Easter Show ... Ed Fay, 15, and Rebecca Hudson, 14, from Dungog High School / Pic: Nic Gibson Source: The Daily Telegraph
THEY'VE got their leather boots, Akubra hats and oversized belt buckles - yep, country folk have well and truly come to town.
With only days left before the gates open to the Sydney Royal Easter Show, people from rural NSW and their prized animals have moved into the Big Smoke and will call the sheds at Sydney Showgrounds home for the next couple of weeks.
Show first-timer Rebecca Hudson, who will be showing off cattle raised at Dungog High School, said Sydney was like "another world" compared to her home in the state's north.
"It's awesome to have this new experience," the 14-year-old said.
"This way we are able to give city people the same experiences with the animals we have at home instead of them just reading it out of a book."
Australian farmers produce almost 93 per cent of Australia's daily domestic food supply, but with numbers declining and the average age of a farmer 52, the industry is crying out for more people to put up their hand. Knox Grammar agriculture student Ed Fay said he couldn't think of a better job than being a farmer full-time.
"I come from the northern beaches so it's a little bit weird for someone out that way to want to be a farmer," he said.
"I go to Knox and so everyone is very city-orientated. They do subjects like commerce, business, economics - all the things that are expected of you.
"My grandpa was a farmer and I've got a couple of uncles who have farms. I just really enjoy walking around the farm and spending time with all the animals."
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