executive director of the Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation. The opening ceremony of the State Fair on Thursday showcased the newly renovated 109-year-old Sheep Barn, spruced up with a new ...

At the Iowa State Fair in August, it might mean hundreds ... To the outside eye, the occupants of the Winneshiek County dairy barn seemed relaxed. When they weren’t coiffing or cleaning up ...

Dairy cattle at the feeding trough (photo courtesy of Brownfield Ag News). Iowa State Fair CEO Jeremy Parsons says there will be a dairy cattle show at next month’s fair, but other activities ...

Required testing of cows for the avian flu has not affected the overall numbers of dairy participants in this year’s Iowa State ... barn. Exhibitors with cows needing to be milked while at the ...

The horse barn will get the improvements next. The price tag for all of the livestock barns will be $25 million.» See all of our Iowa State Fair coverage here.More coverage of the Iowa ...

Jim Frost arranges dairy pails at a barn Thursday on the Frosts’ land ... That led the foundation to reserve a spot at this year’s Iowa State Fair. The hope is that the increased visibility ...

The number of exhibitors in dairy cattle shows at this year’s Iowa State Fair is nearly identical to last year, despite new bird flu testing requirements for milking cows entered in the contests.

The 2025 Iowa State Fair will feature exclusive adventures, including family events like cuddling with baby animals and making new recipes with parents and children, and 21 and older events like ...

Be sure to watch all the from this year's I State fair. I'm Jacob Peters ... Bauder's peppermint bars and hard-dipped ice cream to the Dairy Barn's shakes and soft-serve, there are plenty of ...

Over 70 barns across the state of Iowa ... The lower level of the barn can hold 32 horses and 16 dairy cows. The barn also received the 2023 Award of Distinction from the Iowa Barn Foundation ...