We thank you, Minnesota, for making the 2013 State Fair so memorable! For twelve days of fun we welcomed more than 1,731,000 people. Please check back later for updated information on next year's Great Minnesota Get-Together. Hope to see you at the 2014 State Fair, to be held Aug. 21-Labor Day, Sept. 1!
FFA
The 2013 FFA Livestock show runs for four days, from Friday, Aug. 30 through Monday, Sept. 2. Entries are open to Minnesota (and Wisconsin sections 1, 2, and 3 in 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 and entry closing dates include:
- Beef and Dairy Cattle - Monday, July 29
- Swine - Monday, Aug. 5
- Sheep - Monday, Aug. 5
- Market Goats - Monday, Aug. 5
- Judging Contests - Wednesday, Aug. 7
- Crops - Friday, Aug. 9
- Agriculture Technology - Sunday, Aug. 18
- Safe Tractor Operator's Contest - Monday, Aug. 19
Other FFA contests include Landscape Design & Construction and Derby Barrow.
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 2013, with participation in the current year's Minnesota State Fair.
CATTLE IDENTIFICATION - Important information:
Beginning in 2013, cattle exhibited in Minnesota must be identified with USDA approved ID tags. For more information, please see the Minnesota Board of Animal Health.
HOLDOVER SWINE - Important information:
In order to minimize risk to swine and humans for influenza virus transmission, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health recommends that no hogs will be allowed to stay on the fairgrounds, where swine are penned for competition (Swine Barn and adjacent Holdover Barn) beyond the scheduled time in which the hogs are to be shown. This will eliminate ALL holdover swine. Display animals penned in adjacent barns and not co-mingled with exhibition swine (including Miracle of Birth, 4-H champions, largest boar and display sow and litter) are exempt.
GENERAL INFORMATION AND RULES FOR ENTRY: The premium book is available annually for download in early May. If you are unable to download the book and entry form, contact the Competition Office at (651) 288-4417 and request to have information mailed to you.
VEHICLE ADMISSION/OVERNIGHT PARKING INFORMATION
IMPORTANT DATES
GENERAL INFORMATION: The FFA premium book and entry form will be available for download in early May.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Until the premium book is posted, please consider the dates and times on this page to be tentative.
ONLINE REGISTRATION FFA AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY: Online registration for the FFA Agriculture Technology begins the first Monday in May (May 6) and will absolutely close Aug. 13 at 4:30 p.m. By entering online, your entry tags and forms will be completed and ready for you when you deliver your articles. Entries may also be submitted during entry delivery days.
ONLINE REGISTRATION FFA LIVESTOCK: Registration and payment for entries online will be available for all FFA Livestock divisions on June 17 (the Monday following Father's Day). 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.
For further information, please email us or call us directly at (651) 288-4417.
LINKS:
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:
- FFA Premium Book
- FFA Entry Form
- IRS Form W-9
- FFA Landscape Design & Construction
- FFA Judging Contest Form
- FFA Safe Tractor Driving Rules
- FFA Derby Barrow Info
- FFA Crops Entry Information
- FFA Crops Entry Form (pdf)
- FFA Crops Entry Form (excel)
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Minnesota State Fair
Rural Youth Scholarship
ONLINE REGISTRATION
FFA AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY:
Online registration for the FFA Agriculture Technology begins the first Monday in May (May 6) and will absolutely close Aug. 13 at 4:30 p.m. By entering online, your entry tags and forms will be completed and ready for you when you deliver your articles. Entries may also be submitted during entry delivery days.
Please be sure to PRINT AND READ the premium book before beginning online registration, as you are responsible for the important rules and conditions it contains regarding your entries.
ONLINE REGISTRATION
FFA LIVESTOCK:
Registration and payment for entries online will be available for all FFA Livestock divisions beginning the Monday following Father's Day (June 17). Online registration will absolutely close on each division's entry closing date at 4:30 p.m. (Payment must be submitted for your online entries; if you do not pay, you are not entered!) No late entries may be submitted via the online registration process. Entries may also be submitted via mail.
Please read the FFA Crops Entry Information for more details on FFA Crops registration.
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.