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Showing posts with label county fairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label county fairs. Show all posts
Friday, July 26, 2024

Worry over bird flu prevents some states from allowing dairy cow showings; for other states, the fair goes on with testing

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Fair competitor Emerson Wemark, 10, reclines with a cow. (Photo by KC McGinnis, STAT) For many farming families, more than a year of plannin...
Monday, July 31, 2023

Next pandemic could come from pigs at county or state fair

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A researcher takes a 'snout out' sample at a fair. (Photo by Maddie McGarvey, The New York Times) A state or county fair can be all ...
Wednesday, April 05, 2023

Goat's 9-year-old keeper didn't want her slaughtered, so Mom saved the animal; then the law came with a warrant

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Jessica Long’s 9-year-old daughter with her goat, Cedar. (Photo courtesy of Advancing Law for Animals ) A mother saved her daughter's ...
Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Pandemic threatens county fairs; most ineligible for aid

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The pandemic has disrupted life in uncountable ways; county fairs are one. "Without the annual events, vendors, hotels and other small ...
Friday, July 31, 2015

Rural New York county fair refuses to ban Confederate flags; cites contractual obligations

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While some state and local governments have taken down Confederate flags in light of the June shooting deaths of nine Africans Americans i...
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

County fairs are struggling to get funds from urban legislators; some fairs are forced to cancel

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County fairs are facing a crisis and getting little support from urban politicians. "The number of U.S. farms has dropped six straight ...
Tuesday, September 03, 2013

Big-city writer spends summer traveling through rural heartland, finds many exotic wonders

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Seth Kugel UPDATE Sept. 6: "When I announced my 'through the heartland' road trip, over 1,000 readers wrote in with tips i...
Monday, August 27, 2012

State and county fairs succeed in hard times by expanding repertoire of events

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In trying times, think different. That's what people in the state and county fair business have been doing this summer, writes Kirsti...
Monday, August 06, 2012

CDC warns of 12 new cases of swine flu, 10 linked to swine exposure at county fair in southwest Ohio

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials in Atlanta say 29 human cases of the new strain of the H3N2 swine flu have been con...

Being deep-fried at a fair takes on new meaning in drought and heat wave

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In much of rural America, it's that most wonderful time of year -- fair season. A time when country life is on proud display, where g...
Monday, July 19, 2010

Volunteers at your county fair deserve recognition

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All over rural America this summer, thousands of community-minded volunteers are braving record heat, thunderstorms and the inevitable hassl...
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Horse breeders' incentives will exclude those who intentionally injure Tennessee Walking Horses

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Breeders who intentionally injure their Tennessee Walking Horses will no longer be eligible for benefits from the Kentucky Walking Horse Ass...
Saturday, June 20, 2009

Seeking cheaper thrills, more folks frequent fairs

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The start of summer means there will be a county fair going on somewhere near you for the next several weeks. And you might find more people...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Only half of country-music fans have Internet at home, so are beyond much industry marketing

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A recent survey for the Country Music Association found that only 50 percent of country music fans have Internet access at home – a fact th...
Thursday, August 14, 2008

After complaints from atheists, Tenn. county fair says they can get 'God and Country Day' discount

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The Wilson County Fair in Tennessee has agreed to extend its "God and Country Day" discount to atheists after they complained, rep...
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