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Large Livestock
(lärj līv'stok'): Large animals raised for food or other products, or kept for use, especially farm animals such as meat and dairy cattle and pigs. |
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About the Department
The Large Livestock department is one of the busiest departments at the Fair! There’s always action as exhibitors hustle and bustle around the fairgrounds taking care of their animals. You’ll always see someone walking a cow, or blow-drying a sheep, or grooming a pig. That’s normal procedure around here!
Did you know that 200 years ago the first fair featured a beautiful specimen of sheep tied to a tree in the town square? Livestock is and always has been the mainstay of the country fair.
Our livestock exhibits are clean and attractive so the visitor will get a good look at your animals
This year the Fair Theme is “The Bounty of the County”, and that is what the Large Livestock Department is all about. Look at the Entry Guide, located on this website for all of the details. |
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Click the link on the right hasnd side (in yellow box) for 2011 Entry Guide
Large Livestock Quality Assurance Dates:
April 23, 2011 at 10 am In Barn 100
May 28, 2011 at 10 am in Barn 100
June 11, 2011 at 10 am in Barn 100
July 16, 2011 at 10 am in Barn 100
NOTE: All market animal exhibitors are required to attend a quality assurance/ethics training to be eligible to participate in the 2011 Ventura County Fair.
Exhibitors who attended quality assurance training in 2010 taught by the State Training Instructor have met the quality assurance/ethics training requirements for 2011.
To verify that you have met requirements for the 2011 Ventura County Fair check the quality assurance list at www.venturacountyfair.org on the large livestock department page.
JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12TH
ORDER OF SALE
9:00 AM MEAT PENS – CHICKEN MARKET SWINE
1:00 PM MEAT PENS – RABBIT REPLACEMENT HEIFERS MARKET STEERS
2:30 PM MEAT PENS – TURKEY MARKET LAMBS MARKET GOATS
All times approximate
The Ventura County Fair Junior Livestock Auction on Friday, August 12 is one of the biggest events at the Fair with a full day of bidding on the finest market animals in Southern California. Steer, Swine, Lambs, Turkeys and more, raised by youth from 4H, Grange and FFA, are auctioned to eager buyers from throughout the county raising over $700,000. The money that is raised is used to further the youths’ education and careers in Agriculture.
Raising animals is not easy work; it is hard and dirty work requiring many hours of labor from sunup until sundown.
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Superintendent
Chris Garmon
Hello, my name is Chris Garmon. In one way or another I have been involved with the Large Livestock Department for the past 20 years. I showed everything from Market Goats in Briggs 4-H to Market Steers in Santa Paula FFA and earned my American Farmer Degree. Upon graduating high school, I became a leader in Briggs 4-H and Mupu 4H. I was a 3rd generation showman at the Ventura County Fair and now I am honored to be the Large Livestock Superintendent. Growing up on the family ranch, tending to livestock is like 2nd nature and couldn’t imagine doing anything else. |
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The Large Livestock Department is sponsored by Gold Coast Toyota Dealers
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