Wyo.-made products, hay show, farmers market a must see at State Fair

CASPER – The Wyoming Business Council Agribusiness Division is hosting three opportunities for Wyoming producers and vendors to sell or show off their goods during the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas, Aug. 16-21. The Agribusiness Division will host a h...ay show at the State Fairgrounds Natural Resource Pavilion on Aug. 17.

Producers who have already received their forage analysis from the lab need to deliver their samples to the Pavilion by 5 p.m. on Aug. 16. Winning producers in each of the separate forage divisions will automatically be entered in the World Dairy Expo Forage Super Bowl Challenge held in Madison, Wisc., Sept. 27–Oct. 2. Other Wyoming forage producers may also submit a hay sample and business card to Forage Program Manager Donn Randall for display in the Wyoming Premium Hay booth at the World Dairy Expo. “The Expo is an excellent opportunity for our Wyoming forage producers to literally show the entire world the quality of hay Wyoming forage producers have to offer,” said Randall. For more information, contact Randall at 307.237.4696 or donn.randall@wybusiness.org.

About 40 Wyoming companies will showcase their products in the Wyoming Products Pavilion, Aug. 16-21 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Ft. Fetterman Building at the State Fairgrounds. Products for sale include soaps, candles, food items, clothing, home décor and more. For more information, contact Brandon Marshall at 307.777.2820 or brandon.marshall@wybusiness.org. People are encouraged to visit the 8th annual Wyoming State Fair Farmers Market in the Event Tent, Aug. 21 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Nearly 20 vendors will be on hand with fresh produce, jams/jellies, skin care products, honey products, plants for sale, and other value-added agriculture products. For more information, contact Kim Porter at 307.777.6319 or kim.porter@wybusiness.org.

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.