Round and Round The fair season brings people out to see the fun and interesting. It also brings those in agriculture with those not in agriculture. How do farmers and ranchers participate in fairs and what happens?
- Each region has its own flavor of ag fun. What is your provinces/region/state unique ag fun festival, fair?
- What type of festivals has your farm found to the most beneficial?
- Is there a list of fairs by state and what small business opportunities do they offer to visitors?
- What have you learned from participating with fairs/festivals over the years?
- What’s your favorite fair food & what would you never try?
- How well do the alternating Farm Progress Show locations (IA/IL) fit your #farm life? #agchat
- During the busy harvest season, how do you find time to enjoy festivals and fairs?
- Whare the lessons you learned at the fair as a youth that still serve you today?
- Do you attend events as volunteer? Advocate for ag?
- What’s the funniest or strangest thing one of your city friends ever said at an #ag fair?
- Do you feel that vendors selling non ‘fair-like’ products,like cell phones/hot tubs,hurt or help support fairs?
- When money is tight, is it worth it to continue to spend the money/time/effort needed to show livestock?
- What has worked the best to promote your fair/ what hasn’t worked like you thought it would?
- How do fairs help connect non-farm public w/agriculture? What are best ag advocacy ideas you’ve seen at fair?
- What’s your favorite part about a fair? Funniest fair memory?
- What is one executable idea you can take away from tonight’s convo?
