Who are we?

The Yorkshire Agricultural Society (YAS) is a registered charity, founded in 1837. Our objectives are:-

• To support and promote agriculture, rural and allied industries throughout the North of England including championing the role of farmers as providers of high-quality produce and encouraging consumers to choose healthy and local produce.
• To advance and encourage agricultural research and greater understanding and empathy with farming and the countryside amongst the general public and particularly children.
• To advance and encourage the protection and sustainability of the environment.
• To hold in pursuance of its main objectives an annual agricultural show.
• For such charitable purposes as the Trustees in their absolute discretion see fit.

To help fund the charitable work of the YAS, we developed first-class facilities on the Showground which could be operated commercially.