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Mille Lacs County Fair
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,368

To provide a variety of arts and cultural heritage programming opportunities at the Mille Lacs County Fair. A local resident family with success participating in State and National fiddle contests, will assist with the planning and implementation of a fiddle contest and a workshop. A Native American Showcase will allow the Mille Lacs County Fair to broaden its cultural offerings by including an under-represented segment of the county's population in its activities. The showcase will feature Native American dance, song, and drumming.

Mille Lacs
Recipient
Redwood County Agricultural Society
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,368

To provide a performance space to showcase artists from Redwood County and surrounding areas.

Redwood
Recipient
Mille Lacs County Fair
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,680

Bringing an agricultural experience to fairgoers through photographs and an opportunity to operate a tractor via a simulator.

Mille Lacs
Recipient
Rice County Fair
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,680

La Raza de Mexico will provide Hispanic music. Faribault is home to many Hispanics. This is a way we can share their cultural ways. Wooden Circle demonstrates how items were made by hand.

Rice
Recipient
Wright County Fair
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,680

Will be able to demonstrate to fairgoers how lumber was harvested and used.

Wright
Recipient
Redwood County Fair
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,680

Having a chainsaw artist do demonstrations on grounds each day; Building an open sided shelter to protect fairgoers and local performers from the elements as they watch and learn about local cultural heritage such as polka bands, local Native American dances, German bands, Century Farm and senior programs.

Redwood
Recipient
Mille Lacs County Fair
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,500

Our Legacy project consists of hiring Monroe Wright III to perform two shows on Friday of fair. He will bring several musicians to accompany him during the scheduled shows. He specializes in the music of the Mills Brothers.

Mille Lacs
Recipient
Redwood County Fair
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,755

We will be purchasing a staging kit for the 4-H building and multi-use shelter. It will be used for musical entertainment, agricultural, historical, and/or cultural heritage presentations such as Polka bands, German bands, Century Farms and Senior programs.
We will also have a chainsaw artist do demonstrations on the grounds every day of the fair.

Redwood
Recipient
Rice County Fair
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,755

Three projects would be supported with this grant:

1 - East Knoll Heritage Village Demonstrations - Not just a pottery demonstration. With 45 years of pottery experience of small and large pottery, they make pots and entertain the visitors with demonstrations. They use a replica of a wooden foot-powered treadle wheel, the kind used in the USA and Europe before before we had electricity.

2 - Wooden Circle Wood Cutting Demonstrations - they work together with the pottery demonstrations.

3 - A performance of a traditional Mexican Band: La Raza de Mexico.

Rice
Recipient
Wright County Fair
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$3,755

We will have a Paul Bunyan educator, the Wagon Wheelers Band and antique tractor display at our fair.

Wright
Recipient
Wright County Agricultural Society
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,009

To present the history of agriculture in Wright County through exhibits of equipment from the past to present, video presentations, and a demonstration of food preparation in the 19th century.

Wright
2025 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2024 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2023 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2022 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$135,000
2021 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2020 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$150,000
2019 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2018 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2017 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
2014 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$110,000
Fund Source

Funding supports an Irrigation Specialist to develop guidance and provide education on irrigation and nitrogenbest management practices (BMPs). In this position, Dr. Vasu Sharma provides direct support to irrigators onissues of irrigation scheduling and soil water monitoring. She is collaborating on the development of new irrigationscheduling tools that help irrigators manage water and nitrogen resources more precisely. These tools help reducenitrogen leaching losses in irrigated cropping systems.

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Recipient
Mille Lacs County Fair
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783

To feature programs linking the history of agriculture and the role of livestock.

Mille Lacs
Recipient
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
2015 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$75,000

Native to the western United States and Canada, mountain pine beetle is considered the most devastating forest insect in North America. Trees usually die as a result of infestation and an unprecedented outbreak in the west is currently decimating pine forests there. While mountain pine beetle is not presently believed to reside in Minnesota, there are risks posed by an expanding species range resulting from warming climate and the potential for accidental introduction via lumber imports from infested areas.

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Recipient
Redwood County Agricultural Society
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$41,291

To preserve the 1915 one room schoolhouse on the Redwood County fairgrounds by repairing windows, doors, stucco exterior, and replacement of the cupola on the roof.

Redwood
Recipient
Redwood County Agricultural Society
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783

To increase Redwood County Fair's capacity to feature diverse arts and cultural heritage performances by expanding a current stage. The stage enhancement will allow room for multiple artists to perform at once, and will offer the audience a better sight-line for performances. Funds will also be used to hire a writer to publish pieces in local newspapers, the fair website, and facebook, to inform the public of the competitive and historical nature of the open class exhibits at the fair.

Redwood
Recipient
Rice County Ag Society, Inc.
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$50,000

To construct the Arts and Cultural Celebration Center at the Rice County fairgrounds. This heated, year round and handicap accessible building with ADA bathrooms and presentation stage will be home to arts presentations by regional individuals and performances by county arts and theater organizations.

Rice
Recipient
Rice County Ag Society, Inc.
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783

To build several large World War II displays in order to educate youth on military history.

Rice
Recipient
Rice County Agricultural Society
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,368

To engage children in various activities by providing marionette shows to teach the history of marionettes, and a spelling bee.

Rice
Recipient
Wright County Agricultural Society
2012 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$11,800

To increase Wright County Fair's capacity to host more performing arts programming by improving stage sound and lighting. With the enhancements, the fair will be able to provide the public with more diverse programming beyond traditional commercial musical performers, and schedule more programming by allowing evening performances.

Wright
Recipient
Wright County Agricultural Society
2013 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$7,783

To offer the opportunity for fairgoers to experience and participate in a variety of cultural performances and historical presentations. Wright County has a diverse population and a rich history in agriculture and culture, but is moving toward a more suburban based population. The fair is focusing on providing experiences which will expose fairgoers to diverse historical and cultural experiences.

Wright