Valuable lessons in heartbreak at the county fair

Aug 12, 2026
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Mara Brunner of Durand, Wisconsin, leads her sheep into the show ring. She won Reserve Champion Sheep Breeding Animal at the Buffalo-Pepin County Fair in western Wisconsin.
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Glenn Brunkow

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Glenn Brunkow

I love the county fair. More importantly, I love what it teaches and embodies.

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Glenn Brunkow is a fifth-generation farmer in the Northern Flint Hills of Pottawatomie County in Kansas. He was a county Extension educator for 19 years before returning to farm and ranch full time. He can be reached at editorial@midwestmessenger.com.