Wyoming Business Council
214 W.15th Street; Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Tel: (307) 777-2800 Fax: (307) 777-2838
For release: June 30, 2011
For more information:
Kim Sears, Marketing and Public Relations
Wyoming Business Council
Office: 307.777.2834
Email: kim.sears@wybusiness.org
Ag producers encouraged to compete at Wyoming State Fair hay show
CASPER – Wyoming agriculture producers are encouraged to submit hay samples to the state hay show at the Wyoming State Fair. The top five winning samples will automatically be sent to compete for cash prizes and recognition at the Forage Superbowl Challenge at the World Dairy Expo, Oct. 4-8 in Madison, Wis.
Interested producers must deliver their hay samples to the Ag and Natural Resource Pavilion at the Wyoming State Fairgrounds in Douglas, Wyo., on Monday, Aug. 15 by 12 p.m. Judging will begin at 9 a.m. on Aug. 16.
While participation in local county fairs is not a prerequisite, Donn Randall, Hay and Forage program manager at the Wyoming Business Council, said competing in local fairs could allow county extension agents to transport hay submissions to the Wyoming State Fair, providing a convenient way for producers to submit samples for state judging.
Before delivering samples to the State Fair producers must send a core sample of their hay bale to the Ward Laboratory in Kearney, Neb., (308.234.2418 or www.wardlab.com) for a complete forage analysis and request the results be used for the Wyoming State Fair. Producers must also fill out and submit an official open hay show registration form, which can be found on the Wyoming State Fair website at www.wyomingstatefair.com under “entry forms” on the left side of the home page. Entry forms and additional information may also be obtained by contacting Randall at donn.randall@wyo.gov or 307.777.6578.
“Wyoming hay has consistently fared very well at the Forage Superbowl with Wyoming producers either winning the competition or placing extremely high for the last five years,” said Randall. “Wyoming producers have been receiving more calls from people interested in purchasing hay, due in large part from the recognition Wyoming gets from the Superbowl.”
The mission of the Business Council is to facilitate the economic growth of Wyoming. The Business Council, a state government agency, concentrates its efforts on providing assistance for existing Wyoming companies and start-ups, helping communities meet their development and diversification needs, and recruiting new firms and industries targeted to complement the state’s assets. For more information, please visit www.wyomingbusiness.org.
