DES MOINES, Iowa — Farmers and 4H-ers bringing their livestock to the fair are excited that the barns are getting upgrades, and the improvements started with the Sheep Barn. The open-air brick ...

The Iowa State Fair Blue Ribbon Foundation has announced plans to spend millions of dollars to renovate the livestock barns on the fairgrounds. Foundation executive director, Peter Cownie, says ...

A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Open Class Sheep barn on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds in Huron will be held Thursday (Aug. 28, 2025) at 2pm. The ceremony will take place in front of The ...