The Arkansas Department of Agriculture recently provided nearly $1.8 million to fairs across the state.
Of that, $724,272 will help county fairs, the Four States Fair, the Arkansas-Oklahoma Fair and the Arkansas State Fair pay for event operations and other event-related expenses.
The rest will help county and district fairs pay for routine maintenance and improvements to fair facilities as well as defray unavoidable expenses and cover needs created by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Fairs are great venues to showcase our state’s largest industry and they provide opportunities for Arkansas youth to learn more and be involved in the agriculture industry,” state Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward said in a news release. “We hope that fairs across the state will be able to have their scheduled events this year after the coronavirus forced many events to cancel last year.”
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