agriculture]] and [[animal husbandry]]. The largest comprise a '''livestock show''' (a judged event or display in which [[selective breeding|breeding stock]] is exhibited), a [[trade fair]], competitions, and entertainment. The work and practices of [[farmer]]s, [[animal fancy|animal fanciers]], [[cowboy]]s, and [[zoologist]]s may be displayed. The terms ''agricultural show'' and ''livestock show'' are synonymous with the North American terms '''county fair''' and '''[[state fair]]''', and the UK '''county show'''.
Agricultural shows tend to be important events for sharing different agricultural practices or techniques, learning about new technologies or celebrating achievements by producers through competitions.
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==History==
The first known agricultural show was held by Salford Agricultural Society, [[Lancashire]], in 1768.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2TEEaCrPiWsC|title=Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time|author=Patrick Robertson|year=2011|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=9781608197385}}</ref>
==Events== [[File:MidSomerset Show 170803.jpg|thumb|Cheddar cheese competition.]] Since the 19th century, agricultural shows have provided local people with an opportunity to celebrate achievements and enjoy a break from day-to-day routine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aso.gov.au/titles/collections/agricultural-shows/|title=Collection – Agricultural shows on ASO – Australia's audio and visual heritage online|website=aso.gov.au}}</ref> With a combination of serious competition and light entertainment, annual shows acknowledged and rewarded the hard work and skill of primary producers and provided a venue for rural families to socialise. City shows also provide city people with an opportunity to engage directly with rural life and food production.<ref name="nma.gov.au">{{cite web|url=http://www.nma.gov.au/collections/highlights/agricultural_medals|title=David Allen agricultural medals – National Museum of Australia|website=www.nma.gov.au}}</ref>
Agriculture shows are often enlivened with competitive events, including [[sheaf toss]]ing, [[show jumping]], food competitions, and [[tent pegging]]. [[Demolition derby|Demolition derbies]] and [[rodeo]]s are popular in the US and [[campdrafting]] and [[wood chopping]] are often held in Australia.
[[Stud (animal)|Stud]]s are generally available for a fee.
===Livestock shows=== {{Main|Livestock show}} [[File:RAS judging the Border Leicesters.jpg|thumb|left|Border Leicesters lined up for the judge]] A livestock show is an event where [[livestock]] are exhibited and judged on certain [[phenotype|phenotypical]] [[breed]] traits as specified by their respective [[breed standard]]. Species of livestock that may be shown include [[Domestic pig|pig]]s, [[cattle]], [[Domestic sheep|sheep]], [[Domestic goat|goat]]s, [[horse show|horse]]s, [[rabbit]]s, [[llama]]s, and [[alpaca]]s.<ref>{{cite book |title=Storey's Illustrated Breed Guide to Sheep, Goats, Cattle and Pigs |last=Ekarius |first=Carol |year=2008 |publisher=[[Storey Publishing]] |isbn=978-1-60342-036-5 }}</ref> [[Poultry]] such as [[chicken]]s, [[Domestic goose|geese]], [[Domestic duck|ducks]], [[Domestic turkey|turkeys]], and [[Domestic Pigeon|pigeons]] are also shown competitively.<ref>{{cite book |last=Ekarius |first=Carol |title=Storey's Illustrated Guide to Poultry Breeds |year=2007 |publisher=[[Storey Publishing]] |isbn=978-1-58017-667-5 }}</ref> There are also competitive shows for [[Conformation show|dogs]], [[sheepdog trial|sheepdogs]], and [[Cat show|cats]].
Prize-winners at agricultural shows are generally awarded inscribed medals, cups, rosettes or ribbons. The [[National Museum of Australia]] has a rare collection of medals documenting the history of agricultural shows and rural industries across Australia.<ref name="nma.gov.au"/> The 111 medals range in date from the mid-19th to the early 20th century and many are associated with significant individuals and organizations.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-15 |title= David Allen collection agricultural medals purchased by the National Museum of Australia |url=http://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/324781/Agricultural_medals.pdf |access-date=2023-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230415182514/http://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/324781/Agricultural_medals.pdf |archive-date=15 April 2023 }}</ref>
In the United States, agricultural fairs are a significant exposure source for swine influenza.<ref>Bowman, A. S., Walia, R. R., Nolting, J. M., Vincent, A. L., Killian, M., Zentkovich, M....Forshey, T. (2017). Influenza A(H3N2) Virus in Swine at Agricultural Fairs and Transmission to Humans, Michigan and Ohio, USA, 2016. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23(9),1551–1555. {{doi|10.3201/eid2309.170847}}</ref> Certain strains of swine influenza can be transmitted from pig to pig, pig to human, and human to human; swine influenza infection does not always show signs of illness.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NASPHV Zoonotic Influenza |url=http://nasphv.org/documentsCompendiaZoonoticInfluenza.html |access-date=2024-03-06 |website=nasphv.org}}</ref>
===Field days=== Related to a show is the "field day", with elements of a [[trade show]] for machinery, equipment and skills required for [[broadacre]] farming. Field days typically do not involve livestock, show bags or [[sideshow]]s, but may include events such as [[ploughing]] competitions not usually associated with shows due to the larger space required. In some communities in northern England Field Days (or [[Club Days]]) have lost their agricultural character and have become community celebrations.
The events are good sources of agricultural information, as organizers can arrange for guest speakers to talk on a range of topics, such as the talk on the yellow-flowering [[alfalfa]] at the South Dakota field day.<ref>{{cite web|title=Yellow-flowering alfalfa topic of June 26 field day |publisher=High Plains Midwest Ag Journal |url=http://www.hpj.com/archives/2008/jun08/jun23/Yellow-floweringalfalfatopi.cfm?title=Yellow-flowering%20alfalfa%20topic%20of%20June%2026%20field%20day |access-date=21 June 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5YjLsKKT7?url=http://www.hpj.com/archives/2008/jun08/jun23/Yellow-floweringalfalfatopi.cfm?title=Yellow-flowering%20alfalfa%20topic%20of%20June%2026%20field%20day |archive-date=21 June 2008 |df=dmy }}</ref> [[Pecan]] growers were given a talk on insect control by an entomologist at a recent field day at LSU AgCenter's Pecan Research/Extension Station in Shreveport, La.<ref>{{cite web | last =Van Osdell | first =Mary Ann | title =Pecan field day provides latest information | publisher =Delta Farm Press | url =http://deltafarmpress.com/news/pecan-fieldday-0620/ | access-date =21 June 2008 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080805193100/http://deltafarmpress.com/news/pecan-fieldday-0620/ | archive-date =5 August 2008 | url-status =dead | df =dmy-all }}</ref>
A [[Landcare (organisation)|Landcare]] survey conducted in 1992/93 revealed that [[field days in Australia]] have a high value among local farmers.<ref name="rural">{{cite book |title=Rural Land Degradation in Australia |last=Conacher |first=Arthur |author2=Conacher, Jeanette |year=1995 |publisher=Oxford University Press Australia |location=South Melbourne, Victoria |isbn=0-19-553436-0 |page=138 }}</ref> New Zealand's [[National Agricultural Fieldays]] is held annually in June at [[Mystery Creek Events Centre|Mystery Creek]], near [[Hamilton, New Zealand]], and attracts 1,000 exhibitors and over 115,000 visitors through its gates.<ref>[http://www.fieldays.co.nz/ Fieldays] Retrieved on 29 November 2008</ref> Smaller shows, held annually in New Zealand's towns and communities, are generally called ''agricultural and pastoral shows'' ('''A&P shows''').
==List of agricultural shows== {{See also|Category:Agricultural shows}}
===Asia===
==== {{Flagicon|China}} China ====
* China International Agrochemical & Crop Protection Exhibition [https://www.cnctef.com/] – [[Shanghai]]
==== {{Flagicon|India}} India ====
* [[KISAN Fair]] [https://www.pune.kisan.in/] – [[Pune]], [[Maharashtra]]
==== {{Flagicon|Japan}} Japan ====
* Agri Week Tokyo [https://www.jagri-global.jp/hub/en-gb/about.html#]
==== {{Flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia ====
* Malaysia Agriculture, Horticulture & Agro-Tourism Exhibition (MAHA) [https://mahaofficial.my/?] – [[Seri Kembangan|Serdang]], [[Selangor]]
===={{Flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Saudi Arabia==== *[[Mazayen al-Ibl]]
==== {{Flagicon|Taiwan}} Taiwan ====
* Asia Agri-Tech Expo & Forum [https://www.agritechtaiwan.com/en-gb/taiwan] – [[Taipei]]
===South America=== ===={{Flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina==== *Expoagro [https://archive.today/20241031024415/https://www.agritech-uk.org/events/expoagro-2022/] – [[San Nicolás de los Arroyos]] *[[La Rural]] – [[Buenos Aires]]
===={{Flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil==== {{See also|w:pt:Categoria:Exposições agropecuárias do Brasil|label 1=Brazilian agricultural shows (in Portuguese)}}
*Agrishow [https://www.agrishow.com.br/] – [[Ribeirão Preto]], [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] *AgroBrasília – [[Brasília]] *Bahia Farm Show [https://bahiafarmshow.com.br/] – [[Luís Eduardo Magalhães, Bahia|Luís Eduardo Magalhães]], [[Bahia]] *Expodireto Cotrijal [https://www.expodireto.cotrijal.com.br/] – [[Não-Me-Toque]], Rio Grande do Sul *[[Expointer]] – [[Esteio]], [[Rio Grande do Sul]] *Expozebu [https://www.expozebu.com.br/] – [[Uberaba]], [[Minas Gerais]] *Megaleite [http://www.girolando.com.br/] – [[Belo Horizonte]], Minas Gerais *Show Rural Coopavel [https://showrural.com.br/] – [[Cascavel]], [[Paraná (state)|Paraná]] *Tecnoshow Comigo [https://www.tecnoshowcomigo.com.br/] – [[Rio Verde, Goiás|Rio Verde]], [[Goiás]]
==== {{Flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia ====
* '''Agroexpo''' [https://agroexpo.com/] – [[Bogotá]]
===Oceania=== ===={{Flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand==== {{See also|Category:Agricultural shows in New Zealand}} * [[Canterbury A&P Show]] – [[Christchurch]] * [[Fieldays]] – [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]] * [[National Agricultural Fieldays]] * [[Royal New Zealand Show]]
===={{Flagicon|Australia}} Australia==== {{See also|Category:Agricultural shows in Australia}} Incomplete list of shows in Australia:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://agshowsnsw.org.au/index.php/shows |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927072035/http://agshowsnsw.org.au/index.php/shows |archive-date=27 September 2015 |title=Shows}}</ref> {{Columns-list|colwidth=300px|rules=yes|
*Atherton show *[[Ballarat Show]] *Beaudesert Show *Bendigo Show *Boonah Show *Bream Creek Show *Camden Show *[[Ekka]] *Esk Show *Gawler Show *Gold Coast Show *Gympie District Show *Hawkesbury Show *[[Huon Show]] *Kangaroo Valley Show *Kalbar Show *Kingaroy Show *Korumburra Show *Malanda show *Mareeba Rodeo and Agricultural Show *[[Melbourne Royal Show]] *Mildura Show *Moss Vale Show *Mudgeeraba Show *Nanango Show *[[Newcastle Show]] *Nowra Show *[[Perth Royal Show]] *Robertson Show *[[Royal Adelaide Show]] *Royal Bathurst Show *[[Royal Canberra Show]] *[[Royal Darwin Show]] *[[Royal Geelong Show]] *[[Royal Hobart Show]] *[[Royal Launceston Show]] *Royal Norfolk Island Show *[[Royal Toowoomba Show]] *[[Sydney Royal Easter Show]] *[[Wanneroo Agricultural Show]] *[[Warragul Show]] *Warrnambool Show}}
===North America=== {{See also|Category:Agricultural shows in North America}}
==== {{Flagicon|Canada}} Canada ==== {{See also|Category:Agricultural fairs in Canada}} *Ayer's Cliff Fair – [[Ayer's Cliff, Quebec|Ayer's Cliff]], [[Quebec]] *[[Brome Fair]] – [[Brome, Quebec|Brome]], Quebec *[[Calgary Stampede]] – [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] *[[Canadian National Exhibition]] – [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] *[[Canadian Western Agribition]] – [[Regina, Saskatchewan|Regina]], [[Saskatchewan]] *[[Farm Fair]] – [[Prince Albert, Saskatchewan|Prince Albert]], Saskatchewan *[[Grande Prairie Stompede]] – [[Grande Prairie]], Alberta *[[Hants County Exhibition]] – [[Windsor, Nova Scotia|Windsor]], [[Nova Scotia]] *[[Pacific National Exhibition]] – [[Vancouver, British Columbia|Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] *[[Royal Agricultural Winter Fair]] – Toronto, Ontario *[[Royal Manitoba Winter Fair]] – [[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]], [[Manitoba]] *[[Schomberg Fair]] – [[Schomberg, Ontario|Schomberg]], Ontario
===={{Flagicon|Jamaica}} Jamaica==== *[[Denbigh Agricultural Show]] : The Denbigh Show is the oldest, largest and most dynamic agricultural show in the English-speaking Caribbean, and one of Jamaica's most iconic events, and was held for the first time in 1952. The Denbigh Show has achieved the name for the Caribbean's premier agricultural event, and epitomizes wholesome family entertainment and attracts over 80,000 patrons to the event annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jas.gov.jm/Denbigh.html|title=Denbigh Agricultural Industrial Food Show|first=Jamaica Agricultural|last=Society|website=jas.gov.jm}}</ref>
==== {{Flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico ====
* [[Expo Agroalimentaria Guanajuato]] [https://www.expoagrogto.com/] – [[Irapuato]], [[Guanajuato]]
===={{Flagicon|United States}} United States==== {{See also|Category:Agricultural shows in the United States}} {{Columns-list|colwidth=300px|rules=yes| *[[American Royal]] – [[Kansas City, Missouri]] *[[Brooklyn Fair]] – [[Brooklyn, Connecticut]] *[[Cinco Días con Nuestra Tierra]] – [[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico]] *[[Clay County Fair]] – [[Spencer, Iowa]] *[[Dutchess County Fair]] – [[Rhinebeck, New York]] *[[El Dorado County Fair]] – [[Placerville, California]] *[[Elkhart County 4-H Fair]] – [[Goshen, Indiana]] *[[Laporte County 4-H Fair]] - [[Laporte, Indiana]] *[[Erie County Fair]] – [[Hamburg, New York]] *[[Farm Progress Show]] – [[Decatur, Illinois|Dacatur]] and [[Boone, Iowa]] (alternate years) *[[Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo]] – [[Fort Worth, Texas]] *[[Fulton County Fair]] – [[Wauseon, Ohio]] *[[Great Allentown Fair]] – [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]] *[[Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo]] – [[Houston, Texas]] *[[National Farm Machinery Show]] – [[Louisville, Kentucky]] *[[National Western Stock Show]] – [[Denver, Colorado]] *[[North American International Livestock Exposition]] – Louisville, Kentucky *[[Pennsylvania Farm Show]] – [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]] *[[San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo]] – [[San Antonio, Texas]] *[[Topsfield Fair]] – [[Topsfield, Massachusetts]] }}
===Africa=== ===={{Flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa==== * Bathurst Agricultural Show – [[Bathurst, Eastern Cape|Bathurst]] *[[Rand Easter Show]] – [[Johannesburg]] * The Royal Agricultural Show [[www.royalshow.co.za]] – [[Pietermaritzburg]] * Nampo [http://www.grainsa.co.za/pages/nampo/nampo-home] – [[Bothaville]]
===={{Flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya==== *[[Nairobi international trade fair]] – [[Nairobi]]
===Europe===
==== {{Flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium ==== * Agribex [https://www.agribex.be/en] – [[Brussels]] * Interpom Primeurs <ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.interpom.be/en/home/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=Interpom |language=en-US}}</ref> – [[Roeselare]]
===={{Flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark==== *[[Roskilde Dyrskue]] [https://www.roskildedyrskue.dk/] – [[Roskilde]], [[Denmark]]
==== {{Flagicon|Finland}} Finland ==== *[[OKRA]] [https://okramaatalous.fi/in-english/] – [[Oripää]], [[Finland]]
===={{Flagicon|France}} France==== *[[Paris International Agricultural Show]] – [[Paris]] *[[Salon international du machinisme agricole]] – Paris *[[Salon du fromage et des produits laitiers]] – Paris
==== {{Flagicon|Germany}} Germany ====
* Agritechnica [https://www.agritechnica.com/en/] – [[Hanover]] * [[Berlin International Green Week]] (IGW) – [[Berlin]] * EuroTier [https://www.eurotier.com/en/] – Hanover
==== {{Flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland ==== {{See also|Category:Agricultural shows in Ireland}} *[[National Ploughing Championships]] – various sites *[[Ballinasloe Horse Fair]] *[[Banagher Horse Fair]] *[[Clifden Show]] *[[Tullamore Show]]
==== {{Flagicon|Italy}} Italy ====
* [[IMA International|EIMA International]] [https://www.eima.it/en/] – [[Bologna]]
==== {{Flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands ====
* GreenTech Amsterdam [https://www.greentech.nl/amsterdam]
===={{Flagicon|Norway}} Norway==== *[[Dyrskun]] [https://www.dyrskun.no/dyrskun-english] – [[Seljord]], [[Norway]]
==== {{Flagicon|Poland}} Poland ====
* Agro Show [https://www.agroshow.pl/agroshow/en]– [[Poznań]]
==== {{Flagicon|Russia}} Russia ====
* Agrosalon [https://agrosalon.ru/en] – [[Moscow]] * YugAgro [https://yugagro.org/en/] – [[Krasnodar]]
===={{Flagicon|Spain}} Spain====
* [[F.I.M.A. International Fair of Agricultural Machinery]] – [[Zaragoza]]
==== {{Flagicon|Turkey}} Turkey ====
* [[Agroexpo]] [https://en.agroexpo.com.tr/] – [[İzmir|Izmir]]
===={{Flagicon|UK}} United Kingdom==== [[File:Royal Cornwall Show 2004 - geograph.org.uk - 105020.jpg|thumb|The main ring at the Royal Cornwall Show in June 2004]] [[File:Westpoint - Devon County Show 2010 - Sheep Judging (geograph 1871325).jpg|thumb|Sheep judging at the Devon County Show 2010]] {{Further|:Category:Agricultural shows in the United Kingdom}} {{Columns-list|colwidth=300px|rules=yes| *[[Bakewell Show]] – [[Bakewell, Derbyshire|Bakewell]], [[Derbyshire]] *[[Balmoral Show]] [http://www.balmoralshow.co.uk] – [[Northern Ireland]] *[[Black Isle Show]] – [[Muir of Ord]], [[Scotland]] *[[Cheshire County Show]] – [[Cheshire]] *[[Devon County Show]] – [[Clyst St Mary]], [[Devon]] *[[Dumfries & Lockerbie Agricultural Society]] – [[Dumfries]], [[Dumfriesshire]] *[[East of England Show]] – [[Peterborough]], [[Cambridgeshire]] *[[Emley Show]] [http://www.emleyshow.co.uk] – [[Emley, West Yorkshire|Emley]], [[West Yorkshire]] *[[Grassland & Muck]] *[[Great Yorkshire Show]] – [[Harrogate]], [[North Yorkshire]]<ref>{{Cite news|title=Greatest show on turf opens gates |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/7494688.stm |work=BBC News |date=8 July 2008 |access-date=17 July 2008}}</ref> *[[Hanbury Countryside Show]] – [[Hanbury, Worcestershire|Hanbury]], [[Worcestershire]] *[[Keith Show]] – [[Keith, Moray|Keith]], [[Banffshire]] *[[Monmouth Show]] – [[Monmouth]], [[Monmouthshire]] *[[North Devon Show]] – [[Devon]] *[[Newport Show]] – [[Newport, Shropshire|Newport]], [[Shropshire]] *[[New Forest Show|The New Forest and Hampshire County Show]] *[[Royal County of Berkshire Show]] – [[Newbury, Berkshire]] *[[Royal Show]] – [[Stoneleigh, Warwickshire|Stoneleigh]], [[Warwickshire]] (now defunct) *[[Royal Highland Show]] – Ingliston, [[Edinburgh]] *[[Royal Isle of Wight Agricultural Society]] – [[Cowes]], [[Isle of Wight]] *[[Royal Norfolk Show]] – [[Costessey]], [[Norfolk]] *[[Royal Welsh Show]] – [[Llanelwedd]], [[Powys]] *[[Royal Bath and West of England Society|Royal Bath and West Show]] – [[Shepton Mallet]], [[Somerset]] *[[Royal Cornwall Agricultural Show]] – [[Wadebridge]], [[Cornwall]] *[[Royal Three Counties]] – [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]], [[Worcestershire]] *[[Shropshire and West Midlands Show]] *[[South of England Show]] – [[Sussex]] *[http://www.stanhopeshow.com Stanhope Show] *[[Suffolk Show]] *[[Tendring Hundred Show]] *[[Wensleydale Agricultural Show]] *[[Westmorland County Show]] }}
==See also== * [[Agritourism]] * [[Lakeland Shows]] * [[State fair]] * [[Trade fair]] * [[Horse Show]] * [[Royal Windsor Horse Show]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == *[http://www.ukcountyshows.co.uk Guide to UK County Shows & Fairs]
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