North Dakota State Fair
July 23-31, 2010
The North Dakota State Fair is the largest annual public event in North Dakota. Held in Minot on 164 acres, the Fair offers a variety of dairy displays and attractions each year, allowing Midwest Dairy Association to showcase the state's dairy industry. Our Malt Wagon is open every day of the fair from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Midwest Dairy Association sponsors the North Dakota State Dairy show on the final Saturday of the fair, an event that includes the popular Kiddie Calf Show. Educational dairy materials, dairy recipes, dairy trivia and prizes are also available to fairgoers.
Highlights
Facebook Application Highlighted at North Dakota State Fair
Butter-Fy Me, an online tool featuring butter sculpting, will be promoted during the North Dakota State Fair. Fair-goers can use the application to send a greeting from the Fair in Minot.
Malt Wagon Makes Dairy Farmers’ Presence Known at Fair
North Dakota may be home to only 188 dairy farmers these days, but those dairy farmers manage to be present every day of the North Dakota State Fair, and it’s not because of the cattle in the dairy barn.
Educational Display in State Fair Dairy Barn Features N.D. Farm Family
A video filmed in North Dakota late last summer is one of the key features of a new display in the North Dakota State Fair Dairy Barn beginning Wednesday, July 28.North Dakota Dairy Princess
The North Dakota Dairy Princess program is the longest-running one in the United States, initiated in 1946. The princess, who serves as a goodwill ambassador for the state's dairy farmers, makes media appearances, talks with children about being healthy through consuming dairy products every day, and visits with consumers in various settings.