Minburn Ag Society Hosts 29th Annual Heifer Show & Bench Fair

Minburn Ag Society Hosts 29th Annual Heifer Show & Bench Fair

Michelle Pinon - News Advertiser

The Minburn Ag Society hosted its 29th annual Heifer Show & Bench Fair on Aug.13 at its agricultural grounds in the hamlet of Minburn.

It was a full day of activities with a parade, bench show, heifer and cow-calf show, children’s activities and supper. Ag Society President Teresa Jackson said everything went well. The weather was very hot that day, and Jackson was very appreciative of the fact that people came out to enjoy the festivities.

Champion Pen Heifers of Bryce Maxwell.

(Colleen Berg/Submitted Photo)

Reserve Pen Heifers of Larry Anderson.

(Colleen Berg/Submitted Photo)

Jackson said the last show the Ag Society held was in the summer of 2020 and it was great to have people come back and support the members and all of the efforts of volunteers. Jackson said the board, along with community members, work hand in hand to organize the annual event.

The whole idea behind the event is to “give people in the community a chance to get out and have a visit,” added Jackson.

“It takes a lot of volunteer hours before, during and after. We couldn’t do it without their help,” noted Jackson. The board usually begins discussing its plans for the community-wide event early in the New Year and then goes over all of the details in July so they are all prepared for the one day extravaganza that is held the second Saturday in August.

There were a total of 25 entries in the parade. A total of 40 people entered the bench show, and Jackson said the youngest exhibitor was one-year-old and the oldest exhibitor was 72 years of age. There were 10 pens of bred heifers and 19 entries in the cow-calf pairs. Entrants came from Ranfurly, Innisfree, Minburn, Mannville, Elk Point and Viking to compete in the show.

Champion Cow-Calf Pair from K-Cow Ranch.

(Colleen Berg/Submitted Photo)

Reserve Cow-Calf Pair from Westgold Farms.

(Colleen Berg/Submitted Photo)

In terms of results from the heifer and cow-calf show, Bryce Maxwell had the winning Champion Pen Heifers with Larry Anderson taking Reserve Pen Heifers. K-Cow Ranch was the Champion Cow-Calf Pair with Westgold Farms taking Reserve Champion.

Jackson was pleased with the turn out for the roast beef and ham supper as a total of 115 people were served.

Jackson has been the President of the Ag. Society for the past six years and said Sept. 13 it will mark its 39th year.