The RAS is pleased to announce that the 2026 Royal Agricultural Show will take place at the historic Tweedie Hall in Howick, from 29 May to 3 June.

This past weekend, young people’s dedication and commitment to their livestock and pets were celebrated at the 2025 Berg Show’s Youth Show, proudly sponsored by the Royal Agricultural Society.

Wayne Muller has now completed his second month as the new General Manager of the Royal Agricultural Society in KwaZulu-Natal, and has announced dates for the 2026 Royal Agricultural Show.

The Royal Agricultural Society team swapped plows, poles, pesticides and pens for putters at the Xtec Pietermaritzburg & Midlands Chamber of Business Golf Day 2025.

The Royal Agricultural Society regrets to advise its members of the passing of Ron McDonald, a Past President of the Society from 1981 to 1987.

The stud bull sale season in KwaZulu-Natal is about to begin in earnest. The Royal Agricultural Society wishes all the breeders a safe and successful sale season.

On Saturday, the newly appointed General Manager of the Royal Agricultural Society (RAS), Wayne Muller, attended the Natal and Coast Poultry Club’s annual poultry show to show his support and admire the impressive array of poultry on display. 

The Royal Agricultural Society of Natal is pleased to announce the appointment of Wayne Muller as the new General Manager, effective July 2025.

KwaZulu-Natal shows featured strongly in the Champion Lamb Show category at the South African Fatstock Judging Association’s (SAFJA) gala awards held on Friday evening at Platrand Lodge near Ladysmith, where the Royal Agricultural Show (86.60) and the Underberg Show (82.10) were awarded second and third places respectively.

The Underberg Show brought top honours to KwaZulu-Natal in the Champion Beef Show category at the South African Fatstock Judging Association’s (SAFJA) gala awards held on Friday evening at Platrand Lodge near Ladysmith.

KwaZulu-Natal educational institutions took the top two awards at the South African Fatstock Judging Association’s (SAFJA) gala awards held on Friday evening, at Platrand Lodge near Ladysmith.

At SAFJA’s gala awards held on Friday evening, the RAS was delighted to receive the SAFJA award for First Reserve Lamb Show for 2024.

Visitors will be happy to know that the interactive Sheep & Wool Expo will be returning to the Royal Agricultural Exhibition this year!

The Expo covers all aspects of sheep and wool, and goats and mohair, from conception to consumption, and the animals are displayed side by side with the products derived from them.

The 2024 Fat Lamb competition, made possible with the generous sponsorship of the Royal Agricultural Society, the Red Meat Producers Organisation (RPO) and ADM Animal Nutrition, takes place on Saturday 25 May at the Royal Agricultural Exhibition.

The commercial cattle competitions at the 2024 Royal Agricultural Exhibition begin with the steers competition on Friday 24 May, made possible with the generous sponsorship of the Red Meat Producers Organisation (RPO) and ADM Animal Nutrition.

For over four decades the KZN Youth Show has been cultivating the next generation of farmers, giving them a platform to test and prove the skills and knowledge that they work on throughout the year.

Breeders are finalising their sheep entries for the Royal Agricultural Exhibition in May, and for the first time we have a breeder entering into three different breed competitions!

We are excited to welcome back Peter and Lucille Abrahamse of Rivervalley Simmentaler stud to this year's Simmentaler championship, hosted by the KZN Simmentaler & Simbra Club.

The KZN Bee Farmers will be returning to the Honey Hall at the Royal Agricultural Exhibition this year to host one of the most prestigious honey competitions in the country, while presenting a display that will be of great interest to visitors.