Category: Livestock

Livestock Exhibitors! Participate in our Exhibitor Features to Showcase Your Animal Projects!

Calling all Fresno County 4-H and FFA Exhibitors! If you plan on being part of the 2024 Jr. Livestock Auction, then we want to feature YOU! Leading up to the auction, we will be featuring different 4-H & FFA Exhibitors, as well as Independent Exhibitors, from participating clubs and 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! Fill out the form online and be sure to provide 3-4 videos or photos of you and your animal project.

 

To be featured, fill out the online form on our website. Just click here!

 

The 2024 Big Fresno Fair Livestock Auction begins Saturday, October 5 at 10 a.m. and Dairy Replacement Heifer Sale at 6:30 p.m. with Phase II of the auction happening on Saturday, October 12 at 9 a.m. The Livestock Auction will feature over 500 animals from dedicated and hard-working 4-H and FFA members throughout Fresno County. Visit our Jr. Livestock Auction page for more details here!

It’s National Agriculture Week!

It’s the beginning of National Ag Week and what better way to celebrate than to highlight our hard-working livestock exhibitors! At the 2023 Big Fresno Fair, there was a total of 2,753 animals exhibited by 1,051 4-H, FFA and Independent students. A total of 856 animals were put up for auction at three livestock sales, raising more than $1.3 million with add-ons included. WOW! 🤩🐮🐔🐷

 

Interested in showing livestock at the 2024 Big Fresno Fair? Click here for more information.

Submit Your Entries Into the 2023 Competitive Exhibits!

Showcase your talent in our popular Competitive Exhibits Program at the 2023 Big Fresno Fair! All individuals desiring to participate competitively as a Fair exhibitor – such as 4-H and FFA members, craftsmen, cooks, gardeners, seamstresses, quilters, artists, photographers, potters and others – can download our 2023 Competitive Exhibits Handbook here!

 

All entries must be submitted online only. Deadline to submit is Friday, September 8 by midnight.

 

Questions or need assistance in entering? Please call our Exhibits Department at (559) 650-3247 (ext. 1110) or tcollins@fresnofair.com.

It’s National Farm Animals Day!

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🎶 Big Fresno Fair had a farm, E-I-E-I-O 🎶 Happy National Farm Animals Day! Each year at The Big Fresno Fair, hard-working Livestock exhibitors enter their swine, cows, goats, sheep, chicken, turkeys and rabbits into the Livestock Exhibits Program to showcase and auction their animal projects!

 

Comment an emoji of your favorite farm animal is in the blog comments!

Livestock Exhibitor Handbook Available April 20 on our Website!

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Attention Livestock Advisors and Exhibitors! We’re six months away from the 2023 Big Fresno Fair which means prep for the Jr. Livestock Show is well underway. The Livestock Exhibitors Handbook will be available on our website on Thursday, April 20 along with other important details for the 2023 Livestock Program. 

 

Livestock details can be found on our website here.

It’s National Agriculture Week!

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It’s the beginning of National Ag Week and what better way to celebrate than to highlight our hard-working livestock exhibitors! Did you know that a total of 2,580 animals were exhibited and a total of 1,043 exhibitors from different 4-H and FFA groups participated in the 2022 Big Fresno Fair Livestock Exhibits? Many of these members participated in the Jr. Livestock Auctions on October 8 and 15 at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair. 🐮🐑🐐🐷🐔

 

Fun Fair Fact: A total of 806 animals were sold at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair, generating a grand total of $1.4 million in sales and add-ons! WOW! 🤩

 

Interested in showing livestock at the 2023 Big Fresno Fair? Click here for more information.

Thank You to Our 2022 Livestock Buyers for a Record-breaking Year!

Drumroll please! 🥁 The numbers are officially in for the 2022 Livestock Auction and Sales, which took place both Saturdays of The Big Fresno Fair! A total of 806 lots of animals went through this year’s auctions and brought in a grand total of $1.4 million in sales and add-ons – making 2022 a record-breaking year! WOW! We are so amazed and proud of all of our hard-working 4-H, FFA and Independent exhibitors who participated in this year’s sale! 🐮🐷🐑🐐🐰🐔

 

Thank you to all of our buyers who supported the sales! You have positively impacted the lives of our 4-H, FFA and Independent students by supporting their animal projects and our overall sales! You are one of the bright lights in our community! We can’t wait to beat this year’s sales record in 2023 with your help! 👏

 

If you’ve never been to or supported our annual Jr. Livestock Auctions, we highly encourage you to do so! Money well-spent for a great cause! 🐄💲🐑