Mikaela Daniel, 21, will join with other young people in vying for national recognition at the Royal Queensland Show in Brisbane in August.
Mikaela Daniel has been showing and judging dairy cattle from a young age.
Now working in real estate, she’s still involved in the dairy sector and enjoys getting to International Dairy Week.
Some of her fondest show memories are of competing at the Royal Melbourne Show, and winning her first handlers class.
Mikaela hopes to become a real estate agent and own a small farm of her own.
The 2026 Agricultural Shows Australia’s National Young Judges and Paraders Championships will run from August 6 to 10 at the Royal Queensland Show (Ekka).
The prestigious competition includes paraders of beef and dairy cattle, young judges of beef and dairy cattle, grain, Merino sheep and fleece, meat breeds sheep, and poultry, the Australian Young Farmers Challenge, and National Rural Ambassador Award.
Qualification is via success in competitive regional and state competitions.
The national championships are held in a different location each year.
Other Victorian finalists are:
- Grain Young Judges Hollianne Hallam
- Poultry Young Judges Liam Collins
- Merino Sheep Young Judges Ava Harris
- Merino Fleece Young Judges Taylor Kain
- Meat Breeds Sheep Young Judges
- Dairy Cattle Paraders Abbie Hanks
- Beef Cattle Paraders Jayde Grylls
- Beef Cattle Young Judges Brittany Abbott.
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