ButteCounty Fair

The steer barn is empty here at the fair but please go to BIDCAL.COM and support the steer exhibitors. It’s the only species we are selling this year. Fill up your freeze up with locally grown beef from your local youth. SALE CLOSES AT 2pm TODAY.

It looks a little different this year on opening day. We still have a steer sale online that opens today through Saturday!!! Be sure to visit BIDCAL.com and support the steer exhibitors!!

Fairgrounds are often the heartbeats of our communities, acting as a gathering place in good times and in times of crisis, and generating more than $3.5 billion... in economic impact. However, Fairgrounds are funded solely by the revenue that they generate from the annual county fair, and other large scale events, which are now prohibited due to COVID-19. Many Fairgrounds are now facing an uncertain future. We need Emergency Funding in the new package of Federal economic relief. Without support, many Fairs will close and the communities they serve will suffer. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO PROTECT OUR CALIFORNIA FAIRS! *Share the Video & Spread the Message *Tag Your Elected Officials & Share the Video *Click Thru to Our Website www.callingallcomunities.org to learn more about how to send a letter to Congress and reach out to our elected officials *Reach out to your local Fairgrounds to find out how you can help #callingourcommunities #californiafairs #WFAHeretoHelp #takeactionnow #saveourfairgrounds House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi Kevin McCarthy Senator Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator Kamala Harris

PRESS RELEASE Butte County Fair Cancellation Gridley, CA. At their monthly meeting Tuesday, May 19th, the Board of Directors of the Butte County Fair passed a resolution to cancel the Butte County Fair this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The resolution will be forwarded to Butte County Board of Supervisors and the California Fair & Exposition Board on Wednesday.... The Fair Board said they made this decision after careful consideration of many factors including guidelines and recommendations from both the Governor's and County offices. While the fairgrounds have been closed to the public since the beginning of stay-at-home orders in March, the Board held off making a decision about the annual County Fair as long as possible, according to Amy Jernigan, Chairperson of the Board. She said, "Canceling the Fair was a difficult decision. Attending and exhibiting at the Fair has been a tradition in our community for generations. I feel especially bad that we can't provide the fair experience for junior exhibitors this year, but we know our decision is in the best interest of the health and well-being of our community at large." Stephen Kenny, CEO of the Fair, explained, "During a normal year, planning and administrative work for the Fair would have begun in March, doing things like booking entertainment, contracting with vendors and sub-contractors. This year, in order to be fiscally responsible, the Board directed the staff to hold off on that work until there was a high likelihood we would be able to have the Fair." Acknowledging the current guidelines from Governor Newsom that no mass gatherings will be allowed until the end of Stage 4, which will not happen prior to the end of August, and understanding that exhibitors needed to know whether they should be raising animals for show, the Board decided it was time to make the difficult decision to cancel the fair. In a separate action, the Board of Directors directed staff to investigate opportunities for an online auction for the steers that have already been entered. Additional information regarding competitive events will be posted on our website (buttecountyfair.org) as it becomes available. Questions can be directed to: [email protected] ###

Good morning everyone. Livestock entries will not open today. We will keep you posted as to when we can open them as soon as we can.Good morning everyone. Livestock entries will not open today. We will keep you posted as to when we can open them as soon as we can.

Want to fill your freezer with meat from a local farmer? Consider buying a market animal from a local 4-H or FFA member. Here is a great solution and you’re helping some great young farmers who were put in an unfortunate situation. Glenn Ag Expo BidCal, Inc.

Market steer entries will open tomorrow at 8am. Online only at www.buttecountyfair.org Market steer entries close on April 27th. This will be only market steers. All other entries will open on May 11th.

Attention Jr. Livestock Fair Exhibitors! Mark your calendar for next Wednesday, February 5th at 6:30pm, we will be hosting a Sunglo Showfeed Seminar here at Whe...eler Ranch and Feed. Nutrena's feed representative, Frank Ward will be here to inform you on the nutritional value of a quality showfeed, the management of your project, and educate you on the use of show feeds supplements. The seminar educates on the feeding management of beef cattle, hogs, lambs and goats. It is free to attend for all exhibitors and includes a pizza dinner with a chance to win fun prizes and giveaways! Please comment below or give us a call to RSVP if you are planning to attend. Open to all independent, Grange, 4-H and FFA exhibitors. See more

The BIG Harvest is a community fundraising drive benefiting local nonprofit agriculture organizations. With financial support from generous seed sponsors, the B...utte Agriculture Foundation aims to make a dollar worth more than a dollar, by helping nonprofits earn more money to achieve their good work by cultivated a pool of matching funds. The ButteCounty Fair works to improve and upgrade the facilities on the Butte County Fairgrounds in Gridley. The Butte County Fair has until December 31st to collect donations s part of The BIG Harvest. Send a check made out to "The Big Harvest/Butte County Fair to 2580 Feather River Blvd, Oroville, CA 95965 or follow the link below to donate today: https://www.thebigharvest.org/donate Butte County Farm Bureau

The office phone and internet is down sorry for the inconvenienceThe office phone and internet is down sorry for the inconvenience

To purchase tickets go to www.silverdollarspeedway.com We do not have tickets for sale in the office. You can get them online or at the ticket booths the day of the show!!