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State fair food judge offers advice to contestants

From the Q&As with influential people in agriculture. series

Gene Lucht
Aug 9, 2021
Aug 9, 2021 Updated Aug 10, 2021

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Pat Berry is in her first year as head of the food contests at the Iowa State Fair, but she is far from a rookie in the Elwell Family Food Center, having been both a competitor and judge.

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