With all the entertainment, rides and games – the food, shopping and commotion, it’s sometimes easy to forget that agriculture is at the heart of the Nebraska State Fair.
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GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – With all the entertainment, rides and games – the food, shopping and commotion, it’s sometimes easy to forget that agriculture is at the heart of the Nebraska State Fair.
Joseph McDermott, executive director of the fair said, “Since 1868 when farmers and ranchers and their families brought their prized animals and baked goods for competition, they also talked to neighbors and friends about the latest farming practices, machinery and most likely shared a story or two. The same is really true today.”
“Whether it’s Raising Nebraska telling the story of our food from farm to fork, or the agricultural machinery and equipment displays, the State Fair has and always will work to educate Nebraskan’s about our number one economic driver, agriculture,” McDermott said.