The contestants do not find out what the range of skill modules there will be, making for a challenging, friendly contest on the day.
"It's about testing people without challenging them too much, so people can either go in to compete, or they can go in to have a go," added Law.
Young farmers are considered to be between 18 and 31.
The local district encompasses entrants from Hamilton City, Hauraki and North Waikato.
A record 14 farmers have signed up for the contest day this year, and four of them are women.
"The objective of the District Contest and Skills Day is to select the best people to represent the district at the regional final," said Laws.
"The overall aim is basically just to try to get people keen and to try a new thing."
People who just want to do it for fun are very welcome, with last year some of them getting together to tackle the tasks in teams.
Law said that the Hamilton City Young Farmers' Club's membership base was growing substantially, showing an increased appreciation of the industry by Millennials.
Overseas workers have been coming into farming in New Zealand to fill a labour shortage, but locals are starting to take a growing interest.
"Quite a few people coming into farming haven't really had the right skill set - but it's only now that we're starting to see more of a push professionally for people studying the rural professional to try and actually fuel growth."
Law said Owl Farm at St Peter's Cambridge, Hamilton Boys High School's teaching of a rural farming class as part of the NZQA curriculum, and agricultural business and science courses at the University of Waikato are further examples of how farming was becoming publicly valued.
The total prize pool at the FMG Young Farmer of the Year nationals is $117,000, with top place in the regional finals also winning a motorbike.
