• Connecting 4-H & FFA Livestock Projects to real-world agriculture

    The Market Livestock Project is more than showing livestock. Beef, sheep, swine and meat goat project members have the opportunity to learn more about the industry through livestock judging, quiz bowl, meats judging and various workshops.

  • Learning by doing and making the best better

    Through hands-on opportunities, hard work and dedication, Fond du Lac County Market Livestock Project members learn by doing and to make the best better.

We teach, learn, lead and serve, connecting people with the University of Wisconsin, and engaging with them in transforming lives and communities.
Girl with plaid shirt showing her steer at the Fond du Lac County Fair

2020 Market Beef Initial Weigh In

Save the date for Saturday, January 4, 10:00 am to 12:00 noon at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds for the Market Beef Initial Weigh-in and Identification.  For the beef weigh-in: All steers must be castrated by excisional or banding (crimping will not be allowed) and done two months prior to the initial weigh-in. Animals must […]

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Market Livestock Committee Applications Due September 15

Each year the Fair Board accepts applications for new Livestock Committee members. If you have an interest in serving on the Market Livestock Committee, please complete the application below, and return it to the Fond du Lac County Agricultural Society, PO Box 1466, Fond du Lac, WI 54936-1466 by September 15. MLP Committee Member Application Livestock […]

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2108 Swine Show at the Fond du Lac County Fair

2019 County Fair Results Available Online!

The 2019 Fond du Lac County Fair Market Livestock Shows and Rate of Gain (Beef, Sheep, Meat Goats) are now available online at https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/fdlmeat/fond-du-lac-county-fair-results/! Wondering how we determine rate of gain?  We need to know three things:  initial weight, final weight, and the number of days between the initial and final weigh-ins.  For sheep and […]

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