Show us some love and help us WIN by voting The Big Fresno Fair as “Best Local Annual Event to Attend” category for The Business Journal’s “Best of the Central Valley” awards! Be sure to make it all the way to the end – we are the last one at #35 J! Thank you in advance for your votes!

The deadline to vote is Saturday, October 31. Click here [https://thebusinessjournal.com/bestofsurvey/] to vote!

We are just two days away from the first-ever Big Fresno Fair Virtual Jr. Livestock Auction, which kicks-off this 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 Ben Plascencia, a Reedley 4-H student who is a sophomore at Reedley Middle College High School (RMCHS). Here’s what Ben’s 4-H advisor had to say about him:

“Ben has been active in Reedley 4-H for 7 years and RMCHS FFA for 2 years.  He is currently president of Reedley 4-H and raising a steer for the Big Fresno Fair.

Ben originally joined 4-H to start a sheep project. He still manages a flock of breeding ewes and sells his lambs to other 4-H and FFA members as show projects. Three years ago Ben began raising steers. This year’s steer is named ‘Que Pasa Calabaza’, but everyone just calls him ‘Q’ for short. Ben bought Q last October and has spent the past 12 months working with him to bring out his full potential. As you can imagine, steers take a huge amount of work to raise. Ben estimates he has spent over 550 hours just brushing and blow drying Q’s hair and coat. And he has used over 8 gallons each of shampoo and conditioner to keep the steer’s hair in top show condition this past year.

Ben says working with steers was the perfect project to keep busy during this year of COVID-19 restrictions. Because steers are so big, it is very easy to maintain 6 feet of social distance even when practicing showmanship in small groups. Everyone is happy to stand back and give the steers and kids plenty of room to move around. Working with livestock has also given Ben and his friends an opportunity to get outside, be active and maintain a healthy level of ‘normal’ that so many youth are missing this year.”

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.

While we know you will miss shopping in the Commerce and Industry Commerce buildings this year, we have created our new Online Marketplace for you to connect with some of these vendors. Find goodies from jewelry, food, accessories and more! To shop go to www.FresnoFair.com/onlinemarketplace

We are just two days away from the first-ever Big Fresno Fair Virtual Jr. Livestock Auction, which kicks-off this 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 Cassandra Sandoval, a Sanger FFA student who is a senior at Sanger High School:

“My name is Cassandra Sandoval, a senior at Sanger High School and I have been involved in FFA all four years of my high school education. I got involved with FFA because I wanted to surround myself with the agriculture world and get to know people who I shared similar interests with.

This year, I am showing two Boer goats. Hinata, my doe, will only be shown at showmanship and Sid, my wether, will be sold at auction during the Fresno Fair. I have been caring and training both Boer goats since mid-May (feeding, watering, walking, etc.) in preparation for the Big Fresno Fair.”

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 Sale is just around the corner! The Virtual Online Auction kicks-off this 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 Justin Maldonado, a Sanger FFA student who is a senior at Sanger High School:

“I have been in FFA for four years. Getting involved with FFA is a once in a lifetime event and having Ag teachers who motivate you to do things is what pushed  me to purchasing a goat. My project is mainly handling a goat from May-October and to maintain his diet as well as training him to do the basics of walking and bracing.”

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.