Category: Livestock

The first-ever Big Fresno Fair Virtual Jr. Livestock Auction 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 Tristen Nelms, a Fresno-Central FFA student who is a senior at Central West High School. Here’s what Tristan’s FFA advisor has to say about him:

“Tristen Nelms is a senior at Central High School-West campus. This will be his second year showing goats at the Fresno Fair. Tristan likes to say that “FFA saved my path in high school”. A troubled freshman, Tristen had to learn the hard way that failing grades and trips to the vice principal’s office were not the way to succeed. At the recommendation of a friend, Tristen signed up to show a market goat with the FFA. It was in the goat barn, Tristen found his gift for working with animals. He quickly joined the breeding team and was put in charge of caring for the herd of Boer breeding Boer does at the school farm. He single handling tamed (and named!) every single goat in the breeding herd and was a vital part of caring for them during their labor. He ensured all kids had a strong start in life. He even helped assist with the birth of his 2020 Fresno Fair Boer market wether, Dojo. He can often be found working in the goat barn or spending time with the breeding does in the pasture.

Tristen also helps tend to the eleven acre orchard located on the school farm at Central High School. He assists with watering, maintenance, and harvesting of the crops. He has learned extensively about vineyard operations, watermelons, pumpkins, and almonds. He has even decided to pursue a career in agriculture after graduation.

Tristen is a true success story of Fresno-Central FFA.We are proud of you!”

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.

The first-ever Big Fresno Fair Virtual Livestock Auction kicks-off on Friday, October 9 at 11 a.m. and goes until Monday, October 12 at 11:59 p.m. The Virtual Livestock Auction will feature the nearly 500 animals from dedicated and hard-working 4-H and FFA members throughout Fresno County.

Leading up to the auction, 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 Lisa Bates, a McKinley 4-H student who is an 11^th grader with Yosemite Valley Public Homeschool Charter. Here’s what Lisa’s 4-H Advisor has to say about her:

“Lisa Bates is a 16 year old and is the McKinley 4-H Club President for the 20/21 program year. This is her fourth year as a McKinley 4-H member and her first year in the cattle group. As a student of a public homeschool charter, she gets her education from varying resources such as taking classes at the community college and taking a very active role in her 4-H club.

In the last 4 years, Lisa has raised and shown rabbits, chickens and goats at The Big Fresno Fair. While she enjoyed all of those animal projects she has decided the cattle project is her favorite. She started this year knowing virtually nothing about cattle or the beef industry and with two leaders who were learning everything there is to know right along with her. Besides the countless hours Lisa put into working with and training her market steer, Neil (not veal), she also spent numerous hours researching and networking with industry professionals to gather the most relevant information necessary for raising a healthy market ready steer.”

Help out these hard-working students in the community! Participate in the auction as a buyer or place an add-on bid! Every bit helps out these kids who have 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.

The first-ever Big Fresno Fair Virtual Livestock Auction kicks-off on Friday, October 9 at 11 a.m. and goes until Monday, October 12 at 11:59 p.m. The Virtual Livestock Auction will feature the 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 Kody DeGroot, a Kerman 4-H student who is a 6^th grader at Kerman Christian School. Here’s what Kody’s advisor has to say about him:

“Kody is a 3rd year showing a replacement heifer. His hard work and dedication to his animal is relentless. From the moment his cow was selected, he has cared for it every day, without ever being told to do so. He is very self-motivated when it comes to his 4-H animal project. He loves attending 4-H meetings and clubs, mostly because he is very social and enjoys being with other kids who share his interests.

This year, he will be showing and selling his cow “Maggie” at the Fresno Fair on October 3rd. He is bummed that the Fair is not all week, but understands the situation. Fair week is his favorite time of year; he loves hanging out in the barn and eating all the Fair Food. Last year, he even procured a paying job helping herd the sheep for Mutton Busting! During the COVID pandemic, he used his extra time to raise calves on the dairy. He bottle fed them twice-a-day and weaned them this last month. He plans on selling them next spring. We are so proud of his hard work and dedication.”

Kody is participating in the Dairy Replacement Heifer Sale on October 3; he is not participating in the Virtual Livestock Auction.

Support these hard-working students in the community! Participate in the auction as a buyer or place an add-on bid! Every bit helps out these kids who have been working all year to get to where they are now. For more information about the Virtual Livestock Auction and how you can participate and become a buyer, click here.

Livestock Exhibitors! The NEW deadline to submit entries for market animals is approaching quickly! Be sure to get your entries in by Saturday, August 15 for your market animals. Unfortunately, the pygmy goat show and the rabbit show will be postponed in 2020. To see the full Livestock Exhibitor Handbook, click here.

Questions? Please contact the Exhibits office at (559) 453-6890.

Our 4-H & FFA Kids are so important to us! We are currently collaboratively working with the Fresno County Department of Public Health on single specie per day “grade and go” format to give 4-H & FFA students the chance to have that valuable experience. We will also be holding a virtual livestock auction for the sale of all market animals. More details to be released soon!

Attention Livestock Exhibitors‼️ A virtual livestock auction is taking place in October which means the deadline to submit your livestock entries is quickly approaching! The NEW deadline to submit entries for market animals is Saturday, August 15. Unfortunately, the pygmy goat show and the rabbit show will be postponed in 2020. To see the full Livestock Exhibitor Handbook, click here.

Questions? Please contact the Exhibits office at (559) 453-6890.

Our 4-H & FFA Kids are so important to us! We are currently collaboratively working with the Fresno County Department of Public Health on single specie per day “grade and go” format to give 4-H & FFA students the chance to have that valuable experience. We will also be holding a virtual livestock auction for the sale of all market animals. More details to be released soon!