We thank you, Minnesota, for making the 2011 State Fair so memorable! For twelve days of fun we welcomed more than 1,776,000 people. Please check back later for updated information on next year's Great Minnesota Get-Together. Hope to see you at the 2012 State Fair, to be held Aug. 23-Labor Day, Sept. 3!
FFA
The 2011 FFA Livestock show runs for four days, from Friday, Sept. 2 through Monday, Sept. 5. Entries are open to Minnesota (and Wisconsin sections 1, 2, and 3 in beef and crops only) students, grades 9-12, who are regularly enrolled in an agricultural education program or are active members of a chapter of FFA that is in good standing in the state FFA association. Incoming 9th grade students are eligible to show if they are enrolled in or have completed a course in a grade 9-12 Ag-Ed program for the current year.
Departments include:
- Beef and Dairy Cattle
- Swine
- Sheep
- Market Goats
Other FFA contests include Farm Crops, Landscape Design & Construction, Judging Contests and Safe Tractor Driving. Agriculture technology may be found on the Education Page.
The Minnesota State Fair Rural Youth Scholarship
The Minnesota State Fair Rural Youth Scholarship (formerly the Ben C. Hallberg Rural Youth Scholarship) was established in 1994 to help further the educational endeavors of young adults from greater Minnesota. Up to 20 scholarships of $1,000 each will be made available to rural youth or those enrolled in an agriculture program in 2011, with participation in the current year's Minnesota State Fair.
BOVINE TB STATUS - Important information:
To help alleviate confusion for our exhibitors, we will be posting any changes to the Minnesota State Fair TB regulations on this web site as they are received.
We are working in conjunction with the Minnesota State Board of Animal Health, as well as the animal health regulatory bodies of the surrounding states to provide a consistent set of rules and regulations to best serve our cattle and goat exhibitors.
Please note: The updated regulations also apply to animals other than cattle.
GENERAL INFORMATION AND RULES FOR ENTRY: The premium book is available annually for download in late April. Or, if you prefer to receive a copy by mail, contact the Competition Office at (651) 288-4417 and request to be placed on the FFA mailing list. Exhibitors who have entered within the past two years are already included on that list.
VEHICLE ADMISSION/OVERNIGHT PARKING INFORMATION
IMPORTANT DATES
GENERAL INFORMATION: The FFA premium book will be available for download in late April.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Until the premium book is posted, please consider the dates and times below to be tentative.
ONLINE REGISTRATION: Registration and payment for entries online will be available for all FFA Livestock divisions on June 20. Online registration will absolutely close on each division's entry closing date at 4:30 p.m. No late entries may be submitted via the online registration process. Entries may also be submitted via mail.
ENTRY CLOSING DATES:
FFA Beef and Dairy Cattle - Monday, Aug. 1
FFA Swine - Monday, Aug. 8
FFA Sheep - Monday, Aug. 8
FFA Market Goats - Monday, Aug. 8
FFA Judging Contests - Wednesday, Aug. 10
FFA Crops - Friday, Aug. 12
FFA Safe Tractor Operator's Contest - Monday, Aug. 22
For further information, please e-mail us or call us directly at (651) 288-4417.
DOWNLOADABLES:
The Premium Book can be viewed and printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader version 5 or higher. If you do not have Acrobat Reader or have an older version, you may download the most current Acrobat Reader by clicking here.
Links will go "live" as materials become available:
ONLINE REGISTRATION:
Registration and payment for entries online will be available for all FFA Livestock divisions on June 20. Online registration will absolutely close on each division's entry closing date at 4:30 p.m. No late entries may be submitted via the online registration process. Entries may also be submitted via mail.
Please be sure to PRINT AND READ the rules and regulations document before beginning online registration, as you are responsible for the important information it contains regarding your entries.
Online Registration is closed.