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No more quinoa! New Minnesota State Fair rules set the crop art community abuzz

Minnesota State Fair crop artists react to new rules, including a future quinoa ban. With limits on entries and seed changes, ...
Farm Progress

Minnesota State FFA Convention approaches

Minnesota FFA members will attend the 97th Minnesota State FFA Convention this weekend. Cattle producers and enthusiasts can ...

Minnesota State Fair’s historic 4-H Building is getting $35 million makeover

The two-year project will be the largest in the history of the State Fair and the University of Minnesota Extension, which ...

Minnesota State Fair’s historic 4-H building set for renovation as part of $35M project

A $35 million campaign is underway to renovate the historic 4-H Building at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds and expand 4-H ...

Minnesota State Fair launches its largest fundraising effort to renovate aging 4-H Building

The fair is teaming up with Minnesota 4-H to raise $35 million for work on the 85-year-old building and an expansion of ...
Extension at the University of Minnesota

Extension, State Fair announce $35 million campaign for 4-H Building

University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota State Fair have partnered to begin a major renovation of the iconic three-story 4-H Building at the State Fairgrounds and an expansion of the ...

Minnesota State Fair: AJR, Quinn XCII to headline Sept. 2 Grandstand show

The Minnesota State Fair is bringing AJR, Quinn XCII and Avery Cochrane to the Great Minnesota Get-Together as the latest ...

Minnesota State Fair announces another Grandstand show

Indie-pop hitmakers AJR have been added to the Minnesota State Fair's Grandstand lineup for 2026.