At the opening day of the Utah State Fair, officials from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food invited families to visit the fair’s junior livestock and dairy exhibits and learn about how food is produced in Utah. Troy Forrest, a deputy commissioner, Amber Brown, a deputy commissioner, and Commissioner Kelly Parson made the remarks during the fair’s opening presentation.

The remarks emphasized agricultural education and youth participation. "These steers, these young people have raised from calves to be shown and to be judged," Deputy Commissioner Troy Forrest said, describing the junior livestock program and noting judges evaluate both the animals and the quality of the meat that will go to consumers. Forrest invited families to "bring your kids, to enjoy learning about agriculture and all the agricultural products that are produced in Utah."

Deputy Commissioner Amber Brown highlighted a featured dairy exhibit. "When you come, you have to visit the Utah State Fair butter cow. This cow behind me is made from over 700 pounds of local Utah butter made from local Utah milk," Brown said, adding that "it took over 5 days to carbon mold it."

Commissioner Kelly Parson spoke from the Barnyard Friends exhibit, encouraging families to view a Holstein dairy display and other activities. "I'm right here in front of a dairy exhibit where you can see a wonderful Holstein cow and, you can learn about the dairy industry and how milk and cheese and all that gets to your plate," Parson said, and invited attendees to attend the rodeo and other fair events.

These remarks were promotional and informational; no formal actions or policy decisions were announced during the remarks. The presenters framed the junior livestock program as both an educational opportunity for youth and a way to demonstrate the agricultural supply chain from raising animals to the consumer product. The speakers repeatedly invited the public to attend the fair and family-oriented exhibits.

Specific details from the remarks: speakers described junior livestock projects that begin with calves and are judged for show and meat quality; Amber Brown stated the butter cow uses "over 700 pounds of local Utah butter" and that forming the sculpture required "over 5 days". The date(s) of the fair and event schedule were not specified in the remarks.