{"id":4498,"date":"2023-07-28T04:23:21","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T04:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4498"},"modified":"2023-07-28T05:44:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-28T05:44:20","slug":"wisconsin-lawmakers-eye-bigger-prizes-new-rules-for-local-fairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=4498","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Lawmakers Eye Bigger Prizes, New Rules for Local Fairs"},"content":{"rendered":"

This post originally appeared at https:\/\/www.wisconsinrightnow.com\/new-rules-for-local-fairs\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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The plan before lawmakers, SB 311, would double the state\u2019s share of prize money for local fairs from $10,000 per fair to $20,000.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

There could soon be more livestock and larger blue ribbon checks at Wisconsin\u2019s local fairs.<\/p>\n

The Senate Committee on Agriculture on Thursday held a hearing on a plan that would double the prize money for Wisconsin\u2019s county and district fairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re excited when they get that little check,\u201d Lori Ripp with the Lodi Fair told lawmakers. \u201cThat $2 dollar premium may not mean a lot to just everybody. But $2 encourages them to try again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ripp said local fairs are for everyone, and the events and contests they offer are for everybody.<\/p>\n

The plan before lawmakers, SB 311, would double the state\u2019s share of prize money for local fairs from $10,000 per fair to $20,000.<\/p>\n

Susan Quam, vice president at the Dane County Fair, told lawmakers that extra prize money will help all fairs across the state do what they need to stay open and relevant.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe state aid they receive for premiums that are given to all exhibitors is a very vital part of their financial strategy,\u201d Quam said.<\/p>\n

But just as important as the extra money, fair managers add, is that the new legislation removes Wisconsin\u2019s rule that bans people from showing animals at two different fairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re in a unique situation,\u201d Marie Preuss with the Elroy Fair told lawmakers. \u201cOur exhibitors come from school districts. So they may be able to show at another fair, and most do. This bill allows fairs to determine who their exhibitors are.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wisconsin\u2019s Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection currently bans people from showing livestock at multiple fairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cNowadays with fewer and fewer people in agriculture, many more exhibitors are showing a managerial animal,\u201d Preuss explained. \u201cThey just don\u2019t have that huge herd to go out and bring a second, or third animal to a different fair.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are 74 county and district fairs in Wisconsin that got state-subsidized prize money last year. DATCP\u2019s numbers show the total for premium spending came to $456,000. The new plan would double that, meaning Wisconsin would be providing nearly $1 million for local fair prizes if the plan becomes law.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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