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Junior livestock barns face pen shortage as exhibitor numbers rise
Summary
Superintendents reported growing entries and limited pen space for hogs, goats, sheep and steers; board members discussed temporary options, trailering and borrowing panels but no permanent solution was adopted.
Kara, the livestock superintendent, and other barn superintendents told the Fair Advisory Board this year’s entries have surged and the fair does not have enough pens to house all animals. Kara said she turned away multiple open-class sheep and is “stuffing” goat kids into undersized pens to accommodate entries.
Barn leaders gave counts in public comment: one superintendent reported approximately 59 junior exhibitors overall and other superintendents tallied about 58 goats, roughly 37…
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