2022 MN State Fair 4-H Purple Ribbon auction, State Fair 4-H Beef Show

STATE  FAIR  PURPLE  RIBBON  4-H  AUCTION  ON  AUGUST 27
2022 will mark the 43rd anniversary of the "4-H Purple Ribbon Livestock Auction" at the Minnesota State Fair. The 4-H Purple Ribbon Auction and Scholarship program will be held on Saturday, August 27, at 5:00 PM, in Compeer Arena at the State Fairgrounds. The premiums on approximately 115 purple ribbon 4-H exhibits will be sold in the livestock auction. 4-H Auction scholarships totaling over $115,000.00 will be presented to 53 outstanding junior leaders in the 4-H animal science program during the 2022 4-H Purple Ribbon Auction. Twenty percent of the 4-H Auction proceeds are used to help fund the scholarships and for special 4-H livestock programs across Minnesota throughout the year. The 4-H Auction is sponsored by the Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association (MLBA). For more information on the “4-H Purple Ribbon 4-H Livestock Auction” and the 4-H scholarship program, please refer to the following web site:  https://www.mlbapurpleribbonauction.org/

4-H  BEEF  CHAMPIONSHIP  SCHEDULED  FOR  AUGUST 26
The "4-H Beef Championship Event" will be held at the Minnesota State Fair on Friday, August 26, at 2:00 PM in the Coliseum, at the State Fairgrounds in St. Paul. The Championship Event this year will include the selection of the Grand and Reserve Champion Market Beef, Dairy Steer, Breeding Heifer, Cow/ Calf Pair, and Prospect Market Calf from the 4-H beef exhibits at the 2022 State Fair. The event will also include the selection of the “Top 5” Overall Breeding Heifers, “Top 5 Market Beef”, “Top 3 Cow/Calf Pairs”, and “Top 3 Dairy Steers”. 4-H Beef Interview Champions and MN State Fair Youth Scholarship recipients will also be recognized during this event. The Championship Event will represent the "best of the best" from the nearly 600 4-H members that will be exhibiting 4-H beef projects at the 2022 Minnesota State Fair, according to Kent Thiesse, 4-H Beef Show Coordinator.
Over 2,500 4-H members will be exhibiting beef, dairy, swine, sheep, poultry, rabbits, dairy goats, and llamas at the 2022 Minnesota State Fair on August 24-28. For a complete schedule of 4-H livestock show times and other special activities during the 4-H livestock shows, please refer to the State Fair 4-H web site at: https://extension.umn.edu/4-h-events/4-h-minnesota-state-fair​

Kent Thiesse
MN State Fair 4-H Beef Show Coordinator
and MN State Fair 4-H Auction Finance Chair
(507-381-7960)