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Showing posts with label fairs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fairs. Show all posts
Thursday, August 10, 2023

Iowa State Fair, a celebration of rural life and a must for presidential candidates, is on; voters get up close, personal

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The Des Moines Register's soapbox draws a crowd. (Photo by Salwan Georges, The Washington Post) The Iowa State Fair began today, and ev...
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 ...
Saturday, June 24, 2023

County-fair season in U.S. is country-fair season in England

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The Economist used this Getty Images photo, which had no caption but may be from Bath and West, with its story about country fairs.   It...
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 ...
Friday, August 27, 2021

Some state fairs cancel again, or delay, while others forge ahead, many 'requiring' masks but not enforcing mandate

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Thousands, few of them masked, packed the Iowa State Fair.  ( Des Moines Register photo by Bryon Houlgrave) Most state fairs are back on th...
Tuesday, September 15, 2020

More major agriculture events canceled due to pandemic

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"The ongoing covid-19 pandemic claimed two more agricultural-related events on Monday. For the first time, events slated for early 2021...
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 ...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Farmers and fairs should work together to keep, enhance agricultural elements, experts say

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Small-farm experts said during a workshop in California that fairs need to return to their agricultural roots, Tim Hearden of Capital Press...
Friday, June 01, 2012

State fairs' money, ownership issues raise concern that agricultural tradition might be at risk

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In mid-May, Virginia's state fairgrounds were auctioned off to the highest bidder. The right to run the fair was sold to a for-profit...
Friday, August 26, 2011

Cattle fitters or 'show jocks' are busy at fairs

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California rancher Darrell Hansen (right) and partner James Vietheer are among many state fair competitors who go to great lengths to groom...
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, August 22, 2009

A story that will make you want to visit a state fair

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"Louisville may be the state's largest city, but for 11 days each August it becomes the center of rural Kentucky at its best,"...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Creativity can be a big part of rural economies, but you might have to look a bit harder for it

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Reports by the Regional Technology Strategies and its partner in the Alliance for Creative Advantage , Mt. Auburn Associates , have found t...
Friday, October 17, 2008

N.C. State Fair works to be more eco-friendly

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With their bright lights, cooking grease, and energy-consuming rides, state fairs are not traditionally easy on the planet. But one state is...