Category: Livestock

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! Did you know that a total of 818 exhibitors from 26 different 4-H and FFA groups participated in the 2021 Big Fresno Fair Livestock Exhibits? Many of these members participated in the Jr. Livestock Auctions on October 9 and 16 at the 2021 Big Fresno Fair.

 

Fun Fair Fact: A total of 648 animals were sold at the 2021 Big Fresno Fair, generating a grand total of $1,169,256.93 in sales and add-ons!

 

Interested in showing livestock at the 2022 Big Fresno Fair? For more information, click here!

Livestock Exhibitor Update: YQCA Platform Transition

Attention Livestock Exhibitors! The YQCA program has recently updated their certification program and website platform. This new platform is expected to launch on March 23, 2022.

 

With this new transition, all YQCA users who plan to use their current and valid certification for the 2022 Big Fresno Fair will need to download their certification prior to the transition on March 23. YQCA users will no longer be able to access their existing accounts and past certification information after the March 23 deadline.

 

⚠IMPORTANT⚠YQCA users that do not retrieve their valid certification from the current YQCA platform before March 23 may be required to regain certification through the new platform.

 

For more details on YQCA requirements, click here.

Thank You to Our 2021 Livestock Buyers; It Was a Record Year!

The numbers are officially in for the 2021 Jr. Livestock Auction sales, which took place both Saturdays of The Big Fresno Fair! A total of 648 lots of animals went through this year’s auction and brought in a grand total of $1,169,256.93 in sales and add-ons! 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 2022 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! 🐄💲🐑

Sierra 4-H Exhibitor Feature – Oscar Glass

The Jr. Livestock Auction returns to in-person on Saturday, October 9 at 10 a.m. and October 16 at 9 a.m. and will feature goats, sheep, beef, swine, rabbits and poultry from dedicated and hardworking 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 Oscar Glass, a Sierra 4-H student who is a 7th grader at Sierra Junior High School:

 

“Oscar Glass is 12 years old and a 7th grader at Sierra Junior High School. He is a member of Sierra 4-H and has been since he was 9 years old. He joined 4-H to learn more about the things he likes to do, like spending time with goats. Oscar says he loves his goats because they are a team and he enjoys spending time with them and managing their growth. His favorite part of showing goats is spending time with his friends getting ready to go into the show ring. 

 

Oscar will be showing 2 Boer wether goats this year and their names are Batman and Cash. He’s also showing a breeding doe named Wonder Woman. He will be selling Batman at The Big Fresno Fair’s Jr. Livestock Auction after a sixth month show carrier.”

 

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. Buyer registration opens Monday, September 20. For more information about the Jr. Livestock Auction and how you can participate, click here.

McKinley 4-H Exhibitor Feature – Jade Bracamonte

The Jr. Livestock Auction returns to in-person on Saturday, October 9 at 10 a.m. and October 16 at 9 a.m. and will feature goats, sheep, beef, swine, rabbits and poultry from dedicated and hardworking 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 Jade Bracamonte, a McKinley 4-H student who is a 4th grader at Polk Elementary:

 

“Jade is a member of McKinley 4-H Club and is in the 4th grade at Polk Elementary. This is her third year in 4-H and her first year showing at the Fair. Jade got involved in 4-H after her first visit to the McKinley Farm. She immediately knew the goat project was for her and joined 4-H shortly after and purchased a meat goat to show as a Peewee. This year Jade has a Boer wether that she will be auctioning at The 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. Buyer registration opens Monday, September 20. For more information about the Jr. Livestock Auction and how you can participate, click here.

It’s National FFA Week!

It’s National FFA Week and we’d like to honor all the hard-working FFA Chapters that are right here in the Central Valley! FFA (Future Farmers of America) is a dynamic youth organization that teaches students responsibility, leadership, personal growth and gain agribusiness experience. 🐓🐖🐄🐐🐏

 

Share a photo with us or one of your favorite experiences of being in the FFA program! Don’t forget to tag us so we can share to our social!  📸

 

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