SEDALIA – Farm families from across the state – including families from Ste. Genevieve and Perry Counties – will gather at the Missouri State Fair on Monday, Aug. 12 to celebrate Farm Bureau/Farm Family Day.
Farm families are selected from each Missouri county, plus the City of St. Louis, to participate in special events at the Fair in their honor. Farm Family Day is a partnership of Missouri Farm Bureau, University of Missouri Extension, the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri State Fair.
This year’s local farm families are the Tyler and Teresa Buchheit Family of Perry County and Bar MC Livestock from Ste. Genevieve County.
Farm Family Day is a partnership of Missouri Farm Bureau, University of Missouri Extension, the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, the Missouri Department of Agriculture and the Missouri State Fair.
Here’s a quick glance at the day’s schedule:
- Free tram rides for all ages will be available on the fairgrounds all day, sponsored by Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council & Soy Checkoff.
- Lunch Bunch Admission Deal – Take a break from the workplace and grab your friends/coworkers for lunch at the Fair! Stop by the Lunch Bunch Booth, located at the Centennial entrance ticket booth. Purchase a lunch bunch gate admission ticket for the day’s price starting at 11 a.m., grab lunch and enjoy the Fair for a few hours, and then return to that booth by 2 p.m. to receive a full refund of your admission price.
- $5 after 5 p.m. Admission Deal – Come to the Fair after 5 p.m. and get in for only $5.
- Livestock shows and building competitions all day including the 4-H/FFA Dog Show, breed shows for swine and sheep, Rooster Crowing Contest Finals, 4-H/FFA Beef Showmanship Contest, On-Foot Open Steer Carcass Show and Live Evaluation Contest and Gourmet Mac ‘n Cheese and Appetizer Dip Cooking Contests in the Home Economics Building.
- Free grounds entertainment all day for all ages including The Amazing Bubble Factory in the Kids Zone, sponsored by Your Local McDonald’s, and John Cassidy Comedy Magic and Lindley Creek on the Superior Sleep Stage.
- Special events just for kids including Barnyard Story Time, sponsored by MFA, Inc., at the Children’s Barnyard.
- Pro Pulling Leaguein the State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance – 6 p.m. Tickets on sale now.
Join us in thanking Missouri’s farmers and ranchers on Farm Bureau/Farm Family Day, Aug. 12, at the Missouri State Fair! We hope to see you Aug. 8-18 in Sedalia for Summer’s Best Story!