‘Summer’s Best Story’ begins Aug. 8 at the Missouri State Fair

With the theme, “Summer’s Best Story,” the Missouri State Fair returns Aug. 8-18 to the historic fairgrounds in Sedalia, offering a complete lineup of livestock shows, agricultural exhibits, concerts, vendors, carnival rides, plenty of food choices and much more.

MFA Incorporated continues to support the state fair with several types of sponsorships and participation. This year, MFA displays will highlight the accomplishments of FFA members through their Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects, which are supported in part by funding from the MFA Charitable Foundation. Fair visitors can learn more about the important and interesting work FFA members are doing through these projects and how the MFA Charitable Foundation contributes to agricultural youth education, nonprofit organi- zations and community causes.

MFA is also joining Missouri 4-H and FFA youth to sponsor Story Time in the Children’s Barnyard area. Members of these groups will read young visitors an agriculture-themed story and let them get up close and per- sonal with livestock being shown at this year’s fair.

MFA’s traditional sponsorships of youth exhibitions will also continue, including the State 4-H Saddle Award and the 4-H Dog Show.

As a member of Missouri Farmers Care, MFA will once again be in- volved in this year’s Missouri FFA Day of Service on Tuesday, Aug. 13, when hundreds of FFA members will pack child-friendly meals that will be distributed to six food banks across the state. That day is also “$2 Tuesday,” which allows visitors to receive $2 admission to the fair with a $2 donation to MFC’s Drive to Feed Kids or a minimum of two nonperishable food items.

The Drive to Feed Kids activities at the fair continue on Aug. 15 following the Ham Break- fast, with MFA representatives among the ag leaders, youth and elected officials who will pack more than 1,000 meal boxes for food-insecure families.