Farm families, livestock exhibitors saddened by Wisconsin State Fair cancellation

Wisconsin farm families, and Milwaukee high school students who raise livestock, will be disappointed if the cancellation of the Wisconsin State Fair means they won’t have an opportunity to showcase their animal this year. 

“I’m still holding out hope there will be something … because when I was a kid, showing animals at State Fair was something I looked forward to all summer long,” said Chad Ryan, a dairy farmer from Fond du Lac.

“A lot of these kids have been working on their projects for months, so to not have a place to go would be pretty sad,” Ryan said.

It’s the first time in 75 years that the Wisconsin State Fair has been canceled. Organizers said Thursday they were worried about operating a massive event safely and economically during the coronavirus pandemic...

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Ken Notes: This is sad, I also worry about the purchase awards for he individuals showing animals at local and state fairs. We need to create an ag scholarship fund...