Letting in the crowds before opening time is a good indication that an event is highly anticipated.
So started the Euroa Agricultural Show on Saturday before 9am with locals and visitors making the most of a sunny morning.
"There was a crowd here by ten o'clock," said the Ag Society's president Lyndal Dean.
"And right across the whole grounds from the south end to the north end - it was excellent to see."
Ms Dean said new exhibitions this year included the vintage tractors, SES demonstration, the Riggs Creek Fire Brigade 'back again', and the Euroa Arboretum who squeezed in between those familiar with families every year.
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"We've got our regulars, such as shearing, all our normal entertainment, goats, horses, pavilion, ferret racing, whip cracking, sideshows, and food.
"What else do we need?"
Ms Dean said people were most impressed with the pavilion display, particularly with external vendors and that the tractor display was a return to the events grass roots.
"We had such a really positive all-round response, so, yeah, we are very happy with it."
She also thanked the many volunteers on the day.
"It would be absolutely nothing without all of that."
One display of note was the tractors, which became a drawcard for 'what the show is all about'.
"We talked about farmers coming just to hang and chat, and I've already seen it this morning.
"That tractor display, if you want to see old blokes talking together, they'll just stand there and they'll be talking about, oh, when I did this, and Dad had that.
"And it is just fabulous.
"There's people talking to blokes at the Rotary Bar as well - everywhere."
The farm also had a real-time impact on the day, with several farmers having need to get ahead of the rain among crops that were already cut, including Lyndal's husband Keith.
"We've had some who have gone back out on the baler this morning because of this weather.
"Just the fact that they've made time to come in, have a chat, and have a cuppa is great."
