Following is a list of the N.C. State Fair cattle Supreme Champions, the Junior showmanship champions and winners in each open and Junior class:Open Beef Cattle– Supreme Champions
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Winners in the N.C. State Fair’s junior sheep competitions have been announced. Following is a list of the winners in each class: Junior Ewe Meat Breed ChampionsSupreme Grand Champion and Grand Champion Got to be NC shown by Cynthia Connolly of Mount Ulla (Rowan)Supreme Reserve Grand Champion shown by Caley Mayo of Whitakers (Nash)Reserve Grand Champion Got to be NC shown by Abigail Wilson of China Grove (Rowan)Junior Ewe Meat Breeds – Southdown
Following is a list of the winners in the N.C. State Fair pig, goat and turkey shows:Breeding GiltGrand Champion shown by Floyd Davis of Richlands (Wilson)Reserve Grand Champion shown by Allison Stoner of Taneytown, Md.Junior Breeding GiltSupreme Champion shown by Gray Palmer of Hurdle Mills (Orange)Reserve Supreme Champion shown by Hannah Cooper of Hertford (Perquimans)Junior Market Barrow
Layla Bonilla of Garner was a two-day winner in the N.C. State Fair’s Home Chef Challenge, winning the Tip to Sirloin Steak Salad contest Wednesday, Oct. 19, and the Healthy Grain BowlChallenge presented by Wegmans on Tuesday, Oct. 18. The winning recipes showcased Bonilla’s culinary range as one recipe featured a steak and salad dish and the second was a vegan veggie dish.
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler led a ribbon-cutting today at the newest building on the grounds of the N.C. State Fair in Raleigh. He officially named the building the James Robert “Bob” Stanfield Natural Resources Center in honor of the man who managed its construction and multiple buildings in Heritage Circle.
Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler inducted four new members into the N.C.State Fair Livestock Hall of Fame Sunday at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.“This is one of my favorite events each year, because it gives me the opportunity to recognize themen and women who have helped to make our livestock shows some of the best in the nation,”Troxler said. “Today’s inductees join a select group that has been honored for outstandingsupport of agriculture and livestock at the N.C. State Fair.”Following is the list of this year’s inductees:
WHO/WHAT: Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will officially open the newest building at the N.C. State Fair – the N.C. State Fair Natural Resources CenterWHEN/WHERE: Tuesday, Oct. 19, 3 p.m.N.C. State Fair Conservation Forest presented by EnvivaState Fairgrounds (near Gate 6)
Fairgoers at the 2021 N.C. State Fair will find some of their favorite exhibits in new locationsthis year with the move of the Got to Be NC Pavilion into Dorton Arena, the NC Public House into the South Side of Dorton Arena and the Folk Festival near the Old Church by the Village of Yesteryear.
Fairgoers will have the opportunity to give back this year when they purchase their fairtickets online. The N.C. State Fair Cares program offers online ticket buyers the option to add adonation to the Food Band of Central & Eastern North Carolina directly to their ticket purchase at check out. The program will be kicked off by a $15,000 donation from House-Autry Mills.
We’ve all been waiting anxiously for the return of the North Carolina State Fair,and while we still have 72 more days to go, the wait to buy your tickets is over! Save money andskip the ticketing line at all gates by purchasing your tickets in advance! FastTrack gateadmission, attraction tickets and several carnival options are on sale now until Oct. 14 at reducedprices.