The Patrick County third annual Farm Bureau Ag Expo will be held on April 6 at Rotary Field from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
Come enjoy the displays and watch the agricultural youth compete for ribbons denoting the best animal in each class.
Lunch will be available by the Virginia Tech Extension sponsored Patrick County Marksmen Shooting Team as a team fundraiser.
Following the successful expansion of the animal barn during 2018, growth is expected in the number of animals and exhibitors competing for ribbons and growth in the number of exhibitors that are ag related businesses or ag industry service organizations.
Goals for the event are to showcase and raise awareness of the importance of agriculture to the county and the region, to exhibit some of the inputs of animals, equipment, labor, time and expense required to follow a career in agriculture and to promote the businesses and service organizations that support agriculture.
PAWS will host a raffle and one display will feature an animal nutrition tutorial about “The Scoop on Poop (animal poop, that is),” a sheep dog and its owner will perform, and more.
