Farmers and 4H-ers bringing their livestock to the fair are excited that the barns are getting upgrades, and the improvements started with the Sheep Barn. The open-air brick building is 109 years old.

For the first time in years, sheep, horses and the farmers who care for them didn’t get flooded out when a fierce thunderstorm swept through the 2025 New York State Fair on Sunday, drenching fairgoers ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — There's stiff competition inside the sheep barn at the Minnesota State Fair. "It's a lot of fun. I came Monday morning and haven't left," said Kaylee Bazille. Bazille brought nine ...