Two pairs of female St Kevin's College pupils showed the boys how it was done at the 2015 TeenAg Aorangi Regional Final in Oamaru recently.
Competing against 26 male and mixed pairs from around the region, ''The Gumboot Girls'' Brittany Caldwell (17) and Georgia Malcolm (17) and ''High Country Hillbillies'' Holly Malcolm (15) and Ella Sanderson (15) finished first and third respectively and are now bound for the national final in Taupo in July, to be held alongside the grand final of the ANZ Young Farmer Contest.
The TeenAg competition was open to secondary school pupils aged between 13 and 18 from the Aorangi region.
The competition involved a series of farm-related modules.
It tested their practical farming skills and theoretical knowledge, with the top three teams qualifying for the national final.
It is the second year running that the two St Kevin's College pairs have made the national final.
Last year Holly and Ella won the regional final and Brittany and Georgia placed second.
At the 2014 national final, both St Kevin's College pairs were unplaced, but this year, they are determined to ''at least'' make the top seven.
Holly said at first, it was intimidating competing against the boys.
''They're dressed up in all their moleskins and you think, `Oh they're going to beat us','' she said.
But they proved it was not all about looking the part and gender was no barrier either.
Competition is in the blood for sisters Georgia and Holly, whose father Bill has twice reached the grand final of the Young Farmer Contest.
Their mother Jenny has also competed at regional final level.
Georgia and Holly live on a sheep farm in Airedale, Brittany lives on a dairy farm in Ikawai and Ella lives on a beef farm in Tokarahi.
All four girls will be trying to get as much on-farm experience as possible in the lead-up to the national final, but will also be boosting their theoretical knowledge knowledge to try to beat the country's best.
St Kevin's College agriculture teacher Paula Eatherley said it was ''really exciting'' for the school to have two teams in the final for the second year in a row.
''Not only have they defended their titles, but ... they're showing that girls can do whatever boys can do in agriculture.''
Today, Brittany will also represent the Aorangi region at the national TeenAg conference to network and learn leadership skills.
