This year the association has sponsored three schools: Hurlstone Agricultural High School, Gwynneville Public School and James Ruse Agricultural High school and two Young Farming Champions - Georgia Clark from the egg sector and Kylie Schuller from the beef sector.

The Art4Agriculture program runs the annual Archibull Prize, which sees rural and urban schools research an agricultural sector and present it through artwork on a fibreglass cow.

NSW Farmers president Derek Schoen said: “With the help of Kylie and Georgia, these school students have gained a clear understanding of the challenges our industry faces and translated that knowledge through art and multimedia with great results.

“Art4Agriculture partnerships promote conversations about modern farming practices and the threats to food security,” he said.

“It is extremely important to build the foundation of agricultural education for the next generation at a young age and bring food and fibre production into the classroom,” Mr Schoen said.

“Not only does Art4Agriculture inform school students on important issues facing the industry, it also encourages and engages them to look at specific industries.”

The Archibull Prize ceremony was held on Friday November 13 at the Sydney Showgrounds, Olympic Park.

Gwynneville Public School’s entry “Izzy Fowl - The Poultry Cow” won the Primary School section of the 2015 Archibull Prize and the winner of the best animation award for primary schools.

Hurlstone Agricultural High School scooped the pool for the infographic that best communicated the message that “biosecurity is a shared responsibility“ winning best school and student entry.

View the Gwynneville Public School winning animation online via YouTube, or check out their winning entry at gwynnevillearchibull2015.com/blog/our-finished-archie.

For more about the Art4Agriculture initiative, visit art4agriculture.com.au.