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County fair advocates describe repairs, education projects funded by AGRI and premium dollars
Summary
Representatives of Minnesota county fairs described how AGRI grants and statutorily administered premium funds support fair infrastructure and ag‑education exhibits; witnesses asked the committee to continue state support that reaches every county that applies.
Andrew Dewar, representing the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs, briefed the House Ag Finance and Policy Committee on how county agricultural societies operate Minnesota’s 87 county fairs and the state funding streams that support that work.
Dewar explained county ag societies are quasi‑government entities governed by Minnesota law (chapter 38) and that all 87 counties have a county ag society; some geographically large counties operate multiple fairs. He described three…
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