The first-ever Big Fresno Fair Virtual Livestock Sale kicks-off on Friday, October 9 at 11 a.m. and goes until Monday, October 12 at 11:59 p.m. The Virtual Livestock sale will feature nearly 500 animals from dedicated and hard-working 4-H and FFA members throughout Fresno County.
Leading up to the sale, we’ll be featuring 4-H & FFA exhibitors from participating chapters to highlight their animal project and all their hard work, while also giving buyers and our community a glimpse of animals they can bid on!
Meet Rachel Rusconi, a Blossom Trail 4-H student who is a freshman at Sanger High School. Here’s what Rachel’s 4-H advisor had to say about her:
“Rachel Rusconi is 14 years old and in the 9th grade at Sanger High School. This is her 6th year in 4-H and she is a member of Blossom Trail 4-H club where she is on the executive board as the club Treasurer. Rachel has attended dairy goat shows since she was just a few months old and she began showing goats as soon as she could walk. She loves these animals and it shows in her dedication. She and her sister raise a small herd of alpine dairy goats at their home.
Rachel joined 4-H to be a part of the dairy goat project. She has been a junior leader for the project the last 2 years and is currently a teen leader teaching other members how to properly care for and show goats. She is up every morning, 7 days a week, before school or any other activities to milk, feed, and water her goats and the process is repeated again each night before she is done for the day. This year, Rachel will be selling a Nubian/Saanen Recorded Grade dairy replacement doe in the auction on October 3rd. She will also be selling a dairy market goat in the virtual auction.”
Help out these hard-working students in the community! Participate in the sale as a buyer or place an add-on bid! Every bit helps out these kids who’ve been working all year to get to where they are now. For more information about the Virtual Livestock Auction and how you can participate, click here.